Abstract
Inhibition of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activates Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter activity in cultured ciliary epithelium. Am. J. Physiol. 266 (Cell Physiol. 35): C198-C205, 1994.--86Rb uptake experiments were conducted to measure Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity and Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter activity in a cell line derived from rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. The presence of a Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter was supported by the observation of a bumetanide-sensitive 86Rb uptake component that was dependent on the extracellular concentration of both sodium and chloride. Potassium influx mediated by the Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase accounted for approximately 46 and 33% of total potassium uptake, respectively, whereas both ouabain- and bumetanide-resistant uptake accounted for 9%. Inhibition of the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase had a stimulatory effect on Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter activity, which was dependent on the extent and duration of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase inhibition. Ouabain treatment stimulated the potassium (86Rb) efflux rate and reduced intracellular potassium ([K]i). Potassium channel blockers suppressed the ouabain-activated potassium efflux and inhibited the ouabain-induced activation of the Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter. We conclude that Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase inhibition leads to the opening of potassium channels, which exacerbates the depletion of cellular potassium; Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter stimulation caused by the fall of [K]i overrides the tendency of increased cellular sodium to inhibit the cotransporter.
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