Volume-activated chloride currents in human acute lymphoblastic leukemia Molt4 cells |
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Authors: | CAO Guo-zhen ZUO Wan-hong MA Wen-bo LI Yuan YE Wen-cai ZHU Lin-yan XU Bing WANG Li-wei CHEN Li-xin |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;2. College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;3. Department of Hematology, Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China |
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Abstract: | AIM: To characterize the chloride current activated by extracellular hypotonic stress in human acute lymphoblastic leukemia Molt4 cells.METHODS: The technique of whole-cell patch clamp recording was used to detect the volume-activated Cl- current in Molt4 cells. The characteristics of the current were investigated.RESULTS: The background Cl- current was weak and stable under isotonic condition. However, a large Cl- current was induced by exposure of the cells to 47% hypotonic solution. The current showed a characteristic of outward rectification. No voltage-dependent inactivation and time-dependent inactivation were observed. The current was sensitive to the change of cell volume and was inhibited by extracellular hypertonic solution. Extracellular tamoxifen, which is one of the chloride channel blockers, significantly inhibited the current. The effects of tamoxifen were almost equal for both inward and outward currents (P>0.05).CONCLUSION: There are volume-activated chloride channels on the cell membrane of Molt4 cells. Exposure of the cells to a hypotonic solution activates the chloride channels and induces a volume-activated chloride current. The volume-activated Cl- channels are sensitive to tamoxifen in Molt4 cells. |
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Keywords: | Chloride channels Molt4 cell line Patch-clamp techniques |
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