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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 263: F401-F410, 1992;
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AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 263, Issue 3 401-F410, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Basolateral Na(+)-independent Cl(-)-HCO3- exchange in primary cultures of rat IMCD cells

J. A. Kraut, D. Hart and E. P. Nord
Medical Service, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California 90073.

The role of anion exchange in the regulation of intracellular pH (pHi) under base load and steady-state conditions was investigated in confluent monolayers of rat inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells in primary culture using the pH-sensitive fluoroprobe 2,7-bis(carboxyethyl)-5(6')-carboxyfluorescein (BCECF). Recovery of pHi after imposition of a base load induced either by replacement of HCO3-/CO2 by N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2-ethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) at the same extracellular pH (pHo) or deletion of Cl- from a HCO3-/CO2-buffered solution had an absolute requirement for Cl-, was Na+ independent, and was inhibited approximately 90% by 50 microM 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS). When pHo was decreased by lowering HCO3- concentration in the constant presence of 5% CO2, the rate of decrement in pHi was significantly blunted in the absence of Cl-. Imposition of a positive or negative diffusion potential of equal but opposite magnitude did not modify the anion exchange rate, confirming the electroneutrality of the process. Under steady-state conditions, pHi of cells bathed in a HCO3-/CO2-buffered solution was 7.33 +/- 0.06, significantly lower than that of cells bathed in a nominally HCO3-/CO2-free buffer (7.50 +/- 0.04), indicating that under physiological conditions the pathway functions as a base extruder. In studies performed on cells grown on permeable supports, the anion exchange pathway was found to be confined exclusively to the basolateral-equivalent cell surface. In summary, confluent monolayers of rat IMCD cells in primary culture possess a Na(+)-independent, DIDS-inhibitable electroneutral Cl(-)-HCO3- exchange pathway that is confined to the basolateral cell surface. The transporter is an important determinant of steady-state pHi and is the predominant mechanism whereby the cell recovers from imposed elevations in pHi.


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