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MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS, ION CHANNELS, AND PUMPS

Bisphosphonates stimulate an endogenous nonselective cation channel in Xenopus oocytes: potential mechanism of action

Department of Physiology Tulane University Health Sciences Center, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

Submitted 10 August 2004 ; accepted in final form 14 March 2005

The mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates (BPs) have been poorly determined. Besides their actions on osteoclasts, these agents exhibit gastrointestinal complications. They have also recently been described as affecting various preparations that express an epithelial Na⁺ channel (ENaC). To understand the effects of BP on ion channels and the ENaC in particular, we used the Xenopus oocyte expression system. Alendronate, and similarly risedronate, two aminobisphosphonates, caused a large stimulation of an endogenous nonselective cation conductance (NSCC). This stimulation averaged 63 ± 12 µS (n = 18) 60 min after the addition of 2 mM alendronate. The effects on the endogenous NSCC were blocked by extracellular acidification to pH 6.4. On the other hand, alendronate caused a small inhibition of ENaC conductance at pH 7.4 and 6.4, but the effects at pH 6.4 were more readily observed in the absence of changes of the endogenous conductance. The effects on membrane capacitance were also markedly different, with a clear decrease at pH 6.4 and no consistent changes at pH 7.4. The effects on the endogenous channel were further augmented by genistein and were inhibited by a tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor, indicating the involvement of the tyrosine kinase pathway. Stimulation of NSCC with BP is expected to cause membrane depolarization and may explain, in part, its mechanisms of action in inhibiting osteoclasts.

membrane depolarization; membrane area; drug action

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