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Evidence for Na+/H+ exchange and pH sensitive membrane voltage in cultured bovine corneal epithelial cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2841075     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Two methods were used to investigate cellular ion transport processes in confluent monolayers of cultured bovine corneal epithelial cells: measurements of membrane voltage (V) using conventional microelectrodes, and intracellular pH (pHi) measurements using the pH sensitive absorbance of intracellularly trapped 5 (and 6)-carboxy-4', 5'dimethyl-fluorescein. (1) V averaged -39.2 +/- 0.9 mV (mean +/- SEM, n = 71) with a range of -30 to -59 mV. Increasing extracellular potassium depolarized the cell membrane with a K+-slope of 43.3 mV/decade [K+] (for [K+] between 20 and 80 mM). Intracellular as well as extracellular acidification reversibly depolarized the cell membrane. Depolarization induced by 40 mM K+-pulses was smaller at extracellular pH (pHo) of 6.9 as compared to pHo = 7.9. These findings are compatible with a pH-sensitive K+ conductance. (2) During steady state pHi was 6.96 +/- 0.05 (mean +/- SEM, n = 7). After intracellular acidification, induced by NH4Cl-prepulse technique, pHi was regulated back towards normal steady state pHi. Application of 1 mM amiloride reversibly inhibited pHi recovery. Furthermore, pHi backregulation was inhibited by removing sodium from the extracellular solution. The effect was reversible after readdition of sodium. These findings suggest that a Na+/H+ exchange is present in corneal epithelial cells and participates in pHi backregulation after an intracellular acid load.
Authors:
C Korbmacher; H Helbig; C Förster; M Wiederholt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current eye research     Volume:  7     ISSN:  0271-3683     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Eye Res.     Publication Date:  1988 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-09-13     Completed Date:  1988-09-13     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8104312     Medline TA:  Curr Eye Res     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  619-26     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut für Klinische Physiologie, Freie Universität Berlin, FRG.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acids / pharmacology
Animals
Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
Cattle
Cells, Cultured
Cornea / cytology,  metabolism*,  physiology
Electrophysiology
Epithelial Cells
Epithelium / metabolism,  physiology
Homeostasis
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Sodium-Hydrogen Antiporter
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acids; 0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Sodium-Hydrogen Antiporter

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