Identification of the anion channel involved in volume regulation in the principal cells of rat cortical collecting duct.
Project/Area Number |
21790212
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
General physiology
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Research Institution | Iwate Medical University |
Principal Investigator |
KOMAGIRI You Iwate Medical University, 医学部, 助教 (80405753)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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Keywords | 生体膜 / チャネル / トランスポーター / 能動輸送 / 生理学 / 細胞・組織 / クロライドチャネル / 低浸透圧 |
Research Abstract |
Anion efflux and intracellular Ca^<2+> increase have been known to play important roles in cell volume regulation during hypotonicity. This study was carried out to explore the mechanisms of hypotonicity-induced intracellular Ca^<2+> elevation and characterize anion conductance activated by hypotonicity in the principal cells of freshly isolated rat cortical collecting ducts. Using Fura-2 fluorescence Ca^<2+> imaging and whole-cell voltage-clamp techniques, it was found that a nicardipine-sensitive Ca^<2+> entry pathway was involved in the mechanisms underlying the hypotonicity-induced intracellular Ca^<2+> increase and a NPPB-sensitive/glibenclamide-insensitive Cl^- current was activated by hypotonic stimulation in the principal cells of rat cortical collecting ducts.
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