RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prostanoid Receptors Regulate the Volume-Sensitive Efflux of Osmolytes from Murine Fibroblasts via a Cyclic AMP-Dependent Mechanism
JF Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
JO J Pharmacol Exp Ther
FD American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
SP 963
OP 971
DO 10.1124/jpet.106.109496
VO 319
IS 2
A1 Anne M. Heacock
A1 Daniel J. Foster
A1 Stephen K. Fisher
YR 2006
UL http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/319/2/963.abstract
AB The ability of prostanoid receptors to regulate the volume-dependent efflux of the organic osmolyte taurine from murine fibroblasts (L cells) via a cAMP-dependent mechanism has been examined. Incubation of L cells under hypoosmotic conditions resulted in a time-dependent efflux of taurine, the threshold of release occurring at 250 mOsM. Addition of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) potently (EC50 = 2.5 nM) enhanced the volume-dependent efflux of taurine at all time points examined and increased the threshold for osmolyte release to 290 mOsM. Maximal PGE1 stimulation (250–300% of basal) of taurine release was observed at 250 mOsM. Of the PGE analogs tested, only the EP2-selective agonist butaprost (9-oxo-11α,16S-dihydroxy-17-cyclobutyl-prost-13E-en-1-oic acid) was able to enhance taurine efflux. Inclusion of 1,9-dideoxyfoskolin, 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino) benzoic acid, or 4-[(2-butyl-6,7-dicloro-2-cyclopentyl-2,3-dihydro-1-oxo-1H-inden-5-yl)oxy]-butanoic acid blocked the ability of PGE1 to enhance taurine release, indicating the mediation of a volume-sensitive organic osmolyte and anion channel. The ability of PGE1 to increase osmolyte release from L cells was mimicked by the addition of agents that inhibit cAMP breakdown, directly activate adenylyl cyclase, or are cell-permeant analogs of cAMP. Taurine release elicited by either PGE1 or 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP was attenuated by >70% in L cells that had been stably transfected with a mutant regulatory subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). PGE1 stimulation of taurine efflux was not attenuated by either depletion of intracellular calcium or inhibition of protein kinase C. The results indicate that activation of prostanoid receptors on murine fibroblasts enhances osmolyte release via a cAMP and PKA-dependent mechanism. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics