TY - JOUR
T1 - Cyclic AMP Regulates Bicarbonate Secretion in Cholangiocytes Through Release of ATP Into Bile
AU - Minagawa, Noritaka
AU - Nagata, Jun
AU - Shibao, Kazunori
AU - Masyuk, Anatoliy I.
AU - Gomes, Dawidson A.
AU - Rodrigues, Michele A.
AU - Lesage, Gene
AU - Akiba, Yasutada
AU - Kaunitz, Jonathan D.
AU - Ehrlich, Barbara E.
AU - Larusso, Nicholas F.
AU - Nathanson, Michael H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by NIH grants DK45710, DK61747, and DK34989.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Background & Aims: Bicarbonate secretion is a primary function of cholangiocytes. Either adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) or cytosolic Ca2+ can mediate bicarbonate secretion, but these are thought to act through separate pathways. We examined the role of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R) in mediating bicarbonate secretion because this is the only intracellular Ca2+ release channel in cholangiocytes. Methods: Intrahepatic bile duct units (IBDUs) were microdissected from rat liver then luminal pH was examined by confocal microscopy during IBDU microperfusion. Cyclic AMP was increased using forskolin or secretin, and Ca2+ was increased using acetylcholine (ACh) or adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Apyrase was used to hydrolyze extracellular ATP, and suramin was used to block apical P2Y ATP receptors. In selected experiments, IBDUs were pretreated with short interfering RNA (siRNA) to silence expression of specific InsP3R isoforms. Results: Both cAMP and Ca2+ agonists increased luminal pH. The effect of ACh on luminal pH was reduced by siRNA for basolateral (types I and II) but not apical (type III) InsP3R isoforms. The effect of forskolin on luminal pH was reduced by a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) inhibitor and by siRNA for the type III InsP3R. Luminal apyrase or suramin blocked the effects of forskolin but not ACh on luminal pH. Conclusions: Cyclic AMP-induced ductular bicarbonate secretion depends on an autocrine signaling pathway that involves CFTR, apical release of ATP, stimulation of apical nucleotide receptors, and then activation of apical, type III InsP3Rs. The primary role of CFTR in bile duct secretion may be to regulate secretion of ATP rather than to secrete chloride and/or bicarbonate.
AB - Background & Aims: Bicarbonate secretion is a primary function of cholangiocytes. Either adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) or cytosolic Ca2+ can mediate bicarbonate secretion, but these are thought to act through separate pathways. We examined the role of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R) in mediating bicarbonate secretion because this is the only intracellular Ca2+ release channel in cholangiocytes. Methods: Intrahepatic bile duct units (IBDUs) were microdissected from rat liver then luminal pH was examined by confocal microscopy during IBDU microperfusion. Cyclic AMP was increased using forskolin or secretin, and Ca2+ was increased using acetylcholine (ACh) or adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Apyrase was used to hydrolyze extracellular ATP, and suramin was used to block apical P2Y ATP receptors. In selected experiments, IBDUs were pretreated with short interfering RNA (siRNA) to silence expression of specific InsP3R isoforms. Results: Both cAMP and Ca2+ agonists increased luminal pH. The effect of ACh on luminal pH was reduced by siRNA for basolateral (types I and II) but not apical (type III) InsP3R isoforms. The effect of forskolin on luminal pH was reduced by a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) inhibitor and by siRNA for the type III InsP3R. Luminal apyrase or suramin blocked the effects of forskolin but not ACh on luminal pH. Conclusions: Cyclic AMP-induced ductular bicarbonate secretion depends on an autocrine signaling pathway that involves CFTR, apical release of ATP, stimulation of apical nucleotide receptors, and then activation of apical, type III InsP3Rs. The primary role of CFTR in bile duct secretion may be to regulate secretion of ATP rather than to secrete chloride and/or bicarbonate.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.08.020
DO - 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.08.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 17916355
AN - SCOPUS:35648972805
SN - 0016-5085
VL - 133
SP - 1592
EP - 1602
JO - Gastroenterology
JF - Gastroenterology
IS - 5
ER -