title: DCEBIO stimulates Cl- secretion in the mouse jejunum.
abstract: We investigated the effects of 5,6-dichloro-1-ethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one(DCEBIO) on the Cl- secretory response of the mouse jejunum using the Ussing short-circuit current (Isc) technique. DCEBIO stimulated a concentration-dependent, sustained increase in Isc (EC50 41 +/- 1 microM). Pretreating tissues with 0.25 microM forskolin reduced the concentration-dependent increase in Isc by DCEBIO and increased the EC50 (53 +/- 5 microM). Bumetanide blocked (82 +/- 5%) the DCEBIO-stimulated Isc consistent with Cl- secretion. DCEBIO was a more potent stimulator of Cl- secretion than its parent molecule, 1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinone. Glibenclamide or NPPB reduced the DCEBIO-stimulated Isc by >80% indicating the participation of CFTR in the DCEBIO-stimulated Isc response. Clotrimazole reduced DCEBIO-stimulated Isc by 67 +/- 15%, suggesting the participation of the intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel (IKCa) in the DCEBIO-activated Isc response. In the presence of maximum forskolin (10 microM), the DCEBIO response was reduced and biphasic, reaching a peak response of the change in Isc of 43 +/- 5 microA/cm2 and then falling to a steady-state response of 17 +/- 10 microA/cm2 compared with DCEBIO control tissues (61 +/- 6 microA/cm2). The forskolin-stimulated Isc in the presence of DCEBIO was reduced compared with forskolin control tissues. Similar results were observed with DCEBIO and 8-BrcAMP where adenylate cyclase was bypassed. H89, a PKA inhibitor, reduced the DCEBIO-activated Isc, providing evidence that DCEBIO increased Cl- secretion via a cAMP/PKA-dependent manner. These data suggest that DCEBIO stimulates Cl- secretion of the mouse jejunum and that DCEBIO targets components of the Cl- secretory mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Univ. of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand. kirk.hamilton@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: Kirk L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiessling
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000378:metabolism; D051660:Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D007583:Jejunum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: C507351:5,6-dichloro-1-ethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D002712:Chlorides; D051660:Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D005576:Colforsin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; C102635:1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinone