title: Volume-sensitive outwardly rectifying chloride channels are involved in oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of mesangial cells.
abstract: Volume-sensitive outwardly rectifying (VSOR) Cl- channels have been electrophysiologically identified in human and mouse mesangial cells, but the functional role of VSOR Cl- channels in mesangial cell apoptosis is not clear. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the role of VSOR Cl- channels in oxidative stress-induced mesangial cell apoptosis. H2O2-induced Cl- currents showed phenotypic properties of VSOR Cl- channels, including outward rectification, voltage-dependent inactivation at more positive potentials, sensitivity to hyperosmolarity, and inhibition by VSOR Cl- channel blockers. Moreover, blockage of VSOR Cl- channels by DIDS (100 microM), NPPB (10 microM) or niflumic acid (10 microM) rescued mesangial cell apoptosis induced by H2O2. Treatment with 150 microM H2O2 for 2h resulted in significant reduction of cell volume, in contrast, nuclear condensation and/or fragmentation were not observed and the caspase-3 activity was also not increased. The early-phase alterations in cell volume were markedly abolished by pretreatment with VSOR Cl- channel blockers. We conclude that VSOR Cl- channels are involved in H2O2-induced apoptosis in cultured mesangial cells and its mechanism is associated with apoptotic volume decrease processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Chao-Qian
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: De-Li
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Bao-Feng
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D048429:Cell Size / Q000187:drug effects; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002713:Chlorine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D050527:Mesangial Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D002713:Chlorine; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide