title: Modulation of Ca2+-dependent anion secretion by protein kinase C in normal and cystic fibrosis pancreatic duct cells.
abstract: The study investigated the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in the modulation of agonist-induced Ca2+-dependent anion secretion by pancreatic duct cells. The short-circuit current (ISC) technique was used to examine the effect of PKC activation and inhibition on subsequent ATP, angiotensin II and ionomycin-activated anion secretion by normal (CAPAN-1) and cystic fibrosis (CFPAC-1) pancreatic duct cells. The ISC responses induced by the Ca2+-mobilizing agents, which had been previously shown to be attributed to anion secretion, were enhanced in both CAPAN-1 and CFPAC-1 cells by PKC inhibitors, staurosporine, calphostin C or chelerythrine. On the contrary, a PKC activator, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), was found to suppress the agonist-induced ISC in CFPAC-1 cells and the ionomycin-induced ISC in CAPAN-1 cells. An inactive form of PMA, 4alphad-phorbol 12, 13-didecanote (4alphaD), was found to exert insignificant effect on the agonist-induced ISC, indicating a specific effect of PMA. Our data suggest a role of PKC in modulating agonist-induced Ca2+-dependent anion secretion by pancreatic duct cells. Therapeutic strategy to augment Ca2+-activated anion secretion by cystic fibrosis pancreatic duct cells may be achieved by inhibition or down-regulation of PKC.
authors: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
authors: H S
authors: HS
authors: Cheng
authors: W S
authors: WS
authors: Wong
authors: K T
authors: KT
authors: Chan
authors: X F
authors: XF
authors: Wang
authors: Z D
authors: ZD
authors: Wang
authors: H C
authors: HC
authors: Chan
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000838:Anions / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000378:metabolism; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D015759:Ionomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D000804:Angiotensin II; D015759:Ionomycin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D002118:Calcium