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Inhibition of the metabolism of arachidonic acid by the epoxygenase (cytochrome P-450) pathway with the inhibitor ketoconazole results in excessive cell swelling upon exposure to hyposmolality instead of the rapid and complete regulatory volume decrease (RVD) normally observed. NaCl entry from bathing solutions to cell interior was shown to cause this swelling, with Na influx occurring across the basolateral membrane and electrically silent Cl influx across the apical membrane. Ion substitution experiments show that the KCl efflux mediating RVD was unimpaired by ketoconazole, but was overwhelmed by the NaCl influx. Measurements of transepithelial fluid flux, Cl concentration, osmolality and pH showed that gallbladders treated with ketoconazole transiently secreted fluid rather than the normal absorption. We conclude that inhibition of arachidonic acid metabolism does not directly affect RVD by Necturus gallbladder, but that blockade of the epoxygenase pathway can have a profound influence on NaCl entry into gallbladder epithelial cells.
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The authors wish to thank Mr. Goeffrey Habermacher for his able assistance in the early phases of this work.
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Kersting, U., Napathorn, S. & Spring, K.R. Necturus gallbladder epithelial cell volume regulation and inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism. J. Membarin Biol. 135, 11–18 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00234647
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