Abstract
The perforated-patch whole-cell technique was used to record membrane currents in epithelial cells (9HTEo-) obtained from the human tracheal epithelium. Extracellular application of 2-chloroadenosine and ATP (0.01-100 μM) caused activation of Cl- currents similar to those regulated by cell volume in airway and intestinal cells. This response was inhibited by increasing extracellular osmolality, by omission of extracellular Ca2+ or by the addition of the A2 adenosine receptor antagonist 3,7-dimethyl-1-propargylxanthine (DMPX). Fluorimetric measurements with fura-2 reveal that 2-chloroadenosine and ATP elicited both a Ca2+ influx through the plasma membrane and a release from intracellular stores.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-65 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 304 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 8 1992 |
Keywords
- 2-Chloroadenosine
- Airway epithelium
- ATP
- Cell volume
- Cl current
- Intracellular Ca
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Molecular Biology