title: Paucity of CFTR current but modest CFTR immunoreactivity in non-diseased human ventricle.
abstract: We looked for evidence of expression of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in non-diseased human ventricle. In rabbit and guinea pig the CFTR current is present in the highest density in subepicardial ventricular myocytes. In the present study, whole-cell patch-clamp was used to determine if a CFTR-like chloride current (I(CFTR,card)) can also be activated in human subepicardial ventricular myocytes. No evidence for I(CFTR,card) was detected in these electrophysiological studies when 10 microM forskolin was applied to 23 different cells from 4 donor hearts. Consistent with our previous results, a swelling-induced chloride current (I(Cl,swell)) could be observed after cell inflation. The enzymatic digestion of human ventricle to release single myocytes may have affected our ability to detect I(CFTR,card). Therefore, we looked for anti-CFTR immunoreactivity in slices of left ventricular free wall. A strong immunoreactivity signal was observed in guinea pig ventricle, a positive control. Background staining levels were seen in dog ventricle, a negative control tissue. Human anti-CFTR immunoreactivity was slightly above background. This low level of anti-CFTR immunoreactivity is consistent both with reports that CFTR mRNA is detectable in human ventricle and our inability to detect a significant I(CFTR,card) current density.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sorota
mesh_terms: D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000187:drug effects; D048429:Cell Size / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017136:Ion Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; C505032:CFTR protein, human; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D002712:Chlorides; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D005576:Colforsin; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid