Effects of ionophores on the phospholipid flippase activity of gastric vesicles.

Recently, a gastric Mg(2+)-ATP-dependent phospholipid flippase was found. Here, the effects of ionophores and monovalent cations on the gastric flippase were examined. We found that translocation of the fluorescent analogue of phosphatidylcholine was inhibited by valinomycin in the presence of K(+).

Prostaglandin E(2)-activated housekeeping Cl(-) channels in the basolateral membrane of rat gastric parietal cells.

Cl(-) channels in the basolateral membrane of parietal cells within isolated rat gastric glands were studied by the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The membrane potential (E(m)) of non-stimulated parietal cells changed as a function of the basolateral extracellular Cl(-) concentration (46 mV per decade), but E(m) did not change significantly as a function of the K(+) concentration. The extracellular addition of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2); 10 microM) increased the whole-cell Cl(-) current.

Chimeric domain analysis of the compatibility between H(+), K(+)-ATPase and Na(+),K(+)-ATPase beta-subunits for the functional expression of gastric H(+),K(+)-ATPase.

Gastric H(+),K(+)-ATPase consists of alpha-subunit with 10 transmembrane domains and beta-subunit with a single transmembrane domain. We constructed cDNAs encoding chimeric beta-subunits between the gastric H(+),K(+)-ATPase and Na(+),K(+)-ATPase beta-subunits and co-transfected them with the H(+),K(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit cDNA in HEK-293 cells. A chimeric beta-subunit that consists of the cytoplasmic plus transmembrane domains of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase beta-subunit and the ectodomain of H(+),K(+)-ATPase beta-subunit assembled with the H(+),K(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit and expressed the K(+)-ATPase activity.

Thromboxane A2 receptor linked with the Ca2+ pathway in rat colonic crypt cells.

To clarify the presence of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) receptor in the colonic epithelium, we examined the effect of 9,11-epithio-11, 12-methano-thromboxane A2 (STA2), a stable analogue of TXA2, on intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) of indo-1-loaded single cells in isolated rat colonic crypts by laser confocal microscopy. STA2 increased [Ca2+]i in a concentration-dependent manner with a transient peak phase and a subsequent plateau phase. The EC50 values at peak and plateau phases were 1 and 32 nM, respectively.

A chimeric gastric H+,K+-ATPase inhibitable with both ouabain and SCH 28080.

2-Methyl-8-(phenylmethoxy)imidazo(1,2-a)pyridine-3acetonitrile+ ++ (SCH 28080) is a K+ site inhibitor specific for gastric H+,K+-ATPase and seems to be a counterpart of ouabain for Na+,K+-ATPase from the viewpoint of reaction pattern (i.e. reversible binding, K+ antagonism, and binding on the extracellular side).

Cyclic GMP-dependent cytoprotection against ethanol-induced damage in rabbit isolated gastric parietal cells.

Prostaglandin E2 stimulates a nitric oxide/cyclic GMP (NO/cGMP) pathway which activates basolateral Cl- channels in rabbit gastric parietal cells. We examined whether the NO/cGMP pathway protects parietal cells from ethanol (EtOH)-induced cytotoxicity, using a parietal cell-rich suspension purified from rabbit gastric mucosa. Cytotoxicity was assayed by measuring the release of a fluorescent dye from the cells.

Properties of the membranes containing the particulate methane monooxygenase from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b.

The particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO) from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b was partially purified and characterized by measuring the effects of reducing agents and additives, and the stability of pMMO was studied. Duroquinol was a suitable reducing agent, and pMMO was stabilized by bovine serum albumin (BSA). Among the additives, the copper (II) ion stimulated pMMO at low concentration and inhibited at high concentration.

Protein kinase C-mediated up-regulation of Na+/Ca2+-exchanger in rat hepatocytes determined by a new Na+/Ca2+-exchanger inhibitor, KB-R7943.

The regulatory mechanism of the plasma membrane Na+/Ca2+-exchanger in isolated rat hepatocytes was studied using microspectrofluorometry and 45Ca2+ uptake methods. Exposure of single hepatocytes to low-Na+ solutions induced an increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) which depended on the presence of extracellular Ca2+. 2-[2-[4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]isothiourea methanesulfonate (KB-R7943), a novel selective inhibitor of Na+/Ca2+-exchangers, inhibited the initial rate of [Ca2+]i increase induced by exposure to the low-Na+ solution (IC50 = 2 microM).

Functional expression of putative H+-K+-ATPase from guinea pig distal colon.

A guinea pig cDNA encoding the putative colonic H+-K+-ATPase alpha-subunit (T. Watanabe, M. Sato, K.

Thromboxane A2, released by the anti-tumour drug irinotecan, is a novel stimulator of Cl- secretion in isolated rat colon.

1. A camptothecin derivative, irinotecan (Cpt-11), is a topoisomerase I inhibitor and has a strong activity against a broad range of human cancer. One of the side-effects of this drug is diarrhoea.

Mutational analysis of putative SCH 28080 binding sites of the gastric H+,K+-ATPase.

A compound, SCH 28080 (2-methyl-8-(phenylmethoxy)imidazo [1,2-a]pyridine-3-acetonitrile), reversibly inhibits gastric and renal ouabain-insensitive H+,K+-ATPase, but not colonic ouabain-sensitive H+,K+-ATPase. By using the functional expression system and site-directed mutagenesis, we analyzed the putative binding sites of SCH 28080 in gastric H+,K+-ATPase alpha-subunit. It was previously reported that the binding site of SCH 28080, which is a K+-site inhibitor specific for gastric H+,K+-ATPase, was in the first extracellular loop between the first and second transmembrane segments of the alpha-subunit; Phe-126 and Asp-138 were putative binding sites.

The phospholipid flippase activity of gastric vesicles.

We found that isolated gastric vesicles contain a novel Mg2+-ATP-dependent phospholipid translocation (flippase) activity. Fluorescence analogue of phosphatidylcholine, 2-(12-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1, 3-diazol-4-yl)amino)dodecanoyl-1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine, was ATP-dependently translocated from the outer (cytosolic) to inner (luminal) leaflet of the lipid membrane bilayer of hog gastric vesicles. The translocation was saturable and depended on time and the ATP concentration (Km = 3.

ATP, thapsigargin and cAMP increase Ca2+ in rat hepatocytes by activating three different Ca2+ influx pathways.

The intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in single isolated rat hepatocytes was measured using fura-2. Extracellular ATP induced La(3+)-sensitive and verapamil-insensitive Ca2+ influx together with Ca2+ release from intracellular Ca2+ stores. Incubation of hepatocytes with 2 microM thapsigargin produced a large prolonged increase in [Ca2+]i, which was insensitive to both 100 microM La3+ and 40 microM verapamil.

A cyclic GMP-dependent housekeeping Cl- channel in rabbit gastric parietal cells activated by a vasodilator ecabapide.

1. The membrane potential of rabbit gastric parietal cells is dominated by a Cl- channel with a subpicosiemens single channel conductance in the basolateral membrane. The effects of 3-[[[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]carbamoyl]amino-N-methylbenzamide++ + (DQ-2511: ecabapide), a vasodilator, on the opening of this Cl-1 channel, the cyclic GMP content and the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) of parietal cells were investigated by whole-cell patch-clamp technique, enzyme immunoassay and Fura 2-fluorescence measurement.

Endogenous arachidonic acid inhibits hypotonically-activated Cl- channels in isolated rat hepatocytes.

Properties of hypotonically-activated Cl- channels in isolated rat hepatocytes were studied by the patch-clamp whole-cell technique. Hypotonic stress (140-150 mosmol kg 1 H2O) induced a hyperpolarization of the membrane of hepatocytes in the presence of an inwardly oriented Cl gradient, but had no effect on the membrane potential in the absence of Cl. An increase in the hypotonically-induced conductance was significantly inhibited by 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2, 2'-disulfonic acid (SITS; 50 microM), but not by Ba2+ (1 mM).

[H+, K+ -ATPase, H+ -ATPase].

Gastric H+, K+ -ATPase comprised of alpha- and beta-subunits was functionally expressed in an animal cell-line. When glutamic acid (345) of the alpha-subunit was mutated to glutamine, the affinity of K+ decreased 10-fold, indicating that this residue in the 4th transmembrane domain engages in the determination of the K+ affinity. The roles of other residues are also discussed.

Oligomeric regulation of gastric H+,K+-ATPase.

The H+,K+-ATPase of intact gastric vesicles has two Km values for ATP hydrolysis, 7 and 80 microM. Irradiation of vesicles with ultraviolet light in the presence of 1 mM ATP resulted in K+-ATPase activity that shows only the low affinity ATP binding. The irradiation stimulated or inhibited proton uptake rate compared with control vesicles at high or low ATP concentrations, respectively.

Functional expression of gastric H+,K(+)-ATPase and site-directed mutagenesis of the putative cation binding site and catalytic center.

Gastric H+,K(+)-ATPase was functionally expressed in the human kidney HEK293 cell line. The expressed enzyme catalyzed ouabain-resistant K(+)-dependent ATP hydrolysis. The K(+)-ATPase activity was inhibited by SCH 28090, a specific inhibitor of gastric proton pump, in a dose-dependent manner.

Ca(2+)-activated outward-rectifier K+ channels and histamine release by rat gastric enterochromaffin-like cells.

Gastric enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells were isolated from rat gastric fundic mucosa by Percoll density-gradient centrifugation and counter-flow elutriation. About 67% of cells in the purified cell suspension were ECL cells, which were reacted with anti-histidine decarboxylase antibody. A23187, a calcium ionophore, at 0.

A gastric housekeeping Cl- channel activated via prostaglandin EP3 receptor-mediated Ca2+/nitric oxide/cGMP pathway.

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has a cytoprotective role in the gastric parietal cell. PGE2 opened a housekeeping basolateral Cl- channel of rabbit gastric parietal cells, the single channel conductance of which was about 0.3 picosiemens.

The proton pump inhibitor, E3810, binds to the N-terminal half of the alpha-subunit of gastric H+,K(+)-ATPase.

E3810 (2-([4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridine-2-yl]methylsulphinyl )- 1H-benzimidazole sodium salt), an inhibitor of gastric proton pump (gastric H+,K(+)-ATPase), is activated in a luminal acidic environment of gastric glands and binds to a Cys residue of H+,K(+)-ATPase on its luminal side. It was found that bound E3810 is transformed into a strongly fluorescent compound by UV-light irradiation (excitation wavelength = 335 nm, emission wavelength = 470 nm). The location of Cys residue bound with E3810 in the alpha-subunit of hog gastric H+,K(+)-ATPase was estimated from the fluorescence labelling and limited tryptic digestion of the enzyme.

Eicosanoid-mediated Cl- secretion induced by the antitumor drug, irinotecan (CPT-11), in the rat colon.

Irinotecan (CPT-11) is active against a broad range of human cancer. One of the side-effects of irinotecan is a strong diarrhoea. In order to investigate the mechanism underlying this diarrhoea, the effect of irinotecan on anion secretion across the isolated rat distal colon was studied.

GTP-binding protein-mediated production of superoxide anion in rabbit gastric parietal cells.

We found that guanosine-5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP gamma S) increased superoxide production in the suspension rich in rabbit gastric parietal cells that were permeabilized by streptolysin O. In this experiment, oxidation of non-fluorescent dihydrorhodamine 123 into the fluorescent rhodamine 123 by oxygen radicals was measured. Results support that GTP gamma S closes a housekeeping C1- channel via intracellular production of superoxide anion in the parietal cell.

Specific proton pump inhibitors E3810 and lansoprazole affect the recovery process of gastric secretion in rats differently.

After a single subcutaneous administration (30 mg/kg) of proton pump inhibitor 2-[(4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-methylsulfiny l]- 1H-benzimidazole sodium salt (E3810), or lansoprazole in rats, time courses of inhibitory and recovery processes of acid secretion in vivo and pump enzyme activity in isolated microsomes were measured. The acid secretion rate which reflects H+,K(+)-ATPase activity in the secretory canalicular (apical) membrane was compared with that in the microsomal fraction which consists mostly of resting, intracellularly-pooled tubulovesicles. We found that the canalicular pump was first inhibited, followed by slow inhibition of the microsomal pump enzyme activity, with the rate of the latter process depending on the inhibitors.