title: Necturus gallbladder epithelial cell volume regulation and inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism.
abstract: Inhibition of the metabolism of arachidonic acid by the epoxygenase (cytochrome P-450) pathway with the inhibitor ketoconazole results in excessive cell swelling upon exposure to hyposmolality instead of the rapid and complete regulatory volume decrease (RVD) normally observed. NaCl entry from bathing solutions to cell interior was shown to cause this swelling, with Na influx occurring across the basolateral membrane and electrically silent Cl influx across the apical membrane. Ion substitution experiments show that the KCl efflux mediating RVD was unimpaired by ketoconazole, but was overwhelmed by the NaCl influx. Measurements of transepithelial fluid flux, Cl concentration, osmolality and pH showed that gallbladders treated with ketoconazole transiently secreted fluid rather than the normal absorption. We conclude that inhibition of arachidonic acid metabolism does not directly affect RVD by Necturus gallbladder, but that blockade of the epoxygenase pathway can have a profound influence on NaCl entry into gallbladder epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kersting
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Napathorn
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Spring
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000502:physiology; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000502:physiology; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009637:Masoprocol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009338:Necturus maculosus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009995:Osmosis; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D002712:Chlorides; D009637:Masoprocol; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D012964:Sodium; D007654:Ketoconazole; D007213:Indomethacin