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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 280: F266-F277, 2001;
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Vol. 280, Issue 2, F266-F277, February 2001

Molecular and biochemical characterization of prostacyclin receptors in rat kidney

Rania Nasrallah, Joseph Zimpelmann, Sonia Singh, and Richard L. Hébert

Departments of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and Kidney Research Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5

The prostacyclin (IP) message was detected by RT-PCR in the renal cortex, outer (OM) and inner medulla (IM), and in freshly isolated (IMCD-f) and cultured inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD-c), and also the E-prostanoid (EP)1,3,4 receptor subtypes, but not EP2. Digoxigenin in situ hybridization localized IP mRNA in the tubules of the OM and IM, and the vasculature, and also in the glomeruli, arteries, and tubules of the cortex. IP splice variants or subtypes could not be detected by RT-PCR followed by TA cloning, though several nonfunctional point mutations or single base pair deletions were observed. Iloprost (ILP), cicaprost (CCP), PGE2, and arginine vasopressin (AVP) stimulated cAMP in both IMCD preparations. In addition, AVP-stimulated cAMP in IMCD-f was inhibited by all three prostanoids, but not in IMCD-c. Calcium experiments were performed on IMCD-c or microdissected IMCD (IMCD-m). CCP, ILP, and PGE2 did not alter intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in IMCD-c. However, on IMCD-m, both PGE2 and ILP increased [Ca2+]i levels equipotently and CCP had no effect. Pretreatment with the EP1 antagonist AH-6809 indicates that the response to ILP and PGE2 is mediated via EP1. These results suggest that IP receptors in the rat IMCD mediate the cAMP but not calcium signaling linked to PGI2; to date no subtypes or splice variants have been identified.

adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate measurements; in situ hybridization; intracellular calcium; rat inner medullary collecting duct; reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; TA cloning


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