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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 282: C1147-C1160, 2002. First published December 19, 2001; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00538.2001
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Vol. 282, Issue 5, C1147-C1160, May 2002

Astrocytes from Na+-K+-Clminus cotransporter-null mice exhibit absence of swelling and decrease in EAA release

Gui Su1,2, Douglas B. Kintner1, Michael Flagella3, Gary E. Shull3, and Dandan Sun1,2

Departments of 1 Neurosurgery and 2 Physiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53792; and 3 Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267

We reported previously that inhibition of Na+-K+-Cl- cotransporter isoform 1 (NKCC1) by bumetanide abolishes high extracellular K+ concentration ([K+]o)-induced swelling and intracellular Cl- accumulation in rat cortical astrocytes. In this report, we extended our study by using cortical astrocytes from NKCC1-deficient (NKCC1-/-) mice. NKCC1 protein and activity were absent in NKCC1-/- astrocytes. [K+]o of 75 mM increased NKCC1 activity approximately fourfold in NKCC1+/+ cells (P < 0.05) but had no effect in NKCC1-/- astrocytes. Intracellular Cl- was increased by 70% in NKCC1+/+ astrocytes under 75 mM [K+]o (P < 0.05) but remained unchanged in NKCC1-/- astrocytes. Baseline intracellular Na+ concentration ([Na+]i) in NKCC1+/+ astrocytes was 19.0 ± 0.5 mM, compared with 16.9 ± 0.3 mM [Na+]i in NKCC1-/- astrocytes (P < 0.05). Relative cell volume of NKCC1+/+ astrocytes increased by 13 ± 2% in 75 mM [K+]o, compared with a value of 1.0 ± 0.5% in NKCC1-/- astrocytes (P < 0.05). Regulatory volume increase after hypertonic shrinkage was completely impaired in NKCC1-/- astrocytes. High-[K+]o-induced 14C-labeled D-aspartate release was reduced by ~30% in NKCC1-/- astrocytes. Our study suggests that stimulation of NKCC1 is required for high-[K+]o-induced swelling, which contributes to glutamate release from astrocytes under high [K+]o.

cell swelling; high potassium ion concentration; cultured astrocytes; glutamate release; bumetanide; intracellular chloride; excitatory amino acid


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