Abstract
The role of cholesterol in organic cation transport was studied in rat renal brush-border membranes. H + gradient-dependent uptake of the organic cation tetraethylammonium in brush-border membrane vesicles was stimulated by cholesterol enrichment in a dose-dependent manner. The dissipation rate of the H + gradient, a driving force for organic cation transport in brush-border membranes, was reduced by cholesterol enrichment. Tetraethylammonium uptake in the absence of H + gradient was also stimulated by cholesterol enrichment. These findings indicate that cholesterol modulates tetraethylammonium uptake by affecting the intrinsic activity of the organic cation transporter and the H + gradient dissipation rate. Therefore, cholesterol content should be an important determinant for organic cation transport in renal brush-border membranes.
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