PMID: 8967454May 1, 1996Paper

Biophysical and pharmacological characterization of chloride currents in human astrocytoma cells

The American Journal of Physiology
N Ullrich, H Sontheimer

Abstract

Expression of voltage-activated ion channels was studied in primary cultures from seven freshly resected human primary brain tumors and in an established human astrocytoma cell line, STTG1. Astrocytoma cells consistently expressed voltage-dependent outwardly rectifying currents. Currents activated at potentials > 45 mV and showed outward transients on termination of voltage steps. Currents reversed at the Cl equilibrium potential, suggesting that they were largely carried by Cl-. Altering extracellular K- or Na+ concentration did not alter currents; neither did replacement of intracellular K+ by Cs+ or intracellular Na+ by N-methyl-D-glucosamine. Anion-substitution experiments suggest the following permeability sequence, determined from shifts in tail current reversal potential: I- > NO3- > Br- > Cl- > acetate > isethionate > F- > glutamate. Currents were sensitive to the Cl- channel blockers chlorotoxin, 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS), and 4,4'-dinitrostilbene-2,2' disulfonic acid (DNDS), with chlorotoxin being most effective, yielding > 80% block at 590 nM. DIDS (100 microM) and DNDS (100 microM) reduced currents by 33.5 and 38.2%, respectively. Currents were also sensitive to Zn2+ (100 microM, 47% bl...Continue Reading

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