Abstract
We used the patch-clamp technique to study the effects of arachidonic acid (AA) on the 35-pS secretory K+ channel in the apical membrane of rat cortical collecting duct (CCD). Application of 10 microM AA reversibly reduced channel activity to 1% of the control value [sum of open probability (NPo) decreased from 3.8 to 0.04]. AA inhibits the apical 35-pS K+ channel directly, because application of indomethacin (an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase), nordihydroguaiaretic acid (an enzyme inhibitor of lipoxygenase), and clotrimazole (an inhibitor of epoxygenase) failed to antagonize the AA-induced blocking effect on K+ channel activity. Oleic acid, a cis-unsaturated acid, also blocks K+ channel activity. However, the inhibitory constant (Ki) of oleic acid (5.1 microM) is significantly higher than that of AA (2.6 microM). These results indicate that AA and cis-unsaturated fatty acids are involved in downregulating the apical secretory K+ channel of rat CCD.
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