1. Angiotensin II and hypertonicity modulate proximal tubular aquaporin 1 expression
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Bouley, Richard, Palomino, Zaira, Tang, Shiow-Shih, Nunes, Paula, Kobori, Hiroyuki, Lu, Hua A., Shum, Winnie W., Sabolic, Ivan, Brown, Dennis, Ingelfinger, Julie R., and Jung, Flavia F.
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Angiotensin -- Physiological aspects ,Angiotensin -- Genetic aspects ,Aquaporins -- Physiological aspects ,Aquaporins -- Genetic aspects ,Gene expression -- Research ,Biological sciences - Abstract
Bouley R, Palomino Z, Tang S-S, Nunes P, Kobori H, Lu HA, Shum WW, Sabolic I, Brown D, Ingelfinger JR, Jung FF. Angiotensin II and hypertonicity modulate proximal tubular aquaporin 1 expression. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F1575-F1586, 2009. First published September 23, 2009; doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.90762.2008.--Aquaporin 1 (AQP1) is the major water channel in the renal proximal tubule (PT) and thin descending limb of Henle, but its regulation remains elusive. Here, we investigated the effect of ANG II, a key mediator of body water homeostasis, on AQP1 expression in immortalized rat proximal tubule cells (IRPTC) and rat kidney. Real-time PCR on IRPTC exposed to ANG II for 12 h revealed a biphasic effect AQP1 mRNA increased dose dependently in response to [10.sup.-12] to [10.sup.-8] M ANG II but decreased by 50% with [10.sup.-7] M ANG II. The twofold increase of AQP1 mRNA in the presence of [10.sup.-8] M ANG II was abolished by the AT1 receptor blocker losartan. Hypertonicity due to either NaCl or mannitol also upregulated AQP1 mRNA by threeand twofold, respectively. Immunocytochemistry and Western blotting revealed a two- to threefold increase in AQP1 protein expression in IRPTC exposed concomitantly to ANG II ([10.sup.-8]M) and hypertonic medium (either NaCl or mannitol), indicating that these stimuli were not additive. Three-dimensional reconstruction of confocal images suggested that AQP1 expression was increased by ANG II in both the apical and basolateral poles of IRPTC. In vivo studies showed that short-term ANG II infusion had a diuretic effect, while this effect was attenuated after several days of ANG II infusion. After 10 days, we observed a twofold increase in AQPI expression in the PT and thin descending limb of Henle of ANG II-infused rats that was abolished when rats were treated with the selective [AT.sub.1]-receptor antagonist olmesartan. Thus ANG II increases AQP1 expression in vitro and in vivo via direct interaction with the [AT.sub.1] receptor, providing an important regulatory mechanism to link PT water reabsorption to body fluid homeostasis via the renin-angiotensin system. renin angiotensin system; proximal tubule doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.90762.2008
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