title: Non-genomic effects of aldosterone on intracellular ion regulation and cell volume in rat ventricular myocytes.
abstract: Aldosterone has non-genomic effects that express within minutes and modulate intracellular ion milieu and cellular function. However, it is still undefined whether aldosterone actually alters intracellular ion concentrations or cellular contractility. To clarify the non-genomic effects of aldosterone, we measured [Na+]i, Ca2+ transient (CaT), and cell volume in dye-loaded rat ventricular myocytes, and we also evaluated myocardial contractility. We found the following: (i) aldosterone increased [Na+]i at the concentrations of 100 nmol/L to 10 micromol/L; (ii) aldosterone (up to 10 micromol/L) did not alter CaT and cell shortening in isolated myocytes, developed tension in papillary muscles, or left ventricular developed pressure in Langendorff-perfused hearts; (iii) aldosterone (100 nmol/L) increased the cell volume from 47.5 +/- 3.6 pL to 49.8 +/- 3.7 pL (n=8, p<0.05); (iv) both the increases in [Na+]i and cell volume were blocked by a Na+-K+-2Cl- co-transporter (NKCCl) inhibitor, bumetanide, or by a Na+/H+ exchange (NHE) inhibitor, 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl) amiloride; and (v) spironolactone by itself increased in [Na+]i and cell volume. In conclusion, aldosterone rapidly increased [Na+]i and cell volume via NKCC1 and NHE, whereas there were no changes in CaT or myocardial contractility. Hence the non-genomic effects of aldosterone may be related to cell swelling rather than the increase in contractility.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan.
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagasaka
authors.forename: Chen Fung
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Urushida
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: Yasuhide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hideharu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D048429:Cell Size / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D012964:Sodium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D002118:Calcium