title: Effects of KCNQ1 channel blocker, 293B, on the acetylcholine-induced Cl- secretion of rat pancreatic acini.
abstract: In rat pancreatic acini (RPAs), acetylcholine (ACh) typically induces a tonic depolarization of membrane potential (Vm) via increasing cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration and subsequent activation of Cl- channels. In this study, to investigate the role of K+ channels during the ACh-induced Cl- secretion, the intracellular Cl- concentration ([Cl-]i) of RPAs was monitored using SPQ, a fluorescent dye quenchable by Cl-, and the effects of K+ channel blockers were examined. Also, the secretion of fluid and enzyme from the whole pancreas of rat was measured. The fluorescence of RPAs loaded with SPQ (FSPQ) was slightly increased by the application of ACh (ACh-Delta FSPQ), indicating net secretion of Cl-. However, the relative change of FSPQ normalized to the control fluorescence (F/F0) of RPAs was only about 20% of the effect observed in rat submandibular gland acinus. The ACh-Delta FSPQ of RPAs was not influenced by the pretreatment with 293B (20 micromol/L), a blocker of KCNQ-type K+ channels. Even the cocktail of K+ channel blockers (10 mmol/L TEA, 3 mmol/L Ba2+, 20 micromol/L 293B) exerted only minute inhibitory effects on ACh-Delta FSPQ in RPAs. In the vascularly perfused rat pancreas, the fluid and enzyme secretion induced by ACh was directly measured. 293B and HMR-1556, both specific blockers of KCNQ1 channel, did not block but even enhanced the secretion of fluid and amylase. These results suggest that the role of KCNQ1 channels may not be essential in the Ca2+-mediated Cl- secretion in rat pancreatic acini.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyung Seo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dae-Yong
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Uhm
authors.forename: Sung Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002138:Calibration; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D018678:Cholinergic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002839:Chromans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D046508:Culture Techniques; D003592:Cytophotometry / Q000379:methods; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D051656:KCNQ Potassium Channels; D051657:KCNQ1 Potassium Channel; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated; D011806:Quinolinium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D018678:Cholinergic Agents; D002839:Chromans; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D051656:KCNQ Potassium Channels; D051657:KCNQ1 Potassium Channel; C496911:Kcnq1 protein, rat; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated; D011806:Quinolinium Compounds; D013449:Sulfonamides; C103474:6-cyano-4-(N-ethylsulfonyl-N-methylamino)-3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylchromane; C052335:6-methoxy-N-(3-sulfopropyl)quinolinium; D000109:Acetylcholine