title: Amiloride-sensitive fluid resorption in NCI-H441 lung epithelia depends on an apical Cl(-) conductance.
abstract: Proper apical airway surface hydration is essential to maintain lung function. This hydration depends on well-balanced water resorption and secretion. The mechanisms involved in resorption are still a matter of debate, especially as the measurement of transepithelial water transport remains challenging. In this study, we combined classical short circuit current (I SC) measurements with a novel D2O dilution method to correlate ion and water transport in order to reveal basic transport mechanisms in lung epithelia. D2O dilution method enabled precise analysis of water resorption with an unprecedented resolution. NCI-H441 cells cultured at an air-liquid interface resorbed water at a rate of 1.5 ± 0.4 μL/(h cm(2)). Water resorption and I SC were reduced by almost 80% in the presence of the bulk Cl(-) channel inhibitor 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid (NPPB) or amiloride, a specific inhibitor of epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). However, water resorption and I SC were only moderately affected by forskolin or cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) channel inhibitors (CFTRinh-172 and glybenclamide). In line with previous studies, we demonstrate that water resorption depends on ENaC, and CFTR channels have only a minor but probably modulating effect on water resorption. However, the major ENaC-mediated water resorption depends on an apical non-CFTR Cl(-) conductance.
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Physiology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
authors.forename: Jonas P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Korbmacher
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Physiology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.affiliation: Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neubauer
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Physiology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.affiliation: Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mizaikoff
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Physiology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frick
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Physiology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dietl
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Physiology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.
authors.forename: Oliver H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Wittekindt
keywords: Cl− channels; epithelial transport; fluid resorption; lung
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