Cellular mechanisms underlying carbon monoxide stimulated anion secretion in rat epididymal epithelium.
Animals
Carbon Monoxide
/ metabolism
Chloride Channels
/ metabolism
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
/ metabolism
Epididymis
/ drug effects
Epithelium
/ drug effects
Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)
/ metabolism
Ion Transport
/ drug effects
Male
Organometallic Compounds
/ pharmacology
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Anion secretion
CFTR
CO
CaCC
Epididymal epithelium
Journal
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry
ISSN: 1089-8611
Titre abrégé: Nitric Oxide
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9709307
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 08 2020
01 08 2020
Historique:
received:
16
08
2019
revised:
13
03
2020
accepted:
06
04
2020
pubmed:
14
4
2020
medline:
16
12
2020
entrez:
14
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Epididymal epithelium possesses active ion transport properties conducive to the maintenance of appropriate epididymal intraluminal microenvironment. The endogenous gasotransmitter carbon monoxide (CO) regulates numerous cellular processes including water and electrolyte transport in various epithelia. However, the functional role of CO in epididymal epithelium is still elusive. This study aims to explore the potential regulatory effect of CO on transepithelial ion transport in rat epididymis. Using qPCR technique, we verified that endogenous CO synthase heme oxygenase 1 was expressed in rat caput, corpus, and cauda epididymis. In addition, endogenous CO was detected in rat cauda epididymis. Ussing chamber experiments showed that CORM-2, a CO donor, induced an increase of the short-circuit current (I
Identifiants
pubmed: 32283263
pii: S1089-8603(19)30247-2
doi: 10.1016/j.niox.2020.04.004
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
CFTR protein, rat
0
Chloride Channels
0
Organometallic Compounds
0
tricarbonyldichlororuthenium (II) dimer
0
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
126880-72-6
Carbon Monoxide
7U1EE4V452
Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)
EC 1.14.14.18
Hmox1 protein, rat
EC 1.14.14.18
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
30-37Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest None.