title: Low pH stimulates vasopressin V2 receptor promoter activity and enhances downregulation induced by V1a receptor stimulation.
abstract: Arginine vasopressin (AVP) plays a key role in the urine concentration mechanism via the vasopressin V2 receptor (V2R) and aquaporin 2 (AQP2) in the kidney. It is well known that V2R is localized on the basolateral side and the V1a receptor (V1aR) is distributed on the luminal side of the collecting ducts. Previously, we reported an increase of V1aR mRNA and a decrease of V2R mRNA in the collecting ducts under chronic metabolic acidosis. However, the regulatory mechanism of V2R in acidic conditions has not yet been determined. In the present study, we investigated the effect of changes in pH on V2R promoter activity, using the LLC-PK(1) cell line stably expressing rat V1aR (LLC-PK(1)/rV1aR). The rV2R promoter activity was significantly increased at 12 h after the incubation in low-pH conditions, which was sustained for 24 h. mRNA and protein expressions of V2R were also increased in low-pH conditions. V1aR stimulation suppressed rV2R promoter activity in a pH-dependent manner. PKA and JNK inhibitors suppressed rV2R promoter activity in both neutral and low-pH conditions without FBS. However, a JNK inhibitor prevented the increase of V2R promoter activity only in low-pH conditions in the presence of FBS. In summary, V2R expression is increased at transcriptional, mRNA, and protein levels in LLC-PK(1)/rV1aR cells under low-pH conditions. Acidic condition-induced V2R enhancement was suppressed by V1aR stimulation, suggesting the crucial role of V1aR in water and electrolyte homeostasis in acidosis.
authors: Dept. of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto Univ., 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
authors: Hasiyet
authors: H
authors: Memetimin
authors: Yuichiro
authors: Y
authors: Izumi
authors: Yushi
authors: Y
authors: Nakayama
authors: Yukimasa
authors: Y
authors: Kohda
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Inoue
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Nonoguchi
authors: Kimio
authors: K
authors: Tomita
mesh_terms: D024506:5' Flanking Region; D000138:Acidosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D018374:LLC-PK1 Cells; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017483:Receptors, Vasopressin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017483:Receptors, Vasopressin; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases