title: Effects of hydroxyl radicals on outwardly rectifying chloride channels in a cultured human bronchial cell line (16HBE14o-).
abstract: Respiratory pathologies can result from the exposure of airway epithelial cells to oxidative stress. We studied the effects of the hydroxyl radical *OH, for which there is no natural intra- or extracellular scavenger, on an outwardly rectifying chloride channel (ORCC). In the human bronchial cell line 16HBE14o-, the cytoplasmic side of ORCC in inside-out excised membrane patches was exposed to *OH created by simultaneously superfusing Fe2+ and H2O2 in front of the patch-pipette. ORCC was activated by depolarizing voltage steps. Its open probability (Po) increased with bath [Ca2+] above 1 microM. Upon brief exposure to *OH, ORCC first closed and then alternated between periods of closure and normal activity. The duration of closure increased with the duration of *OH exposure but voltage steps could reopen the channel. After 10 min exposure to *OH, however, the channel closed irreversibly, regardless of the number of subsequent voltage steps or the duration of washing. Low [Ca2+] in the bath accelerated the irreversible closure of the channel in the presence of *OH. Intracellular application of *OH progressively inhibited ORCC activity by inducing long closure periods that increased with time. This might have important pathophysiological implications in the process of inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Cytophysiologie et Toxicologie Cellulaire, Université Paris 7, Denis Diderot, France. jeulin@paris7.jussieu.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jeulin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marano
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dazy
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D002118:Calcium