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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 271: C486-C494, 1996;
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AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 2 C486-C494, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Distinct cellular mechanisms of cholinergic and beta-adrenergic sweat secretion

M. M. Reddy and C. L. Bell
Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA.

The cholinergic and beta-adrenergic sweat secretions from human sweat glands differ with respect to secretory rates and their susceptibility to cystic fibrosis (CF). Using the cultured beta-adrenergic-sensitive sweat secretory cell, we sought to determine the intracellular electrophysiological mechanisms underlying these functional differences. We found that the cholinergic agonist methacholine (10(-6) M) induced a Ca(2+)-dependent biphasic membrane potential (Vm) response: an initial hyperpolarization and a secondary depolarization. The initial hyperpolarization was independent of bath Cl- and dependent on transmembrane K+ gradient. However, the secondary depolarization of Vm was dependent on bath Cl-. In contrast, the beta-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol (10(-5) M) induced a monophasic depolarization of Vm. This depolarization was 1) dependent on bath Cl-, 2) independent of K+ conductance (GK) blocker Ba2+ (5mM), 3) unaffected by the methacholine-induced secondary depolarization of Vm, and 4) absent in cells derived from CF subjects. These results indicated that the cholinergic agonist-induced secretion mainly involves the activation of Ca(2+)-dependent GK and Cl- conductance (GCl), whereas the beta-adrenergic secretion seems to mainly depend on the activation of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator-GCl.


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