AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 267, Issue 5 C1196-C1202, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Muscarinic stimulation of gallbladder epithelium. III. Antagonism of cAMP-mediated effects

G. A. Altenberg, M. Subramanyam and L. Reuss
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555.

Elevation of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) levels in Necturus gallbladder (NGB) epithelium activates an apical membrane Cl- conductance and decreases transepithelial fluid transport (Jv). Acetylcholine (ACh), which had no effects on Jv by itself, antagonized the electrophysiological effects of forskolin (FSK) and theophylline and the decrease in Jv produced by FSK. By itself, ACh had no effects on basal cAMP levels but antagonized the increases in cAMP induced by FSK and theophylline. ACh had no effect on phosphodiesterase activity and prevented both the electrophysiological response and the elevation in cAMP by theophylline. In conclusion, the effect of ACh is mediated by inhibition of adenylate cyclase. A pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive G protein may mediate inhibition of adenylate cyclase because pretreatment with PTX prevented the reversal of the electrophysiological effects of FSK by ACh, and PTX catalyzed the ribosylation of cell membranes from NGB epithelium. ACh could have a physiological role in modulating the effects of secretagogues that act via elevation of cAMP levels.

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