title: Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase contributes to cell volume regulation through effects on ATP release.
abstract: Regulated changes in cell volume represent a signal that modulates a broad range of cell and organ functions. In HTC hepatoma cells, increases in volume are coupled to membrane ion permeability through a pathway involving (i) ATP efflux, (ii) autocrine stimulation of P2 receptors, and (iii) increases in anion permeability and Cl- efflux, contributing to recovery of volume toward basal values. Based on recent evidence that cell volume increases also stimulate phosphoinositide kinases, the purpose of these studies was to determine if phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) modulates these pathways. Exposure of cells to hypotonic buffer (20 or 40% less NaCl) caused an initial increase in cell volume and stimulated a rapid increase in ATP release. Subsequent opening of Cl- channels was followed by recovery of cell volume toward basal values, despite the continuous presence of hypotonic buffer. Inhibition of PI 3-kinase with wortmannin (Ki = 3 nM) significantly inhibited both the rate of volume recovery and activation of Cl- currents; similar results were obtained with LY294002 (10 microM). Additionally, current activation was inhibited by intracellular dialysis with antibodies specific for the 110-kDa catalytic subunit of PI 3-kinase. Since release of ATP is a critical element in the volume-regulatory pathway, the role of PI 3-kinase on volume-stimulated ATP release was assessed. Both wortmannin and LY294002 decreased basal and volume-stimulated ATP permeability but had no effect on the current response to exogenous ATP (10 microM). These findings indicate that PI 3-kinase plays a significant role in regulation of cell volume and suggest that the effects are mediated in part through modulation of cellular ATP release.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Children's Hospital and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA. drew.feranchak@UCHSC.edu
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Feranchak
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Schwiebert
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fitz
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D048429:Cell Size / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002867:Chromones / Q000494:pharmacology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000730:Androstadienes; D000906:Antibodies; D002712:Chlorides; D002867:Chromones; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions; D007473:Ion Channels; D009025:Morpholines; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D000077191:Wortmannin; C085911:2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one