PMID- 18660503 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081110 LR - 20211203 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 283 IP - 39 DP - 2008 Sep 26 TI - Nerve growth factor inhibits Na+/H+ exchange and formula absorption through parallel phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-mTOR and ERK pathways in thick ascending limb. PG - 26602-11 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M803019200 [doi] AB - In the medullary thick ascending limb, inhibiting the basolateral NHE1 Na(+)/H(+) exchanger with nerve growth factor (NGF) induces actin cytoskeleton remodeling that secondarily inhibits apical NHE3 and transepithelial HCO(3)(-) absorption. The inhibition by NGF is mediated 50% through activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). Here we examined the signaling pathway responsible for the remainder of the NGF-induced inhibition. Inhibition of HCO(3)(-) absorption was reduced 45% by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors wortmannin or LY294002 and 50% by rapamycin, a specific inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a downstream effector of PI3K. The combination of a PI3K inhibitor plus rapamycin did not cause a further reduction in the inhibition by NGF. In contrast, the combination of a PI3K inhibitor plus the MEK/ERK inhibitor U0126 completely eliminated inhibition by NGF. Rapamycin decreased NGF-induced inhibition of basolateral NHE1 by 45%. NGF induced a 2-fold increase in phosphorylation of Akt, a PI3K target linked to mTOR activation, and a 2.2-fold increase in the activity of p70 S6 kinase, a downstream effector of mTOR. p70 S6 kinase activation was blocked by wortmannin and rapamycin, consistent with PI3K, mTOR, and p70 S6 kinase in a linear pathway. Rapamycin-sensitive inhibition of NHE1 by NGF was associated with an increased level of phosphorylated mTOR in the basolateral membrane domain. These findings indicate that NGF inhibits HCO(3)(-) absorption in the medullary thick ascending limb through the parallel activation of PI3K-mTOR and ERK signaling pathways, which converge to inhibit NHE1. The results identify a role for mTOR in the regulation of Na(+)/H(+) exchange activity and implicate NHE1 as a possible downstream effector contributing to mTOR's effects on cell growth, proliferation, survival, and tumorigenesis. FAU - Good, David W AU - Good DW AD - Departments of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA. dgood@utmb.edu FAU - George, Thampi AU - George T FAU - Watts, Bruns A 3rd AU - Watts BA 3rd LA - eng GR - R01-DK-038217/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20080725 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Bicarbonates) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Slc9a1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Slc9a3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1) RN - 0 (Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 3) RN - 0 (Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers) RN - 9061-61-4 (Nerve Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) SB - IM MH - Absorption/drug effects MH - Animals MH - Bicarbonates/*metabolism MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/*drug effects MH - Male MH - Nerve Growth Factor/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1 MH - Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 3 MH - Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases PMC - PMC2546562 EDAT- 2008/07/29 09:00 MHDA- 2008/11/11 09:00 PMCR- 2009/09/26 CRDT- 2008/07/29 09:00 PHST- 2008/07/29 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/11/11 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/07/29 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/09/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)52404-6 [pii] AID - 26602 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M803019200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2008 Sep 26;283(39):26602-11. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M803019200. Epub 2008 Jul 25.