title: Rapid activation of Na+/H+-exchange in MDCK cells by aldosterone involves MAP-kinase ERK1/2.
abstract: The mineralocorticoid aldosterone is essential for the adequate regulation of electrolyte homeostasis, extracellular volume and blood pressure. As a steroid hormone it influences cellular functions by genomic actions. Previously it has been shown that aldosterone can activate Na+/H+-exchange (NHE) by a rapid, nongenomic mechanism. Because (1) NHE can be regulated by ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) and (2) steroids have been reported to rapidly activate ERK1/2, we tested the hypothesis that activation of NHE by aldosterone involves ERK1/2, using MDCK-C11 cells. We show that nanomolar concentrations of aldosterone induce a rapid, non-genomic activation of NHE, which is characterized by an increased affinity for H+ with minor changes in the maximum transport rate. Accordingly, aldosterone led to an increase of cytosolic steady-state pH. The aldosterone-induced activation of NHE was prevented by the two specific inhibitors of ERK1/2 activation, PD 98059 (2.5 x 10(-5) mol/l) and U0126 (10(-5) mol/l). Furthermore, in the presence of U0126 there was no aldosterone-induced increase of steady-state pH. Finally, aldosterone induced a rapid phosphorylation of ERK1/2, indicating its ability to activate ERK1/2. The data presented here support the hypothesis that the rapid activation of NHE by aldosterone at nanomolar concentrations involves ERK1/2. Thus, in certain cell types, the MAPK cascade may represent an additional pathway mediating rapid aldosterone effects.
authors.affiliation: Physiologisches Institut, University of Würzburg, Germany. michael.gekle@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gekle
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freudinger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mildenberger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schenk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marschitz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schramek
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007686:Kidney Tubules, Distal / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers / Q000378:metabolism*; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers; D000450:Aldosterone; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases