High potassium intake enhances the inhibitory effect of 11,12-EET on ENaC

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Oct;21(10):1667-77. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2009111110. Epub 2010 Jul 1.

Abstract

High dietary potassium stimulates the renal expression of cytochrome P450 (CYP) epoxygenase 2C23, which metabolizes arachidonic acid (AA). Because the AA metabolite 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (11,12-EET) can inhibit the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in the cortical collecting duct, we tested whether dietary potassium modulates ENaC function. High dietary potassium increased 11,12-EET in the isolated cortical collecting duct, an effect mimicked by inhibiting the angiotensin II type I receptor with valsartan. In patch-clamp experiments, a high potassium intake or treatment with valsartan enhanced AA-induced inhibition of ENaC, an effect mediated by a CYP-epoxygenase-dependent pathway. Moreover, high dietary potassium and valsartan each augmented the inhibitory effect of 11,12-EET on ENaC. Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry showed that the rate of EET conversion to dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (DHET) was lower in renal tissue obtained from rats on a high-potassium diet than from those on a control diet, but this was not a result of altered expression of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). Instead, suppression of sEH activity seemed to be responsible for the 11,12-EET-mediated enhanced inhibition of ENaC in animals on a high-potassium diet. Patch-clamp experiments demonstrated that 11,12-DHET was a weak inhibitor of ENaC compared with 11,12-EET, whereas 8,9- and 14,15-DHET were not. Furthermore, inhibition of sEH enhanced the 11,12-EET-induced inhibition of ENaC similar to high dietary potassium. In conclusion, high dietary potassium enhances the inhibitory effect of AA and 11,12-EET on ENaC by increasing CYP epoxygenase activity and decreasing sEH activity, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Arachidonic Acid / metabolism*
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2J2
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / metabolism*
  • Epithelial Sodium Channels / metabolism*
  • Epoxide Hydrolases / metabolism
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Kidney Tubules, Collecting / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Potassium / administration & dosage*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / metabolism

Substances

  • Epithelial Sodium Channels
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
  • Arachidonic Acid
  • 11,12-epoxy-5,8,14-eicosatrienoic acid
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2J2
  • Epoxide Hydrolases
  • 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid
  • Potassium