Abstract
Cultured cell lines present several advantages over whole organ or ex vivo isolated epithelium for the physiological and biochemical study of epithelial transport. We have developed a new technique allowing for simultaneous intracellular and transepithelial electrophysiological measurements in the epithelium formed by a cultured cell line grown on thin collagen membranes. This technique was applied to the TBM 18/23 (toad bladder origin) cell line. The transepithelial and basolateral membrane potentials were -30 +/- 11 and -72 +/- 8 (SD) mV (n = 36), respectively. With the use of the effect of amiloride, which partially blocked the apical membrane conductance, and circuit analysis, the apical and basolateral membrane conductances were estimated to 0.7 +/- 0.1 and 2.8 +/- 0.4 mS/cm2, respectively. A sodium-selective conductive pathway was demonstrated in the apical membrane, and a barium-sensitive K(+)-selective conductance was shown to be present in the basolateral membrane. The basolateral membrane conductance was not modified by sudden inhibition of sodium transport by amiloride, but it was significantly reduced after a long-term decrease of Na+ transport. The cultured TBM cell line appears to be a convenient model to investigate the regulation of membrane ionic conductances in tight epithelia.
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