Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 6 2241-2245, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of raised osmolarity on canine tracheal epithelial ion transport function

J. R. Yankaskas, J. T. Gatzy and R. C. Boucher

Evaporation of water from upper airway surfaces increases surface liquid osmolarity. We studied the effects of raised osmolarity of the solution bathing the luminal surface of excised canine tracheal epithelium. Osmolarity was increased by adding NaCl or mannitol. NaCl addition induced a concentration-dependent fall in short-circuit current and a rise in transepithelial conductance (-33% and +14% per 100 mosM, respectively). Unidirectional isotopic fluxes of 22Na, 36Cl, and [14C]mannitol were measured in short-circuited tissues in the base-line state and after addition of NaCl or mannitol to an isotonic mucosal solution. NaCl addition (75 mM) caused a 50% increase in conductance (G) and a parallel increase in [14C]mannitol permeability (Pmann), indicating an increase in paracellular permeability. Net Cl- secretion was reduced 50%, and net Na+ absorption was unchanged despite an increased chemical gradient for absorption, indicating an inhibition of active ion transport. Mannitol addition (150 mM) abolished net Na+ absorption but did not increase G or Pmann or change net Cl- secretion. These results suggest that responses to increased tracheal surface liquid osmolarity during spontaneous breathing may occur in both the cellular (inhibition of active Na+ and Cl- transport) and paracellular (increased [14C]mannitol permeability) compartments of the mucosa.

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