title: [Inhibiting and stimulating effect of amiloride on potential-dependent cation channels in K562 cells].
abstract: Non-voltage-gated ion channels play an essential role in cellular signalling and ionic homeostasis in nonexcitable cells. The patch clamp method in cell-attached configuration was used to search for the effects of amiloride and gadolinium (Gd3+) exerted on two types of voltage-insensitive cationic channels in plasma membrane of human leukemia K562 cells: Na-selective channels activated by actin disassembly, and mechanosensitive channels. Here we demonstrate that amiloride in high concentrations (1 mM) caused a full inhibition of mechanosensitive channels in K562 cells similarly to Gd3+ effect in micromolecular concentration range. Na-selective channels controlled by actin dynamics were shown to be unaffected by Gd3+ similarly as by amiloride. We also found that application of amiloride to the extracellular surface of membrane patch resulted in a significant increase in the activity of sodium channels. This unexpected stimulatory effect of amiloride may represent an unknown mechanism of activation of non-voltage-gated sodium channels. The data show an essential difference of the activation and blockage of these types of cation-selective channels.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cytology RAS, St. Petersburg. star@mail.cytspb.rssi.ru
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Starushchenko
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Neguliaev
authors.forename: E Z
authors.initials: EZ
authors.lastname: Morachevskaia
mesh_terms: D000584:Amiloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D020014:K562 Cells; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D000584:Amiloride; D005682:Gadolinium