Interaction of caffeine-, IP3- and vanadate-sensitive Ca2+ pools in acinar cells of the exocrine pancreas

Previous studies have shown the existence of functionally distinguishable inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate- (IP3) sensitive and IP3-insensitive nonmitochondrial intracellular Ca2+ pools in acinar cells of the exocrine pancreas. For further characterization of Ca2+ pools, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane vesicles were separated by Percoll gradient centrifugation which allowed us to distinguish five discrete fractions designated P1 to P5 from the top to the bottom of the gradient. Measuring Ca2+ uptake and Ca2+ release with a Ca2+ electrode, we could differentiate three nonmitochondrial intracellular Ca2+ pools: (i) an IP3-sensitive Ca2+ pool (IsCaP), vanadate- and caffeine-insensitive, (ii) a caffeine-sensitive Ca2+ pool (CasCaP), vanadate- and IP3-insensitive, and (iii) a vanadate-sensitive Ca2+ pool (VasCaP), neither IP3- nor caffeine-sensitive, into which Ca2+ uptake is mediated via a Ca2+ ATPase sensitive to vanadate at 10(-4) mol/liter. A fourth Ca2+ pool is neither IP3- nor caffeine- or vanadate-sensitive. Percoll fraction P1 contained essentially the IsCaP, CasCaP and VasCaP and was mainly used for studies on Ca2+ uptake and Ca2+ release. When membrane vesicles were incubated in the presence of caffeine (2 x 10(-2) mol/liter), Ca2+ uptake up to the steady state [Ca2+] did not appear to be altered as compared to the control Ca2+ uptake. However, in control vesicles spontaneous Ca2+ release occurred after the steady state had been reached, whereas caffeine-pretreated vesicles did not spontaneously release Ca2+. Addition of IP3 at steady state [Ca2+] induced similar Ca2+ release followed by Ca2+ reuptake in both caffeine-pretreated and control vesicles. However, when caffeine was acutely added at steady state, Ca2+ was released from all Ca2+ pools including the IsCaP. Following Ca2+ reuptake after IP3 had been added, a second addition of IP3 to control vesicles induced further but smaller Ca2+ release, and a third addition resulted in a steady Ca2+ efflux by which all Ca2+ that had been taken up was released. This steady Ca2+ release started at a Ca2+ concentration between 5.5-8 x 10(-7) mol/liter and could also be induced by the IP3 analogue inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphorothioate (IPS3) or by addition of Ca2+ itself. Ruthenium red (10(-5) mol/liter) inhibited both caffeine-induced as well as Ca2(+)-induced but not IP3-induced Ca2+ release. Heparin (100 micrograms/ml) inhibited IP3- but not caffeine-induced Ca2+ release. The data indicate the presence of at least three separate Ca2+ pools in pancreatic acinar cells: the IsCaP, CasCaP and VasCaP. During Ca2+ uptake these Ca2+ pools appear to be separate.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Synthesis and application of photoaffinity analogues of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate selectively substituted at the 1-phosphate group

We have synthesized two photolabile arylazido-analogues of Ins(1,4,5)P3 selectively substituted at the 1-phosphate group for determination of Ins(1,4,5)P3-binding proteins. These two photoaffinity derivatives, namely N-(4-azidobenzoyl)aminoethanol-1-phospho-D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate (AbaIP3) and N-(4-azidosalicyl)aminoethanol-1-phospho-D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate (AsaIP3), bind to high affinity Ins(1,4,5)P3-specific binding sites at a 9-fold lower affinity (Kd = 66 and 70 nM) than Ins(1,4,5)P3 (Kd = 7.15 nM) in a fraction from rat pancreatic acinar cells enriched in endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Other inositol phosphates tested showed comparable (DL-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphothioate, Kd = 81 nM) or much lower affinities for the binding sites [Ins(1,3,4,5)P4, Kd = 4 microM; Ins(1,4)P2, Kd = 80 microM]. Binding of AbaIP3 was also tested on a microsomal preparation of rat cerebellum [Kd = 300 nM as compared with Ins(1,4,5)P3, Kd = 45 nM]. Ca2+ release activity of the inositol derivatives was tested with AbaIP3. It induced a rapid and concentration-dependent Ca2+ release from the ER fraction [EC50 (dose producing half-maximal effect) = 3.1 microM] being only 10-fold less potent than Ins(1,4,5)P3 (EC50 = 0.3 microM). From the two radioactive labelled analogues ([3H]AbaIP3 and 125I-AsIP3) synthesized, the radioiodinated derivative was used for photoaffinity labelling. It specifically labelled three proteins with apparent molecular masses of 49, 37 and 31 kDa in the ER-enriched fraction. By subfractionation of this ER-enriched fraction on a Percoll gradient the 37 kDa Ins(1,4,5)P3 binding protein was obtained in a membrane fraction which showed the highest effect in Ins(1,4,5)P3-inducible Ca2+ release (fraction P1). The other two Ins(1,4,5)P3-binding proteins, of 49 and 31 kDa, were obtained in fraction P2, in which Ins(1,4,5)P3-induced Ca2+ release was half of that obtained in fraction P1. We conclude from these data that the 37 kDa and/or the 49 and 31 kDa proteins are involved in Ins(1,4,5)P3-induced Ca2+ release from the ER of rat pancreatic acinar cells.

GTP-induced fusion of isolated pancreatic microsomal vesicles is increased by acidification of the vesicle lumen

Using the 'fusogen' polyethyleneglycol (PEG), Dawson et al. have concluded that both guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-induced calcium efflux and the enhancement of IP3-promoted calcium release from rat liver microsomal vesicles could be attributed to a GTP-dependent vesicle fusion. We have studied GTP-induced fusion of microsomal vesicles from rat exocrine pancreas using light scatter and fluorescence dequenching methods. In the presence of PEG (3%), GTP (10 microM) induced a decrease in light scatter and an increase in fluorescence in the fluorescence dequenching assay (GTP-effect) indicating fusion of the vesicles. Guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (10 microM) had no effect on its own and inhibited the GTP-induced signals. Preincubation of the vesicles with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) (4 mM) increased the GTP-effect by 80%, whereas bafilomycin B1, a specific inhibitor of vacuolar type H(+)-ATPases, and the protonophore CCCP (10 microM) inhibited only the ATP-dependent part of the GTP-effect. Inhibitors of the vacuolar type H(+)-ATPase, which are also SH-alkylating reagents such as N-ethylmaleimid (100 microM) and the tyrosine-, cysteine- and lysine-reactive reagent 7-chloro-4-nitrobenz-2-exa-1,3-diazole (10 microM), abolished the GTP-effect in the absence or presence of ATP. We conclude that GTP induces fusion of pancreatic microsomes which is increased by an H+ gradient established by a vacuolar type H(+)-ATPase.

Voltage-dependent InsP3-insensitive calcium channels in membranes of pancreatic endoplasmic reticulum vesicles

Stimulus-secretion coupling in exocrine glands involves Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. In endoplasmic reticulum vesicle preparations from rat exocrine pancreas, an inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate(InsP3)-sensitive, as well as an InsP3-insensitive, Ca2+ pool has been characterized. But Ca2+ channels in the endoplasmic reticulum of rat exocrine pancreas have not been demonstrated at the level of single-channel current. We have now used the patch-clamp technique on endoplasmic reticulum vesicles fused by means of the dehydration-rehydration method. In excised patches, single Ba2(+)- and Ca2(+)-selective channels were recorded. The channel activity was markedly voltage-dependent. Caffeine increased channel open-state probability, whereas ruthenium red and Cd2+ blocked single-channel currents. Ryanodine, nifedipine and heparin had no effect on channel activity. The channel activity was not dependent on the free Ca2+ concentration, the presence of InsP3, or pH. We conclude that this calcium channel mediates Ca2+ release from an intracellular store through an InsP3-insensitive mechanism.

Cholecystokinin activates Gi1-, Gi2-, Gi3- and several Gs-proteins in rat pancreatic acinar cells

On separation of rat pancreatic plasma membrane proteins by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, 15 GTP-binding protein (G-protein) alpha-subunits could be detected immunochemically using an alpha common antibody. These consisted of five 48 kDa proteins (pI 5.70, 5.80, 5.90, 6.10 and 6.25) and five 45 kDa proteins (pI 5.90, 6.05, 6.25, 6.30 and 6.70), presumably corresponding to low- and high-molecular mass forms of the Gs-protein, as well as three 40/41 kDa proteins (pI 5.50, 5.70 and 6.00) and two 39 kDa proteins (pI 5.50 and 6.00). All of these proteins except for the more acidic 39 kDa protein were ADP-ribosylated by cholera toxin (CT). In addition, the three 40/41 kDa proteins and the more alkaline 39 kDa protein were also ADP-ribosylated by pertussis toxin (PT). CT- and PT-induced ADP-ribosylation changed the pI values of G-protein alpha-subunits by 0.2 pI units to more acidic values. Preincubation of isolated pancreatic membranes with cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-OP), which stimulates phospholipase C in acinar cells, decreased CT-induced as well as PT-induced ADP-ribosylation of the three 40/41 kDa proteins, whereas CT-induced ADP-ribosylation of one 45 kDa (pI 5.80) and all 48 kDa proteins was enhanced in the presence of CCK. Carbachol, another stimulant of phospholipase C, had no effect. The three 40/41 kDa proteins and one 48 kDa protein could be labelled with the GTP analogue [alpha-32P]GTP-gamma-azidoanilide. CCK, but not carbachol, stimulated incorporation of the GTP analogue into all of these four proteins. Using different anti-peptide antisera specific for alpha-subunits of G-proteins we identified the three 40/41 kDa Gi-proteins as Gi1 (pI 6.00), Gi2 (pI 5.50) and Gi3 (pI 5.70). The Gi3-protein was found to be the major Gi-protein of pancreatic plasma membranes. One of the 39 kDa proteins (pI 6.0) was identified as Go. These results indicate that CCK receptors functionally interact with six Gs-proteins and with Gi1, Gi2 and Gi3-proteins. Since evidence suggests that a 40/41 kDa CT substrate is involved in the stimulation of phospholipase C in pancreatic acinar cells, it is likely that one, two or all three 40/41 kDa Gi-proteins are involved in the coupling of CCK receptors with phospholipase C.

Alteration of plasma low density lipoprotein from smokers

Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in 38 low density lipoprotein (LDL) samples from 21 healthy male non-smokers and 17 smokers (greater than 20 cigarettes per day) were measured before and after oxidation. TBARS in the freshly isolated LDL from non-smokers and smokers were similar, however, oxidized LDL samples from smokers developed nearly twofold more TBARS than non-smoker LDL samples. 16 LDLs from 8 smokers and 8 non-smokers were conditioned in redox-metal containing F-10 medium and subsequently added to P 388 D.1 macrophage cultures. LDL dependent cholesteryl ester increase in the P 388 D.1 cells after an 18 h incubation with non-smoker LDL was significantly lower than in the cells incubated with smoker LDL (P less than 0.01). A higher reacylation rate of cholesterol in P 388 D.1 cells incubated with smoker LDL (P less than 0.05) suggests that LDL-cholesterol uptake is significantly higher in P 388 D.1 cells incubated with smoker-LDL than in P 388 D.1 cultures exposed to non-smoker LDL. This finding indicates that smoking might contribute to increased shunting of LDL into macrophages. The vitamin E content of 6 non-smoker LDL samples was significantly higher than that in 6 smoker-LDL samples (P less than 0.01). We conclude that the vitamin E/LDL ratio may differ significantly in heavy smokers and non-smokers.

Permeabilizing cells: some methods and applications for the study of intracellular processes

The techniques described allow controlled permeabilization of plasma membranes from different types of cells for gaining access to the cell interior and enables one to control intracellular events. Most common techniques are electropermeabilization, permeabilization with mild non-ionic detergents such as saponin and digitonin and by pore-forming toxins, such as alpha-toxin and streptolysin O. Whereas electropermeabilization and alpha-toxin create small pores of approximately 2 nm, digitonin, saponin, and streptolysin O form bigger holes and therefore also allow the introduction of large molecules, such as enzymes and immunoglobulins. A disadvantage of the latter methods is the loss of cytosolic constituents which might be necessary for signal-transduction pathways in the cell. In secretory cells the main requirement for exocytosis appears to be Ca2+, which brings about the full response comparable to hormone effects in some cells (platelets), adrenal medullary cells, but not in all cells (pancreatic acinar cells). The nucleotide, anion, and cation requirements are different for different cell types and are probably intimately related to the cell-specific mechanisms involved in exocytosis such as regulation of ion channels and ion carriers, or the involvement of nucleotide-binding proteins. Since permeabilized cells are preparations intermediate between intact cells and isolated organelles, they offer great opportunities for the advancement of our understanding of the mechanisms involved in stimulus-response coupling.

Secretagogue and second messenger-activated Cl- permeabilities in isolated pancreatic zymogen granules

Previous studies of enzyme secretion from isolated pancreatic acinar cells and of isolated zymogen granules (ZG) have reported that both a Cl- and a K+ permeability are present on the ZG membrane. It has been suggested that ion influx via these permeability pathways, followed by water movement is required for granular swelling which appears to be intimately related to exocytosis. However, little is known about the regulation of these pathways by secretagogues. Evidence suggests that cAMP-protein kinase A and diacylglycerol-protein kinase C are second messengers in stimulation of exocytosis. In the present study we have examined ion permeability pathways in ZG isolated from control cells and from cells pretreated with the acetylcholine analog carbachol (Cch), with the peptide hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) and with second messengers of hormone action such as cAMP and the diacylglycerol analog 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Ion and water influx rates in ZG and consequent swelling and lysis of granules was monitored by measuring changes in optical densities of ZG suspensions at 540 nm following additions of the electrogenic or electroneutral ionophores valinomycin and nigericin, respectively. The data show that both a Cl- conductance and an anion exchange pathway are present in the granule membrane. Both pathways are activated by pretreatment of isolated cells with CCK or of isolated permeabilised cells with cAMP, whereas only the Cl- conductance is increased by pretreatment with Cch or with TPA.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Modulation of intracellular free Ca2+ concentration by IP3-sensitive and IP3-insensitive nonmitochondrial Ca2+ pools

Intracellular Ca2+ pools play an important role in the adjustment of cytosolic free Ca2+ concentrations. This review summarizes the recent knowledge on receptor-mediated Ca2+ release and Ca2+ uptake mechanisms in Ca2+ stores of exocrine cells taking the exocrine pancreas and the parotid gland as an example. The intracellular mediator for agonist-induced Ca2+ release is inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) which acts by opening Ca2+ channels from the endoplasmic reticulum or a more specialized organelle called 'calciosome'. This Ca2+ release is the major event to increase cytosolic free Ca2+ concentrations of exocrine glands from a resting level of approximately 10(-7) mol/l to approximately 10(-6) mol/l. Subsequently also Ca2+ influx from the extracellular fluid into the cell is increased which involves the action of inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate (IP4). Intracellular nonmitochondrial Ca2+ reuptake occurs into IP3-sensitive (IsCaP) as well as into IP3-insensitive Ca2+ pools Ca2+ pools (IisCaP). While Ca2+ uptake into the IisCaP is mediated by a vanadate-sensitive Ca2+ pump, Ca2+ uptake into the IsCaP is mediated by a Ca2+/H+ exchanger at the expense of an H+ gradient which is established by a vacuolar type H+ pump present in the same Ca2+ pool. During stimulation both Ca2+ pools, IsCaP and IisCaP, are probably connected, the nature of which has not yet been clarified. It is suggested that GTP and/or IP4 control Ca2+ conveyance between intracellular Ca2+ pools by forming Ca2+-carrying junctions between membranes. Other models propose that Ca2+, which is released by IP3, induces Ca2+ release from another Ca2+ pool. Taking into account that H+ transport is present in IP3-sensitive Ca2+ pools the possibility of pH-regulated Ca2+ channels in the IisCaP, located in close neighbourhood to the IsCaP, is also considered.

Characterization of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-sensitive (IsCaP) and -insensitive (IisCaP) nonmitochondrial Ca2+ pools in rat pancreatic acinar cells

We have measured Ca2+ uptake and Ca2+ release in isolated permeabilized pancreatic acinar cells and in isolated membrane vesicles of endoplasmic reticulum prepared from these cells. Ca2+ uptake into cells was monitored with a Ca2+ electrode, whereas Ca2+ uptake into membrane vesicles was measured with 45Ca2+. Using inhibitors of known action, such as the H+ ATPase inhibitors NBD-Cl and NEM, the Ca2+ ATPase inhibitor vanadate as well as the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and its analog inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphorothioate (IPS3), we could functionally differentiate two nonmitochondrial Ca2+ pools. Ca2+ uptake into the IP3-sensitive Ca2+ pool (IsCaP) occurs by a MgATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake mechanism that exchanges Ca2+ for H+ ions. In the absence of ATP Ca2+ uptake can occur to some extent at the expense of an H+ gradient that is established by a vacuolar-type MgATP-dependent H+ pump present in the same organelle. The other Ca2+ pool takes up Ca2+ by a vanadate-sensitive Ca2+ ATPase and is insensitive to IP3 (IisCaP). The IsCaP is filled at "higher" Ca2+ concentrations (approximately 10(-6) mol/liter) which may occur during stimulation. The low steady-state [Ca2+] of approximately 10(-7) mol/liter is adjusted by the IisCaP. It is speculated that both Ca2+ pools can communicate with each other, the possible mechanism of which, however, is at present unknown.

Characterization of MgATP-driven H+ uptake into a microsomal vesicle fraction from rat pancreatic acinar cells

In microsomal vesicles, as isolated from exocrine pancreas cells, MgATP-driven H+ transport was evaluated by measuring H+-dependent accumulation of acridine orange (AO). Active H+ uptake showed an absolute requirement for ATP with simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics (Km for ATP 0.43 mmol/liter) with a Hill coefficient of 0.99. H+ transport was maximal at an external pH of 6.7, generating an intravesicular pH of 4.8. MgATP-dependent H+ accumulation was abolished by protonophores, such as nigericin (10(-6) mol/liter) or CCCP (10(-5) mol/liter), and by inhibitors of nonmitochondrial H+ ATPases, such as NEM or NBD-Cl, at a concentration of 10(-5) mol/liter. Inhibitors of both mitochondrial and nonmitochondrial H+ pumps, such as DCCD (10(-5) mol/liter) or Dio 9 (0.25 mg/ml), reduced microsomal H+ transport by about 90%. Vanadate (2 x 10(-3) mol/liter), a blocker of those ATPases, which form a phosphorylated intermediate, did not inhibit H+ transport. The stilbene derivative DIDS (10(-4) mol/liter), which inhibits anion transport systems, abolished H+ transport completely. MgATP-dependent H+ transport was found to be anion dependent in the sequence Cl- greater than Br- greater than gluconate-; in the presence of SO2-4, CH3COO- or No-3, no H+ transport was observed. MgATP-dependent H+ accumulation was also cation dependent in the sequence K+ greater than Li+ greater than Na+ = choline+. As shown by dissipation experiments in the presence of different ion gradients and ionophores, both a Cl- and a K+ conductance, as well as a small H+ conductance, were found in the microsomal membranes. When membranes containing the H+ pump were further purified by Percoll gradient centrifugation (ninefold enrichment compared to homogenate), no correlation with markers for endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, plasma membranes, zymogen granules or Golgi membranes was found. The present data indicate that the H+ pump located in microsomes from rat exocrine pancreas is a vacuolar- or "V" -type H+ ATPase and has most similarities to that described in endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus or endosomes.

Ionic and osmotic dependence of secretion from permeabilised acini of the rat pancreas

Many types of secretory granule have been observed to swell as a result of cell stimulation implying a degree of osmotic control, although the regulation of granule fusion with the apical plasma membrane is not clearly understood. In the present study we have investigated the ionic and osmotic dependency of basal and stimulated 3H-protein release from rat pancreatic acini, permeabilised by either digitonin or high voltage electric discharge. Acini were stimulated with either cholecystokinin-pancreozymin octapeptide (CCK-8), carbachol (CCh), or with phorbol ester (TPA) plus cAMP. Stimulated secretion was significantly reduced when 130 mmol/l Cl- in the buffer was replaced by I-, NO3-, SCN- or cyclamate-. Secretion in Cl- buffers was inhibited by the anion transport inhibitor 4,4-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2-disulfonic acid (DIDS), by 40% of the control response. Neither Na+ nor N-methyl-D-glucamine+ could replace K+ in the buffer. Ba2+ and quinine, which block K+ conductance pathways, inhibited stimulated secretion by 50%. Finally, stimulated secretion from leaky cells was nearly abolished by doubling buffer osmolarity. The data suggest that when the cell is stimulated, a Cl- and a K+ permeability appear in the zymogen granule membrane and the ions enter down their electrochemical gradients. The increased intragranular osmolarity results in granular swelling which is intimately associated with secretion.

[Regulation mechanisms of receptors mediated activation of phospholipase c and inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate sensitive Ca2+ release and Ca2+ uptake in exocrine glandular cells]

The involvement of guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins in the receptor-mediated activation of phospholipase C in isolated, permeabilized acinar cells of rat pancreas was studied. Stimulation of phospholipase C (PLC) by agonists such as cholecystokinin (CCK), carbachol (Cch) or GTP-gamma-S, a weakly hydrolysable GTP-analog, induced production of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) by hydrolysis of its precursor phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). Preincubation of permeabilized cells with activated cholera toxin (CT) inhibited cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-OP) and GTP-gamma-S--but not Cch-induced production of IP3. Pertussis toxin had no effect on PLC activity. Neither cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) nor hormones which activate adenylyl cyclase, inhibited activation of PLC. This indicates that the inhibitory effect of CT is not mediated by stimulation of adenylyl cyclase activity. In isolated plasma membranes of pancreatic acinar cells a 40 kDa protein was adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribosylated by CT, which was inhibited by CCK-OP but not by Cch. A 40 kDa protein was also labelled by the photosensitive affinity marker GTP [alpha 32P]-gamma-azidoanilide. Binding of this GTP-analog was enhanced by CCK-OP but not by Cch. It is concluded that CCK- and muscarinic acetylcholine-receptors are functionally coupled by two different G-proteins to phospholipase C. IP3, which is produced by activation of phospholipase C leads to release of Ca2+ from a nonmitochondrial Ca2+ pool, which is likely the endoplasmatic reticulum (ER). Reuptake of Ca2+ by Ca2+ pumps into ER compartments was studied in isolated permeabilized pancreas- and parotid cells as well as in isolated ER vesicles.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

[Chronic muscular dysfunction of the bulbar innervation in hyperthyroidism: report of a case]

The authors report a case of chronic bulbar muscular dysfunction in a thyrotoxic man, with complete remission of the symptoms after the use of propranolol, with and without concomitant use of propylthiouracil. Some aspects of this unique complication of hyperthyroidism are discussed.

H+-dependent calcium uptake into an IP3-sensitive calcium pool from rat parotid gland

In permeabilized parotid cells and in isolated membrane vesicles from parotid endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Mg-ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake was measured using a Ca2+-specific macroelectrode and 45Ca2+, respectively. Mg-ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake was inhibited by vanadate (2 x 10(-3) mol/l) by approximately 45% in permeabilized cells and by approximately 70% in membrane vesicles from ER during the initial 10 min. After this lag phase, Ca2+ uptake increased and low steady-state free [Ca2+] of approximately 3 x 10(-7) mol/l was still reached in presence of vanadate within 30-40 min. Subsequent addition of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) caused a similar Ca2+ release compared with control. This indicates that in presence of vanadate an IP3-sensitive Ca2+ pool was filled. However, when protonophores, such as nigericin or carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone, were added in addition to vanadate, this low steady-state free [Ca2+] was not reached. 45Ca2+ uptake was reduced by approximately 70% within 60 min, and IP3 did not cause 45Ca2+ release when given subsequently, indicating that filling of an IP3-sensitive Ca2+ pool was prevented. Mg-ATP-driven H+ uptake into ER vesicles, as estimated with acridine orange, was abolished by protonophores and by the H+-ATPase blockers N-ethylmaleimide and Dio 9 but was unaltered by vanadate. Preincubation of ER vesicles in a medium without Ca2+, but with vanadate and with Mg-ATP to generate an H+ gradient, allowed demonstration of 45Ca2+ uptake from a medium that did not contain ATP. The cation sequence in absence of vanadate for support of Mg-ATP-dependent 45Ca2+ uptake was K+ greater than Na+ greater than Li+ = choline+ and, in presence of vanadate, was choline+ greater than Li+ = Na+ greater than K+. A preformed H+ gradient dissipated more rapidly in presence of K+ compared with choline+, probably due to an intrinsic K+ permeability of ER membrane. Our data indicate that both a Ca2+ and a H+ pump are located in a compartment of ER that is also sensitive to IP3. Ca2+ uptake is coupled to an H+ gradient that is generated by the H+ pump and most likely occurs via Mg-ATP-driven Ca2+-H+ countertransport but to some extent can also operate in absence of ATP at the expense of the H+ gradient.

Photoaffinity labeling with GTP-gamma-azidoanilide of a cholera toxin-sensitive 40 kDa protein from pancreatic acinar cells

In isolated pancreatic acinar plasma membranes a 40 kDa protein was labeled with the photoreactive GTP-analogue [alpha 32P] GTP-gamma-azidoanilide. Increased incorporation of the photolabel into the 40 kDa protein was obtained in the presence of increasing concentrations of cholecystokinin-octapeptide (10(-8) - 10(-5) M) but not with carbachol. Adenylyl cyclase activating hormones such as vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and secretin had no effect. Pretreatment of plasma membranes with cholera toxin reduced incorporation of GTP-gamma-azidoanilide into the 40 kDa protein by about 30%. This reduction was reversed if ADP-ribosylation by cholera toxin was performed in the presence of cholecystokinin, whereas carbachol had no effect. The data indicate that a cholera toxin-sensitive 40 kDa GTP-binding protein is involved in functionally coupling cholecystokinin- but not muscarinic acetylcholine-receptors to phospholipase C.

Anion channels in giant liposomes made of endoplasmic reticulum vesicles from rat exocrine pancreas

Using the method of dehydration and rehydration, rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) vesicles, isolated by differential centrifugation, can be enlarged to giant liposomes with diameters ranging from 5 to 200 micron. Patch-clamp studies on these giant RER liposomes revealed the existence of a channel with a mean conductance of 260 +/- 7 pS (n = 23; 140 mmol/liter KCl on both sides). The channel is about four times more permeable for Cl- than for K+. Its activity is strongly voltage regulated. At low potentials (+/- 20 mV) the channel is predominantly in its open state with an open probability near 1.0, whereas it closes permanently at high positive and negative voltages (+/- 70 mV). The channel activity is not influenced by changing the free Ca2+ concentration from 1 mmol/liter to less than 10(-9) mol/liter on either side, and is also not affected by typical Cl- -channel blockers like diphenylamine-2-carboxylate (DPC, 1 mmol/liter) or 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (SITS, 1 mmol/liter). Another chloride channel with a single-channel conductance of 79 +/- 6 pS (n = 4) was less frequently observed. In the potential range of -80 to +40 mV this channel displayed no voltage-dependent gating. We assume that these anion channels are involved in the maintenance of electroneutrality during Ca2+ uptake in the RER.

Acetylcholine and cholecystokinin receptors functionally couple by different G-proteins to phospholipase C in pancreatic acinar cells

We have studied the involvement of GTP-binding proteins in the stimulation of phospholipase C from rat pancreatic acinar cells. Pretreatment of permeabilized cells with activated cholera toxin inhibited both cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-OP) and GTP gamma S but not carbachol (CCh)-induced production of inositol trisphosphate. Pertussis toxin had no effect. Neither vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, a stimulator of adenylyl cyclase, nor the cAMP-analogue, 8-bromo cAMP, mimicked the inhibitory effect of cholera toxin on agonist-induced phospholipase C activation. This indicates that inhibition by cholera toxin could not be attributed to a direct interaction of cholera toxin activated Gs with phospholipase C or to an elevation of cAMP. In isolated rat pancreatic plasma membranes cholera toxin ADP-ribosylated a 40 kDa protein, which was inhibited by CCK-OP but not by CCh. We conclude from these data that both CCK- and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors functionally couple to phospholipase C by two different GTP-binding proteins.

Anion dependence of Ca2+ transport and (Ca2+ + K+)-stimulated Mg2+-dependent transport ATPase in rat pancreatic endoplasmic reticulum

Anion dependence of (Ca2+ + K+)-stimulated Mg2+-dependent transport ATPase and its phosphorylated intermediate have been characterized in both "intact" and "broken" vesicles from endoplasmic reticulum of rat pancreatic acinar cells using adenosine 5'-[gamma-32P] triphosphate ([gamma-32P]ATP). In intact vesicles (Ca2+ + K+)-Mg2+-ATPase activity was higher in the presence of Cl- or Br- as compared to NO3-, SCN-, cyclamate-, SO4(2-) or SO3(2-). Incorporation of 32P from [gamma-32P]ATP into the 100-kDa intermediate of this Ca2+ATPase was also higher in the presence of Cl-, Br-, NO3- or SCN- as compared to cyclamate-, SO4(2-) or SO3(2-). When the membrane permeability barrier to anions was abolished by breaking vesicle membrane with the detergent Triton X-100 (0.015%) (Ca2+ + K+)-Mg2+ATPase activity in the presence of weakly permeant anions, such as SO4(2-) and cyclamate-, increased to the level obtained with Cl-. However, 32P incorporation into 100-kDa protein was still higher in the presence of Cl- as compared to cyclamate-, indicating a direct effect of Cl- on the Ca2+ATPase molecule. The anion transport blocker 4,4-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2-disulfonate (DIDS) inhibited (Ca2+ + K+)-Mg2+ATPase activity to about 10% of the Cl- stimulation level, irrespective of the sort of anions present in both intact and broken vesicles. This indicates a direct effect of DIDS on (Ca2+ + K+)-Mg2+ATPase. K+ ionophore valinomycin influenced (Ca2+ + K+)-Mg2+ATPase activity according to the actual K+ gradient: Ko+ greater than Ki+ caused inhibition, Ko+ less than Ki+ caused stimulation. From these results we conclude that Ca2+ transport into endoplasmic reticulum is coupled to ion movements which must occur to maintain electroneutrality.

Ca2+-, phorbol ester-, and cAMP-stimulated enzyme secretion from permeabilized rat pancreatic acini

Enzyme secretion from the exocrine pancreas is stimulated by receptor-activated breakdown of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and consequent rise of both inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol, which leads to Ca2+ release and to activation of protein kinase C, respectively. Another way involves receptor-mediated stimulation of adenylate cyclase and consequent rise of cAMP and activation of protein kinase A. In the present work we have studied direct stimulation, inhibition, and mutual interaction of these pathways on enzyme secretion from isolated rat pancreatic acini that had been permeabilized by treatment with saponin or digitonin. The data were compared with those obtained in isolated intact acini. The data show that with increasing free Ca2+ concentrations greater than 10(-6) M protein release increases in "leaky" but not in "intact" cells and is maximal at approximately 10(-3) M, increasing about twofold compared with that in the absence of Ca2+. In the presence of the acetylcholine analogue carbachol, this effect of Ca2+ is enhanced by about threefold in leaky cells and is also present in intact cells to a similar extent. cAMP and its analogues, dibutyryl cAMP (dbcAMP) and 8-bromo-cAMP stimulate protein release by about twofold in the presence of Ca2+ in leaky cells. In intact acini cAMP has no effect, and cAMP analogues stimulate enzyme secretion by about twofold in some but not all experiments. Similarly, forskolin, an activator of adenylate cyclases and inhibitors of cyclic nucleotide-dependent phosphodiesterases, such as 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) and R0 201724, stimulate protein release in permeabilized acini. The Ca2+-binding protein calmodulin has no effect on enzyme secretion, whereas the calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine dihydrochloride stimulates protein release in leaky but not in intact acini. The activator of protein kinase C, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) stimulates protein release in a Ca2+-dependent manner and enhances cAMP-induced secretion. The effects of carbachol, TPA, cAMP, and a combination of both TPA and cAMP are inhibited by the polyamine spermine in permeabilized cells. Spermine has no effect on carbachol-induced enzyme secretion in intact cells. The data suggest that enzyme secretion from pancreatic acinar cells is mediated by cAMP protein kinase A and by Ca2+ phospholipid protein kinase C in a Ca2+-dependent way and that interaction occurs between both pathways.

Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate releases Ca2+ from a nonmitochondrial store site in permeabilized rat cortical kidney cells

We have recently shown that inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) releases Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum of pancreatic acinar cells and suggested that IP3 may function as a second messenger of hormonal receptors to mobilize Ca2+ from intracellular stores (Streb et al, 1983, Streb et al, 1984). In rat kidney cortical tubules and microdissected mouse proximal tubules, an increased turnover of polyphosphoinositide metabolism following hormonal stimulation with angiotensin II-amide and phenylephrine has been reported (Wirthensohn et al, 1984; Wirthensohn et al, 1985). This suggests that IP3, one of their hydrolysis products, increases during hormonal stimulation. We therefore investigated the effect of angiotensin II-amide and IP3 on intracellular Ca2 stores in saponin-treated cells and homogenate from rat kidney cortex. Saponin-treated isolated cortical kidney cells or homogenate was incubated in a high K+ buffer in the presence of MgATP and respiratory substrates. Ca2+ uptake was determined by measuring the free Ca2+ concentration of the surrounding medium with a Ca2+ specific macroelectrode. Addition of cells or homogenate to the incubation medium resulted in a decrease of the medium free Ca2+ concentration until a steady-state concentration of 5.7 +/- 0.2 X 10(-7) mole/l was obtained. In the presence of mitochondrial inhibitors Ca2+ uptake rate was reduced, whereas the steady-state concentration was unchanged. In contrast, in the presence of the CA2+-ATPase inhibitor vanadate mitochondrial uptake proceeded at the same rate as the control, but the steady-state concentration was higher (6.9 +/- 0.2 X 10(-7) mole/l).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)