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Continuous fluorometric measurement of intracellular pH and Ca2+ in perfused salivary gland and pancreas.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8146028     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Intracellular pH (pHi) has been measured in intact, perfused rat mandibular salivary glands loaded with the fluorescent pH indicator BCECF [2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)- carboxyfluorescein]. Glands mounted in the cuvette of a conventional bench-top spectro-fluorometer were perfused for 5 min with the acetoxymethyl ester of BCECF and fluorescence was measured ratiometrically at 6-s intervals. The mean value of pHi in glands perfused with a HCO3(-)-free, N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2- ethanesulphonic acid (HEPES)-buffered solution at 37 degrees C was 7.36 +/- 0.01 (n = 52) which is comparable with values obtained by 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. NMR data confirmed that the BCECF loading period was accompanied by a transient acidification of the cells, but there was no significant change in the content of the major phosphorus metabolites. Changes in pHi in response to NH4Cl pulses and acetylcholine stimulation were comparable with results reported previously for isolated acini. Additional, preliminary experiments show that the method can also be used to monitor intracellular Ca2+ (using fura-2) in perfused salivary glands, and can be adapted for studies of the isolated, perfused pancreas.
Authors:
J T Seo; M C Steward; J B Larcombe-McDouall; L J Cook; R M Case
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pflügers Archiv : European journal of physiology     Volume:  426     ISSN:  0031-6768     ISO Abbreviation:  Pflugers Arch.     Publication Date:  1994 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-05-03     Completed Date:  1994-05-03     Revised Date:  2009-09-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0154720     Medline TA:  Pflugers Arch     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  75-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetylcholine / pharmacology
Amiloride / pharmacology
Ammonium Chloride / pharmacology
Animals
Biological Transport, Active
Calcium / metabolism*
Fluoresceins / pharmacokinetics
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Intracellular Fluid / metabolism
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Male
Pancreas / drug effects,  metabolism*
Perfusion
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Sodium-Hydrogen Antiporter / metabolism
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Submandibular Gland / drug effects,  metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Wellcome Trust
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fluoresceins; 0/Sodium-Hydrogen Antiporter; 12125-02-9/Ammonium Chloride; 2609-46-3/Amiloride; 51-84-3/Acetylcholine; 7440-70-2/Calcium; 85138-49-4/2',7'-bis(carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein

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