Shen Hai-yan, Li Tao-ping
Department of Respiratory Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2006 Apr;26(4):476-8.
To observe the sodium current of acutely isolated alveolar type II cells and its regulation.
After isolation the AT II cells, the whole cell sodium current were recorded in 5 hours with patch-clamp in whole-cell mode, and the effect of amiloride and terbutaline on the current was investigated.
The amiloride-sensitive current of AT II cells were recorded, which could be obviously stimulated by terbutaline.
Acutely isolated AT II cells can be valuable for studying electrophysiological characteristics of sodium channels even under pathological conditions.