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Regulation of Na channels in the rat cortical collecting tubule: effects of cAMP and methyl donors

G. Frindt and L. G. Palmer
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA.

The whole cell patch-clamp technique was used to investigate the interactions of the amiloride-sensitive Na channel of the rat cortical collecting tubule (CCT) with adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) and with methyl donors. The amiloride-sensitive whole cell current (INa) was measured in principal cells of dissected, split-open tubules from rats maintained either on a control diet or on a low-Na diet to increase endogenous aldosterone secretion. With Na-depleted animals, INa was highest immediately after rupture of the membrane patch and averaged 325 pA at a membrane potential of -60 mV. INa declined over 15 min to approximately 35% of the initial value. With 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP in the pipette, INa increased within 5 min of membrane rupture and was maintained for 15 min at levels three- to fourfold higher than the corresponding control values. With Na-replete animals, INa was undetectable (< 10 pA) without cAMP. With cAMP in the pipette, INa averaged 40 pA. In cell-attached patches on tubules from Na-replete rats exposed to cAMP, single Na channels were observed with conductive and kinetic properties similar to those from Na-depleted rats but at lower density. Inclusion of the methyl donor S-adenosyl methionine to the pipette solution did not increase INa in CCTs from Na-replete rats, either in the presence or absence of cAMP. The methylation inhibitor S-adenosyl homocysteine did not affect INa in CCT from Na-depleted animals.

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