| Literature DB >> 8271272 |
T Mastrocola1, I H Lambert, B Kramhøft, M Rugolo, E K Hoffmann.
Abstract
Trypsinized human skin fibroblasts in suspension perform regulatory volume decrease (RVD) after cell swelling in hypotonic medium. During RVD, 36Cl- efflux is dramatically increased and the cell membrane is depolarized, indicating the activation of Cl- channels. This activation of Cl- channels depends on extracellular as well as on intracellular Ca2+. The swelling-induced Cl- efflux and the RVD response are inhibited by the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor ETH 615-139. Finally, following hypotonic treatment, cellular pH decreases. The pH decrease does not involve the Cl-/HCO3- exchange because it is independent of the external Cl- concentration.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8271272 DOI: 10.1007/bf00241489
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Membr Biol ISSN: 0022-2631 Impact factor: 1.843