title: Spontaneous water secretion in T84 cells: effects of STa enterotoxin, bumetanide, VIP, forskolin, and A-23187.
abstract: The regulated Cl(-) secretory apparatus of T84 cells responds to several pharmacological agents via different second messengers (Ca(2+), cAMP, cGMP). However, information about water movements in T84 cells has not been available. In the absence of osmotic or chemical gradient, we observed a net secretory transepithelial volume flux (J(w) = -0.16 +/- 0.02 microl.min(-1).cm(-2)) in parallel with moderate short-circuit current values (I(sc) = 1.55 +/- 0.23 microA/cm(2)). The secretory J(w) reversibly reverted to an absorptive value when A-23187 was added to the serosal bath. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide increased I(sc), but, unexpectedly, J(w) was not affected. Bumetanide, an inhibitor of basolateral Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransporter, completely blocked secretory J(w) with no change in I(sc). Conversely, serosal forskolin increased I(sc), but J(w) switched from secretory to absorptive values. Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin increased secretory J(w) and I(sc). No difference between the absorptive and secretory unidirectional Cl(-) fluxes was observed in basal conditions, but after STa stimulation, a significant net secretory Cl(-) flux developed. We conclude that, under these conditions, the presence of secretory or absorptive J(w) values cannot be shown by I(sc) and ion flux studies. Furthermore, RT-PCR experiments indicate that aquaporins were not expressed in T84 cells. The molecular pathway for water secretion appears to be transcellular, moving through the lipid bilayer or, as recently proposed, through water-solute cotransporters.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biomembranas, Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1453 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toriano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kierbel
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malnic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parisi
mesh_terms: D020346:Aquaporins / Q000235:genetics; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002034:Bumetanide / Q000494:pharmacology; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D015194:Diffusion Chambers, Culture / Q000295:instrumentation; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020346:Aquaporins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002712:Chlorides; D004768:Enterotoxins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D007476:Ionophores; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C034151:heat stable toxin (E coli); D014867:Water; D002034:Bumetanide; D005576:Colforsin; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D000001:Calcimycin