Transfer of ascorbic acid across the vascular endothelium: mechanism and self-regulation
AUTOR(ES)
May, James M.
FONTE
American Physiological Society
RESUMO
To determine how ascorbic acid moves from the bloodstream into tissues, we assessed transfer of the vitamin across the barrier generated by EA.hy926 endothelial cells when these were cultured on semipermeable filter supports. Ascorbate transfer from the luminal to the abluminal compartment was time dependent, inhibited by anion channel blockers and by activation of protein kinase A, but was increased by thrombin. Ascorbate transfer occurred by a paracellular route, since it did not correlate with intracellular ascorbate contents and was not rectified or saturable. Nonetheless, intracellular ascorbate inhibited the transfer of both ascorbate and radiolabeled inulin across the endothelial barrier. The increase in barrier function due to ascorbate was dependent on its intracellular concentration, significant by 15 min of incubation, prevented by the cytoskeletal inhibitor colchicine, associated with F-actin stress fiber formation, and not due to collagen deposition. These results show that ascorbate traverses the endothelial barrier by a paracellular route that is regulated by cell metabolism, ion channels, and ascorbate itself. Since the latter effect occurred over the physiological range of ascorbate plasma concentrations, it could reflect a role for the vitamin in control of endothelial barrier function in vivo.
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