title: Arachidonic acid inhibits basolateral K channels in the cortical collecting duct via cytochrome P-450 epoxygenase-dependent metabolic pathways.
abstract: We used the patch-clamp technique to study the effect of arachidonic acid (AA) on basolateral 18-pS K channels in the principal cell of the cortical collecting duct (CCD) of the rat kidney. Application of AA inhibited the 18-pS K channels in a dose-dependent manner and 10 microM AA caused a maximal inhibition. The effect of AA on the 18-pS K channel was specific because application of 11,14,17-eicosatrienoic acid had no effect on channel activity. Also, the inhibitory effect of AA on the 18-pS K channels was abolished by blocking cytochrome P-450 (CYP) epoxygenase with N-methylsulfonyl-6-(propargyloxyphenyl)hexanamide (MS-PPOH) but was not affected by inhibiting CYP omega-hydroxylase or cyclooxygenase. The notion that the inhibitory effect of AA was mediated by CYP epoxygenase-dependent metabolites was further supported by the observation that application of 100 nM 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) mimicked the effect of AA and inhibited the basolateral 18-pS K channels. In contrast, addition of either 5,6-, 8,9-, or 14,15-EET failed to inhibit the 18-pS K channels. Moreover, application of 11,12-EET was still able to inhibit the 18-pS K channels in the presence of MS-PPOH. This suggests that 11,12-EET is a mediator for the AA-induced inhibition of the 18-pS K channels. We conclude that AA inhibits basolateral 18-pS K channels by a CYP epoxygenase-dependent pathway and that 11,12-EET is a mediator for the effect of AA on basolateral K channels in the CCD.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
authors.forename: ZhiJian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Falck
authors.forename: Krishnam Raju
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Atcha
authors.forename: Wen-Hui
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016764:Cell Polarity / Q000502:physiology; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
chemical_list: D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D015221:Potassium Channels; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C046783:11,12-epoxy-5,8,14-eicosatrienoic acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D012964:Sodium; D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid; D011188:Potassium