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GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 131, 期 3, 页码 911-920出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.07.003
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK24031, R01 DK024031, P30 DK084567] Funding Source: Medline
Background & Aims: Cholangiocytes have primary cilia extending from the apical plasma membrane into the ductal lumen. While the physiologic significance of cholangiocyte cilia is unknown, studies in renal epithelia suggest that primary cilia possess sensory functions. Here, we tested the hypothesis that cholangiocyte cilia are sensory organelles that detect and transmit luminal bile flow stimuli into intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+ ](i)) and adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) signaling. Methods: Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and immunofluorescent confocal microscopy of rat isolated intrahepatic bile duct units (IBDUs) were used to detect and characterize cholangiocyte cilia. The fluid flow-induced changes in Ca2+ and cAMP levels in cholangiocytes of microperfused IBDUs were detected by epifluorescence microscopy and a fluorescence assay, respectively. Results: In microperfused IBDUs, luminal fluid flow induced an increase in [Ca2+](i) and caused suppression of the forskolin-stimulated cAMP increase. The fluid flow-induced changes in [Ca2+](i) and cAMP levels were significantly reduced or abolished when cilia were removed by chloral hydrate or when ciliary-associated proteins polycystin-1 (a mechanoreceptor), polycystin-2 (a Ca2+ channel), and the Ca2+-inhibitable adenylyl cyclase isoform 6 were individually down-regulated by small interfering RNAs. Conclusions: Cholangiocyte cilia are sensory organelles containing polycystin-1, polycystin-2, and adenylyl cyclase isoform 6 through which luminal fluid flow affects both [Ca2+](i) and cAMP signaling in the cell. The data suggest a new model for regulation of ductal bile secretion involving cholangiocyte cilia.
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