Ca(2+)-activated K+ Channels Are Involved in Regulatory Volume Decrease in Acinar Cells Isolated from the Rat Lacrimal Gland

Overview

Journal J Membr Biol

Date 1994 Aug 1

PMID 7807520

Citations 9

Authors

K P Park

J S BECK

I J Douglas

P D Brown

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Abstract

The volumes of acinar cells isolated from rat lacrimal gland were measured on computer by video-imaging. Cells were found to swell on exposure to hypotonic solutions; they subsequently exhibited a regulatory volume decrease (RVD). RVD was inhibited in the absence of extracellular Ca2+, and by the K+ channel blocker tetraethylammonium chloride (2 mM TEA+). The possible involvement of K+ channels in RVD was further investigated in cell-attached patches. Exposing the cells to a hypotonic solution activated channels with a conductance of 141 +/- 6 pS (n = 11). These channels were partially blocked by 0.5 mM TEA+, and channel activation was not observed in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. Experiments in the inside-out patch configuration demonstrated that the channels activated by hypotonic stress were "maxi" Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels. It is concluded that the opening of these channels plays an important role in RVD, by facilitating K+ loss from the cell.

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