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Rui Pedrosa

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PubMed2004

Dopamine D3 receptor-mediated inhibition of Na+/H+ exchanger activity in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rat proximal tubular epithelial cells.

This study evaluated the response of the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger (NHE) to dopamine D(1)- and D(2)-like receptor stimulation in immortalized renal proximal tubular epithelial cells and freshly isolated renal proximal tubules from the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) and their normotensive controls (Wistar Kyoto rats; WKY). Stimulation of D(1)-like receptors with SKF 38393 attenuated NHE activity in WKY cells (IC(50)=151 nM), but not in SHR cells. Stimulation of D(2)-like receptors with quinerolane (IC(50)=120 nM) attenuated NHE activity in SHR cells, but not in WKY cells. Forskolin was equipotent in SHR and WKY cells in inhibiting NHE activity. The effect of SKF 38393 was abolished by overnight treatment of WKY cells with cholera toxin (CTX, 500 ng ml(-1)), but not with pertussis toxin (PTX, 100 ng ml(-1)). The effect of quinerolane (1 microm) was abolished by overnight treatment of SHR cells with PTX, but not with CTX. The D(3) receptor agonist 7-OH-DPAT (IC(50)=0.8 microM) attenuated NHE activity in SHR cells only. This effect was abolished by S-sulpiride and by overnight treatment with PTX. The D(4) receptor agonist RBI 257 did not affect NHE activity. The 7-OH-DPAT inhibited NHE activity in freshly isolated renal proximal tubules from 4- and 12-week-old SHR and 12-week-old WKY, but not in freshly isolated renal proximal tubules from 4-week-old WKY. It is concluded that D(3) receptors coupled to a G(i/o) protein play a role in the handling of tubular Na(+), namely through inhibition of the NHE activity, this being of particular relevance in the SHR, which fail to respond to D(1)-like dopamine receptor stimulation.

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PubMed2004

Gialpha3 protein-coupled dopamine D3 receptor-mediated inhibition of renal NHE3 activity in SHR proximal tubular cells is a PLC-PKC-mediated event.

This study evaluated the transduction pathway associated with type 3 Na(+)/H(+) exchanger (NHE3) activity-induced inhibition during dopamine D(3) receptor activation in immortalized renal proximal tubular epithelial cells from the spontaneously hypertensive rat. The dopamine D(3) receptor agonist 7-OH-DPAT decreased NHE3 activity, which was prevented by the D(2)-like receptor antagonist S-sulpiride, pertussis toxin (PTX; overnight treatment), and the PKC inhibitor chelerythrine, but not by cholera toxin (overnight treatment), the MAPK inhibitor PD-098059, or the p38 inhibitor SB-203580. The PKA inhibitor H-89 abolished the inhibitory effects of forskolin on NHE3 activity, but not that of 7-OH-DPAT. The phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U-73122 prevented the inhibitory effects of 7-OH-DPAT, whereas PDBu and 7-OH-DPAT increased PLC activity and reduced NHE3 activity; downregulation of PKC abolished the inhibitory effects of both PDBu and 7-OH-DPAT on NHE activity. The inhibition of NHE3 activity by GTPgammaS and the prevention of the effect of 7-OH-DPAT by PTX suggest an involvement of a G(i/o) protein coupled to the dopamine D(3) receptor. Indeed, the 7-OH-DPAT-induced decrease in NHE3 activity was abolished in cells treated overnight with the anti-G(i)alpha3 antibody, but not in cells treated with antibodies against G(q/11), G(s)alpha, G(beta), and G(i)alpha1,2 proteins. The calcium ionophore A-23187 and the Ca(2+)-ATPase inhibitor thapsigargin increased intracellular Ca(2+) but did not affect NHE3 activity. However, the inhibitory effects of PDBu and 7-OH-DPAT on NHE3 activity were completely abolished by A-23287 and thapsigargin. It is concluded that inhibition of NHE3 activity by dopamine D(3) receptors coupled to G(i)alpha3 proteins is a PLC-PKC-mediated event, modulated by intracellular Ca(2+).

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PubMed2004

Defective D1-like receptor-mediated inhibition of the Cl-/HCO3- exchanger in immortalized SHR proximal tubular epithelial cells.

The sensitivity of the Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger to dopamine D(1)- and D(2)-like receptor stimulation in immortalized renal proximal tubular epithelial cells from the spontaneous hypertensive rat (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rat (WKY) was examined. The activity of the Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger (in pH U/s) in SHR cells (0.00191) was greater than in WKY cells (0.00126). The activity of Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger was exclusively observed at the apical cell side and probably occurs through the SLC26A6 anion transporter that is expressed in both WKY and SHR cells. Stimulation of D(1)-like receptors with SKF-38393 markedly attenuated the HCO(3)(-)-dependent intracellular pH recovery in WKY cells but not in SHR cells. Stimulation of D(2)-like receptors with quinerolane did not alter Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger activity in both WKY and SHR cells. The selective D(1)-like receptor antagonist SKF-83566 prevented the effect of SKF-38393. Both WKY and SHR cells responded to dibutyryl-cAMP (DBcAMP) with inhibition of the Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger, and downregulation of PKA (overnight exposure to DBcAMP) abolished the inhibitory effect of both DBcAMP and SKF-38393 in WKY cells. Both SHR and WKY cells responded to forskolin with increases in the formation of cAMP. However, only WKY responded to SKF-38393 with increases in the formation of cAMP that was prevented by SKF-83566. It is concluded that WKY cells respond to D(1)-like dopamine receptor stimulation with inhibition of the apical Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) (SLC26A6) exchanger and SHR cells have a defective D(1)-like dopamine response.

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PubMed2004

Distinct signalling cascades downstream to Gsalpha coupled dopamine D1-like NHE3 inhibition in rat and opossum renal epithelial cells.

Dopamine D1-like receptors are linked via G proteins to multiple cellular signaling pathways, namely adenylyl cyclase (AC) and phospholipase C (PLC). We have previously shown that the D1-mediated inhibition of Na+-K+-ATPase activity in OK cells involves the sequential activation of the AC-protein kinase A (AC-PKA) and the PLC-protein kinase C (PLC-PKC) pathways. The present study evaluated signaling cascades involved in dopamine-mediated inhibition of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 3 (NHE3) in rat and opossum renal cells. Na+/H+ exchanger activity was assayed as the initial rate of intracellular pH (pHi) recovery after an acid load. Vmax values (in pH units/s) for Na+-dependent pHi recovery in rat cells (0.0097+/-0.0007) were greater (P<0.05) those in opossum cells (0.0063+/-0.0007), with similar Km values (in mM) for Na+ (rat, 35+/-9; opossum, 24+/-9). The IC50 values for EIPA and amiloride induced decrease in NHE activity in rat and opossum kidney cells are in agreement with the observation that rat renal proximal tubules and opossum kidney cells express mainly the NHE3 isoform. The D1-like receptor agonist SKF 38393 inhibited NHE3 activity in a concentration-dependent manner in both rat and opossum cells. The D1-mediated inhibition of NHE3 was prevented either by the D1-like receptor antagonist SKF 83566 (1 microM), overnight treatment with cholera toxin (500 ng/ml) and the PKA antagonist H-89 (10 microM) in rat and opossum kidney cells. The effect of SKF 38393 was abolished by the PKC antagonist chelerythrine (1 microM), or the PLC inhibitor U-73,122 (3 microM) in opossum cells, but not in rat cells. In addition, dibutyril cAMP (dB-cAMP; 500 microM) was found to increase PLC activity in OK cells but not in rat cells. The effect of D1-like dopamine agonist was accompanied by increases in cyclic AMP production in rat and opossum cells. The inhibitory effect of SKF 38393 (1 microM) on NHE3 activity was abolished in rat and opossum cells pre-treated with the anti-GSalpha antibody, but not in cells treated with the anti-Gq/11 alpha antibody. It is concluded that D1 agonists decrease NHE3 activity by classical stimulation of AC and PKA via GSalpha proteins in rat kidney cells. By contrast, the D1-mediated inhibition of NHE3 in renal opossum cells involves a peculiar mechanism with AC-PKA and PLC-PKC pathways.

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