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Normalization of ion transport in murine cystic fibrosis nasal epithelium using gene transfer

L. J. MacVinish, C. Goddard, W. H. Colledge, C. F. Higgins, M. J. Evans and A. W. Cuthbert
Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

The murine nasal epithelium was investigated by the short-circuit current (SCC) technique. Electrogenic sodium absorption was revealed by addition of amiloride and calcium-dependent chloride secretion by the addition of amiloride and calcium-dependent chloride secretion by the addition of 2,5-di-(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone (TBHQ)/ionomycin. In the presence of these agents a further increase in SCC was obtained by addition of forskolin. Epithelia from both cystic fibrosis (CF) null (Cftrtm1Cam) and CF delta F508 (Cftrtm2Cam) mice had enhanced sodium absorption compared with controls, whereas only delta F508 epithelia had increased calcium-dependent chloride secretion. Both strains gave nasal epithelia that showed significantly reduced responses to forskolin, due to the absence of CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channels. In Cftrtm2Cam nasal epithelia the forskolin responses were not significantly different from zero. Transfection of these mice with the plasmid pTRIAL10-CFTR2 complexed with cationic liposomes normalized the transporting activity in the nasal epithelium. Basal SCC and calcium-dependent chloride secretion were significantly reduced, whereas CFTR-dependent chloride secretion was increased to normal values. Amiloride-sensitive SCC was reduced by transfection but failed to reach significance. The similarity of murine CF nasal epithelium to that in human CF airways makes the model valuable for gene therapy studies.

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