title: Active calcium absorption in primary cultures of cortical collecting duct cells.
abstract: Primary cultures of rabbit cortical collecting duct (CCD) cells demonstrated accumulation of Ca at the basolateral (BL) side when cultured on either impermeable or permeable supports. Cell monolayers cultured on impermeable plastic surfaces absorbed Ca with such avidity that hydroxyapatite crystals formed. When cultured on a permeable difference. A steady-state BL/A [Ca] ratio of 120 developed across monolayers in 24 h on days 6 through 8 postseeding. Initial rates of unidirectional 45Ca fluxes on days 6 through 8 indicated a negligible BL to A flux (5.4 +/- 2.6 nmol.h-1 x cm-2) compared with A to BL 45Ca flux (99.4 +/- 19.4 nmol.h-1 x cm-2). Parathyroid hormone applied to the BL side had no significant effect on either unidirectional 45Ca flux, but the second messenger analog, 8-bromoadenosine cyclic monophosphate, increased the A to BL flux by 65%. Inhibiting the Na(+)-K+ ATPase with ouabain (10(-4) M) reduced the A to BL flux by 77%; however, a significant net A to BL flux still remained. Apical addition of amiloride (2 x 10(-5) M) did not affect either unidirectional 45Ca flux. In addition, the inorganic Ca channel blockers Ni2+ (100 microM and 1 mM), La3+ (100 microM and 1 mM), and Cd2+ (20 and 50 microM) did not significantly inhibit either unidirectional 45Ca flux. These results demonstrate that CCD monolayers actively absorb Ca and this can be stimulated by cyclic AMP, raising the possibility that apical Ca entry does not involve amiloride-sensitive channels, or typical Ca channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03755-3836.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Rochelle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deveshwar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Náray-Fejes-Tóth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fejes-Tóth
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000042:Absorption; D000584:Amiloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D010539:Permeability; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C025076:parathyroid hormone (1-34), bovine; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D010042:Ouabain; D000584:Amiloride; D002118:Calcium