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H Saito - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • distinct characteristics of transcellular transport between nicotine and Tetraethylammonium in llc pk1 cells
    Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1998
    Co-Authors: Kenji Takami, Mikihisa Takano, Masahiro Okuda, H Saito, Kenichi Inui
    Abstract:

    To clarify the mechanisms of the renal tubular secretion of nicotine, we studied transport of nicotine in the kidney epithelial cell line LLC-PK1. The transcellular transport of nicotine from the basolateral side to the apical side of the LLC-PK1monolayers grown on membrane filters was much greater than that of Tetraethylammonium. The basolateral-to-apical transport of nicotine was stimulated by lowering the pH of the apical side, accompanied by a decrease in the accumulation of nicotine. The accumulation of nicotine from the basolateral side was inhibited by unlabeled nicotine, cotinine, Tetraethylammonium, cimetidine and quinidine. The uptake of nicotine across the apical membrane was inhibited by unlabeled nicotine and quinidine but not by Tetraethylammonium or cimetidine. Pretreatment with p -chloromercuribenzene sulfonate caused a decrease in the transcellular transport of Tetraethylammonium but not of nicotine. These results suggest that nicotine undergoes vectorial transport from basolateral side to the apical side of LLC-PK1 monolayers in a H+ gradient-dependent manner, corresponding to the secretion in the renal tubules. Nicotine transport in LLC-PK1 cells could be mediated by a transport system that is distinct from the transport system for Tetraethylammonium.

  • transcellular transport of organic cation across monolayers of kidney epithelial cell line llc pk
    American Journal of Physiology-cell Physiology, 1992
    Co-Authors: H Saito, K I Inui, M Yamamoto, R Hori
    Abstract:

    Transcellular transport and the accumulation of [14C]Tetraethylammonium, a typical organic cation, by LLC-PK1 cell monolayers grown on microporous membrane filters were studied. Tetraethylammonium was accumulated progressively in the monolayers from the basolateral side and was transported unidirectionally to the apical side. The transcellular transport of Tetraethylammonium was saturable, temperature dependent, and sensitive to the pH of the apical side of the monolayers. The apparent Michaelis constant and maximum velocity values for the transport were 67 microM and 222 pmol.mg protein-1.min-1, respectively. Unlabeled Tetraethylammonium, amiloride, procainamide, cimetidine, and choline inhibited the basolateral uptake and transcellular transport of [14C]Tetraethylammonium. The development of Tetraethylammonium transport activity was observed in the differentiating cells. A sulfhydryl reagent inhibited the Tetraethylammonium transport at both the basolateral and apical membranes of the LLC-PK1 cells. These findings suggest that these monolayers possess unidirectional transport systems for organic cations, corresponding to the secretion in the renal proximal tubules.

Krishna Nand Singh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Kenichi Inui - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • distinct characteristics of transcellular transport between nicotine and Tetraethylammonium in llc pk1 cells
    Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1998
    Co-Authors: Kenji Takami, Mikihisa Takano, Masahiro Okuda, H Saito, Kenichi Inui
    Abstract:

    To clarify the mechanisms of the renal tubular secretion of nicotine, we studied transport of nicotine in the kidney epithelial cell line LLC-PK1. The transcellular transport of nicotine from the basolateral side to the apical side of the LLC-PK1monolayers grown on membrane filters was much greater than that of Tetraethylammonium. The basolateral-to-apical transport of nicotine was stimulated by lowering the pH of the apical side, accompanied by a decrease in the accumulation of nicotine. The accumulation of nicotine from the basolateral side was inhibited by unlabeled nicotine, cotinine, Tetraethylammonium, cimetidine and quinidine. The uptake of nicotine across the apical membrane was inhibited by unlabeled nicotine and quinidine but not by Tetraethylammonium or cimetidine. Pretreatment with p -chloromercuribenzene sulfonate caused a decrease in the transcellular transport of Tetraethylammonium but not of nicotine. These results suggest that nicotine undergoes vectorial transport from basolateral side to the apical side of LLC-PK1 monolayers in a H+ gradient-dependent manner, corresponding to the secretion in the renal tubules. Nicotine transport in LLC-PK1 cells could be mediated by a transport system that is distinct from the transport system for Tetraethylammonium.

  • Cholesterol modulates organic cation transport activity and lipid fluidity in rat renal brush-border membranes
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1996
    Co-Authors: Tomohiro Nabekura, Mikihisa Takano, Kenichi Inui
    Abstract:

    The role of cholesterol in organic cation transport was studied in rat renal brush-border membranes. H+ gradient-dependent uptake of the organic cation Tetraethylammonium in brush-border membrane vesicles was stimulated by cholesterol enrichment in a dose-dependent manner. The dissipation rate of the H+ gradient, a driving force for organic cation transport in brush-border membranes, was reduced by cholesterol enrichment. Tetraethylammonium uptake in the absence of H+ gradient was also stimulated by cholesterol enrichment. These findings indicate that cholesterol modulates Tetraethylammonium uptake by affecting the intrinsic activity of the organic cation transporter and the H+ gradient dissipation rate. Therefore, cholesterol content should be an important determinant for organic cation transport in renal brush-border membranes.

  • Characteristics of organic cation transporter in rat renal basolateral membrane.
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1993
    Co-Authors: TADAO KATSURA, Masato Yasuhara, Yoshiko Tomita, Mikihisa Takano, Kenichi Inui, Ryohei Hori
    Abstract:

    Abstract Characteristics of organic cation transport system were studied in rat renal basolateral membrane and compared with those in brush-border membrane. We first examined the effect of various chemical modifiers on Tetraethylammonium uptake by the membrane vesicles. Treatment with N , N ′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and phenylglyoxal (carboxyl groups and arginine residues specific reagent, respectively) resulted in inhibition of Tetraethylammonium transport in both basolateral and brush-border membranes. Tetraethylammonium uptake by brush-border, but not by basolateral, membrane vesicles was decreased by diethyl pyrocarbonate, histidine residues specific reagent, treatment. Treatment of sulfhydryl groups with HgCl 2 decreased Tetraethylammonium transport in both membranes. However, in contrast to brush-border membrane, unlabeled Tetraethylammonium failed to protect against the inhibition of [ 14 C]Tetraethylammonium uptake by p -chloromercuribenzene sulfonate in basolateral membrane. We next examined the inhibitory effect of various organic cations on Tetraethylammonium uptake. The order of inhibitory potency of organic cations was somewhat different between two membranes. These findings suggest that the characteristics of organic cation transport systems in basolateral and brush-border membranes were different in regard to essential amino acid residues and the affinity of substrates.

R Hori - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • transcellular transport of organic cation across monolayers of kidney epithelial cell line llc pk
    American Journal of Physiology-cell Physiology, 1992
    Co-Authors: H Saito, K I Inui, M Yamamoto, R Hori
    Abstract:

    Transcellular transport and the accumulation of [14C]Tetraethylammonium, a typical organic cation, by LLC-PK1 cell monolayers grown on microporous membrane filters were studied. Tetraethylammonium was accumulated progressively in the monolayers from the basolateral side and was transported unidirectionally to the apical side. The transcellular transport of Tetraethylammonium was saturable, temperature dependent, and sensitive to the pH of the apical side of the monolayers. The apparent Michaelis constant and maximum velocity values for the transport were 67 microM and 222 pmol.mg protein-1.min-1, respectively. Unlabeled Tetraethylammonium, amiloride, procainamide, cimetidine, and choline inhibited the basolateral uptake and transcellular transport of [14C]Tetraethylammonium. The development of Tetraethylammonium transport activity was observed in the differentiating cells. A sulfhydryl reagent inhibited the Tetraethylammonium transport at both the basolateral and apical membranes of the LLC-PK1 cells. These findings suggest that these monolayers possess unidirectional transport systems for organic cations, corresponding to the secretion in the renal proximal tubules.

Keiko Nishikawa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • effects of tetramethyl and Tetraethylammonium chloride on h2o calorimetric and near infrared spectroscopic study
    Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2013
    Co-Authors: Yoshikata Koga, Fumie Sebe, Keiko Nishikawa
    Abstract:

    The effect of Tetraethylammonium chloride (TEAC) on H2O was investigated by the 1-propanol (1P) probing thermodynamic methodology developed by us earlier. It was found that TEAC is an amphiphile with a small hydrophobic and a dominant hydrophilic contribution. An earlier application of the same 1P-probing methodology to tetramethylammonium chloride (TMAC) indicated that the latter is as hydrophilic as urea without any hydrophobic contribution. The hydrophilic effect of TEAC was found to be about twice stronger than that of TMAC. To investigate further these surprising findings, we applied a new analysis method using the concept of the excess partial molar absorptivity of the solute on the ν2 + ν3 combination band of H2O in the near-infrared (NIR) range of their aqueous solutions. The results confirmed that both salts are indeed strongly hydrophilic toward H2O which manifests itself in the 5123 cm–1 chromophore of the NIR band of H2O. Furthermore, we suggest from the behavior of the 5263 cm–1 band that bot...