title: Whole cell conductance regulated by cytosolic [Cl-] and ADH-activated Cl- channels in a distal nephron cell line (A6).
abstract: The effect of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) on a distal nephron cell line (A6) was studied using the whole cell patch clamp technique. Arginine vasotocin (AVT, 140mU/ml) evoked a "transient" increase in whole cell currents as did dibutyryl cyclic AMP (5 mM). These transients consisted of two components: one was the non-selective cation conductance and the other was the Cl- conductance. The transient was evoked by AVT in the lower cytosolic Cl- concentration ([Cl-]i) (< approximately 50 mM), and was suppressed by higher concentrations of [Cl-]i (125 mM) in A6 cells. It seems likely that the [Cl-]i maintained at a lower level is an important requirement for A6 cells to respond to AVT.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Research, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakahari
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Marunaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000187:drug effects*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D009399:Nephrons; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D002712:Chlorides; D014667:Vasopressins; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium