Involvement of cytoskeletal integrity in the regulation of Cl- and amylase secretion from rat parotid acinar cells |
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Authors: | Kongo Hiroyasu Hirono Chikara Sugita Makoto Iwasa Yoshiko Shiba Yoshiki |
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Affiliation: | Department of Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The cytoskeleton serves as a signal modulator for Ca2+ and cAMP-regulated cell functions including the secretion of ions and granule contents. The interaction between Ca2+ and cAMP signaling systems potentiates amylase secretion and suppresses Cl- secretion in the parotid glands. In this study, we investigated the role of the cytoskeleton in the modulation of Cl- and amylase secretion from rat parotid acinar cells upon activation of each intracellular signaling system and their interaction. Cytochalasin D markedly inhibited the Ca2+-activated outwardly rectifying Cl- current at positive membrane potentials and carbachol (CCh)-induced Cl- currents in the whole-cell configuration at -80 mV, whereas colchicine enhanced Cl- currents. Cytochalasin D, but not colchicine, markedly inhibited CCh-induced Cl- secretion. Synergistic actions of CCh and forskolin on Cl- and amylase secretion were observed even in the presence of cytochalasin D. These results suggest that the synergistic effects of Ca2+ and cAMP signaling systems on amylase and Cl- secretion do not require actin filament integrity but that secretion by the two signals themselves does require actin filament integrity. |
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