Drug modification of chloride transport in the choroid plexus- cerebrospinal fluid system of the rat

Deng Quan-Sheng, Chak Tan
2012
The mechanisms of anion and cation transport in the choroid plexus-cerebrospinal fluid (CP-CSF) system are a part of the blood-brain barrier system which provides a homeostatical1y regulated environment for the brain. The characteristics of C1 transport in the CP-CSF system have been investigated both in vivo and in vitro. The following hypotheses have been tested in these studies: 1) that the primary carrier mechanism for C1 transport in the CP is the C1-HC03 antiport system which exists at
more » ... h poles of the epithelial cell; and 2) that Cl transport plays an important role in the CSF secretory process. The disulfonic stilbene (DIDS), a specific inhibitor of C1-HC03 exchange, was used to study the location and the mechanism of C1 transport. Sprague-Dawley rats were used in all studies. Animals were nephrectomized under ether anesthesia and ketamine (80 mg/kg) was administered prior to placement of the animal in the stereotaxic instrument. Drugs were injected into the left lateral ventricle, and 36(:1 and 22Na (100 microcuries/kg) were administered intraperitoneally (IP.) 30 min after drug treatment. The ventriculocisternal perfusion technique was used to measure the rate of formation of CSF during the control and drug treatment (DIDS and PGE2) periods. The quantity of 36Cl and 22Na in CSF, medulla and CPs was expressed as the percent of the tissue volume that would be occupied by the radioactivity if it existed at the same concentration as in the plasma water, i.e., Vd = 100 x (dpm/g tissue I dpm/g plasma H 2 0). Tissue electrolytes were extracted into a 0.02 N HN03-0.015 N Li solution and Na and K were measured by flame photometry . The results suggest that: 1) the CI-HC0 3 transport systems exist on both sides of the epithelial membrane of the CP; 2) DIDS inhibits CI and N a transport in the CP-CSF system; 3) as a result of inhibition of both CI and Na transport by DIDS, the rate of fonnation of CSF is decreased; and 4) PGE2 stimulates the entry of CI into both CP and CSF which may account for its effect to increase the rate of formation of CSF. These observations support the hypothesis that CI transport may be one of the driving forces of CSF formation.
doi:10.26053/0h-8bb5-6ag0 fatcat:v4x5j7fjlradbbkb57ojinvfo4