title: Protein kinase C inhibits Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter activity in cultured rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelium.
abstract: We examined the regulation of Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- transporter activity by protein kinase C (PKC) in a cell line derived from rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter activity was measured as the rate of bumetanide-sensitive potassium (86Rb) transport. Phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PBDu) was used to activate PKC. PBDu inhibited bumetanide-sensitive potassium (86Rb) uptake, with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration of approximately 0.1 microM. The inhibitory effect of PBDu on potassium uptake by the N(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter was abolished by PCK downregulation and diminished by 1-(5-isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine, a PKC inhibitor. PBDu inhibited Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter-mediated inward potassium (86Rb) transport by approximately 26% in control cells and by 40% in cells pretreated with ouabain. PKC activation also reduced the rate of bumetanide-sensitive potassium (86Rb) efflux in ouabain-treated cells but not in control (no oubain) cells. PBDu caused little change of intracellular sodium, potassium, or chloride, suggesting that an alteration of cytoplasmic ion composition is not responsible for the observed PBDu-induced changes in the rate of either inward or outward potassium movement mediated by the Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kentucky Lions Eye Research Institute, Louisville.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Dong
authors: N A
authors: NA
authors: Delamere
mesh_terms: D000584:Amiloride / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D028021:Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Symporters; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002712:Chlorides; D028021:Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Symporters; C039465:5-dimethylamiloride; D000584:Amiloride; D012964:Sodium; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D011188:Potassium