scholarly journals Metabolism and gastric acid secretion. Substrate-dependency of aminopyrine accumulation in isolated rat parietal cells

1985 ◽  
Vol 227 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
G P Shaw ◽  
N G Anderson ◽  
P J Hanson

The substrate-dependency of gastric acid secretion was investigated in isolated rat parietal cells by using the accumulation of the weak base aminopyrine as an index of acid secretion. Exogenous substrates enhanced accumulation of aminopyrine in rat parietal cells stimulated by secretagogues, and this effect was probably directly related to the provision of energy for acid secretion. At physiological concentrations, certain of the substrates (glucose, oleate, lactate, D-3-hydroxybutyrate, L-isoleucine, L-valine and acetoacetate) could support acid secretion, with glucose being the most effective. L-Leucine and acetate were only effective stimulators of parietal-cell aminopyrine accumulation at high concentrations (5mM). L-Glutamine was unable to stimulate aminopyrine accumulation even at high concentrations, and glutaminase activity in parietal cells was estimated to be low by comparison with small-intestinal epithelial cells. Variation in the concentrations of D-3-hydroxybutyrate and L-isoleucine, but not of glucose, within the physiological range affected their ability to support aminopyrine accumulation. The presence of 5 mM-L-isoleucine, 5 mM-lactate and combinations of certain substrates at physiological concentrations produced aminopyrine accumulation in stimulated parietal cells that was greater than that obtained in cells incubated with 5 mM-glucose alone. In conclusion, fulfillment of the metabolic requirements of the acid-secreting parietal cell under physiological circumstances requires a combination of substrates, and integration of the results with previous data [Anderson & Hanson (1983) Biochem. J. 210, 451-455; 212, 875-879] suggests that after overnight starvation in vivo metabolism of glucose, D-3-hydroxybutyrate and L-isoleucine may be of particular importance.

2005 ◽  
Vol 169 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Tamura ◽  
Shojiro Kikuchi ◽  
Masaki Hata ◽  
Tatsuya Katsuno ◽  
Takeshi Matsui ◽  
...  

Loss of gastric acid secretion is pathologically known as achlorhydria. Acid-secreting parietal cells are characterized by abundant expression of ezrin (Vil2), one of ezrin/radixin/moesin proteins, which generally cross-link actin filaments with plasma membrane proteins. Here, we show the direct in vivo involvement of ezrin in gastric acid secretion. Ezrin knockout (Vil2−/−) mice did not survive >1.5 wk after birth, making difficult to examine gastric acid secretion. We then generated ezrin knockdown (Vil2kd/kd) mice by introducing a neomycin resistance cassette between exons 2 and 3. Vil2kd/kd mice born at the expected Mendelian ratio exhibited growth retardation and a high mortality. Approximately 7% of Vil2kd/kd mice survived to adulthood. Ezrin protein levels in Vil2kd/kd stomachs decreased to <5% of the wild-type levels without compensatory up-regulation of radixin or moesin. Adult Vil2kd/kd mice suffered from severe achlorhydria. Immunofluorescence and electron microscopy revealed that this achlorhydria was caused by defects in the formation/expansion of canalicular apical membranes in gastric parietal cells.


1961 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. Sedar ◽  
M. H. F. Friedman

The fine structure of the parietal (oxyntic) cell in the gastric glands (corpus of the stomach) of the dog was examined under conditions of active gastric acid secretion and compared with cellular structure in the non-acid-secretory (basal) state. Animals, in both acute and chronic experiments, were equipped with gastric fistulae so that gastric juice could be collected for analysis of total acidity, free acidity, volume, and pH prior to biopsy of the gastric mucosa. The specimens of mucosa were fixed in buffered OsO4 and embedded in n-butyl methacrylate and the thin sections were stained with lead hydroxide before examination in the electron microscope. A majority of parietal cells showed an alteration of fine structure during stimulation of gastric acid secretion by a number of different techniques (electrical vagal stimulation, histamine administration, or insulin injection). The changes in fine structure affected mainly the smooth surfaced vesicular elements and the intracellular canaliculi in the cytoplasm of the cell. The mitochondria also appeared to be involved to some extent. During acid secretion a greater concentration of smooth surface profiles is found adjacent to the walls of the intracellular canaliculi; other parietal cells exhibited a marked decrease in number of smooth surfaced elements. Intracellular canaliculi, always present in non-acid-secreting oxyntic cells, develop more extensively in cells of acid-secreting gastric glands. The surface area of these canaliculi is greatly increased by the elaboration of a large number of closely approximated and elongated microvilli. Still other parietal cells apparently in a different stage of the secretory cycle exhibit non-patent canaliculi lacking prominence; such cells have very few smooth surfaced vesicular elements. These morphological findings correlated with the acid-secretory state of the stomach provide evidence that the parietal cell participates in the process of acid secretion.


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renu N. Jain ◽  
Cynthia S. Brunkan ◽  
Catherine S. Chew ◽  
Linda C. Samuelson

Previous studies demonstrated that mice with a null mutation in the gene encoding the hormone gastrin have impaired gastric acid secretion. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the acid-secreting parietal cell in gastrin-deficient (GAS-KO) mice. Analysis of several transcripts encoding parietal cell proteins involved in gastric acid secretion showed reduced abundance in the GAS-KO stomach, including H+,K+-ATPase α- and β-subunits, KCNQ1 potassium channel, aquaporin-4 water channel, and creatine kinase B, which were reversed by gastrin infusion for 1 wk. Although mRNA and protein levels of LIM and SH3 domain-containing protein-1 (LASP-1) were not greatly changed in the mutant, there was a marked reduction in phosphorylation, consistent with its proposed role as a cAMP signal adaptor protein associated with acid secretion. A more comprehensive analysis of parietal cell gene expression in GAS-KO mice was performed using the Affymetrix U74AV2 chip with RNA from parietal cells purified by flow cytometry to >90%. Comparison of gene expression in GAS-KO and wild-type mice identified 47 transcripts that differed by greater than or equal to twofold, suggesting that gastrin affects parietal cell gene expression in a specific manner. The differentially expressed genes included several genes in signaling pathways, with a substantial number (20%) known to be target genes for Wnt and Myc.


2013 ◽  
Vol 304 (2) ◽  
pp. G157-G166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhung Nguyen ◽  
Noga Kozer-Gorevich ◽  
Briony L. Gliddon ◽  
Adam J. Smolka ◽  
Andrew H. Clayton ◽  
...  

Gastric acid secretion by the H+-K+-ATPase at the apical surface of activated parietal cells requires luminal K+ provided by the KCNQ1/KCNE2 K+ channel. However, little is known about the trafficking and relative spatial distribution of KCNQ1 and H+-K+-ATPase in resting and activated parietal cells and the capacity of KCNQ1 to control acid secretion. Here we show that inhibition of KCNQ1 activity quickly curtails gastric acid secretion in vivo, even when the H+-K+-ATPase is permanently anchored in the apical membrane, demonstrating a key role of the K+ channel in controlling acid secretion. Three-dimensional imaging analysis of isolated mouse gastric units revealed that the majority of KCNQ1 resides in an intracytoplasmic, Rab11-positive compartment in resting parietal cells, distinct from H+-K+-ATPase-enriched tubulovesicles. Upon activation, there was a significant redistribution of H+-K+-ATPase and KCNQ1 from intracytoplasmic compartments to the apical secretory canaliculi. Significantly, high Förster resonance energy transfer was detected between H+-K+-ATPase and KCNQ1 in activated, but not resting, parietal cells. These findings demonstrate that H+-K+-ATPase and KCNQ1 reside in independent intracytoplasmic membrane compartments, or membrane domains, and upon activation of parietal cells, both membrane proteins are transported, possibly via Rab11-positive recycling endosomes, to apical membranes, where the two molecules are closely physically opposed. In addition, these studies indicate that acid secretion is regulated by independent trafficking of KCNQ1 and H+-K+-ATPase.


2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 573-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy C. Engevik ◽  
Izumi Kaji ◽  
James R. Goldenring

Parietal cells are responsible for gastric acid secretion, which aids in the digestion of food, absorption of minerals, and control of harmful bacteria. However, a fine balance of activators and inhibitors of parietal cell-mediated acid secretion is required to ensure proper digestion of food, while preventing damage to the gastric and duodenal mucosa. As a result, parietal cell secretion is highly regulated through numerous mechanisms including the vagus nerve, gastrin, histamine, ghrelin, somatostatin, glucagon-like peptide 1, and other agonists and antagonists. The tight regulation of parietal cells ensures the proper secretion of HCl. The H+-K+-ATPase enzyme expressed in parietal cells regulates the exchange of cytoplasmic H+ for extracellular K+. The H+ secreted into the gastric lumen by the H+-K+-ATPase combines with luminal Cl− to form gastric acid, HCl. Inhibition of the H+-K+-ATPase is the most efficacious method of preventing harmful gastric acid secretion. Proton pump inhibitors and potassium competitive acid blockers are widely used therapeutically to inhibit acid secretion. Stimulated delivery of the H+-K+-ATPase to the parietal cell apical surface requires the fusion of intracellular tubulovesicles with the overlying secretory canaliculus, a process that represents the most prominent example of apical membrane recycling. In addition to their unique ability to secrete gastric acid, parietal cells also play an important role in gastric mucosal homeostasis through the secretion of multiple growth factor molecules. The gastric parietal cell therefore plays multiple roles in gastric secretion and protection as well as coordination of physiological repair.


1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (3) ◽  
pp. G470-G476 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. V. Ohning ◽  
H. C. Wong ◽  
K. C. Lloyd ◽  
J. H. Walsh

The role of endogenous gastrin in oxyntic mucosal proliferation during feeding in the rat was studied by immunoneutralization with a gastrin-specific monoclonal antibody (MAb) (CURE 051091.5). The immunochemical characteristics of this antibody were characterized by competitive radioimmunoassay, and the in vivo immunoneutralizing properties were validated by measuring effects on gastric acid and pancreatic secretion. Oxyntic mucosal proliferation in response to feeding was measured in adult male rats after a 48-h fast using bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) immunohistochemistry. Gastrin-specific MAb inhibited gastrin-17- but not pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion and had no effect on cholecystokinin (CCK)-stimulated pancreatic secretion. In contrast, a MAb specific for the common COOH-terminal pentapeptide of gastrin and CCK inhibited gastrin-17- and pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion and CCK-stimulated pancreatic secretion. Pretreatment with gastrin-specific MAb 8 h before refeeding significantly reduced by 61% the number of BrdU-labeled cells in the oxyntic mucosal proliferative zone compared with control MAb-treated rats. These results demonstrate the importance of endogenous gastrin in the proliferative response of the oxyntic mucosa to feeding in the rat.


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