Relation of the Extracellular [Bicarbonate]/[Chloride] Ratio to Erythrocyte Sodium Content: A Possible New Control System

1972 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Needle ◽  
W. Shapiro ◽  
V. Viswanathan ◽  
M. Semar

1. Erythrocytes were incubated in buffers with different [bicarbonate]/[chloride] ratios. 2. The erythrocyte sodium content was higher in buffers with higher [bicarbonate]/ [chloride] ratios. 3. The rise in erythrocyte sodium concentration with increase in [bicarbonate]/[chloride] ratio was independent of the effects of ouabain and ouabain plus ethacrynic acid. Primaquine-induced changes in membrane permeability, ATP depletion by starvation and the use of potassium-free buffers did not change the effect. 4. The results may demonstrate a system which either increases the permeability of erythrocytes to sodium or regulates the sodium content of erythrocytes by a carrier system which is independent of ATP.

1994 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 1156-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Shephard ◽  
H. Rahmoune

An isolated preparation of the guinea pig trachea was developed. The trachea was exposed serosally to Krebs-Henseleit solution and mucosally to tidal airflow, designed to mimic conditions in vivo. The preparation establishes stable layers of airway surface liquid (ASL). Typical depth, transepithelial potential differences, and sodium activity are 200 microns, -3 mV, and 125 mM, respectively (approximate sodium concn 170 mM). When exposed to air with a vapor pressure deficit (VPD), evaporation of water occurs from ASL, ASL depth decreases, and the concentration of sodium ions in ASL increases. The water content of air passing over the trachea also increases. This measurement is compared with measurements of the change in volume of ASL, based on depth changes, to yield estimates of net water transport (NWT). Measurements of changes in the sodium content of ASL allow for the calculation of net sodium transport by the trachea. Evaporation rate, changes in the volume of ASL, NWT, and net sodium transport are all influenced by VPD. The results suggest that evaporation from ASL increases its sodium concentration (and osmotic pressure) and increases osmotically driven NWT to replace water lost. Evaporation-induced increases in the sodium concentration appear to be limited by enhanced sodium uptake at high VPD.


1972 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Levin ◽  
F. C. Rector ◽  
D. W. Seldin

1. Erythrocyte sodium concentration and fluxes were measured in patients with acid-base disturbances, hypokalaemia and hyponatraemia. Results were similar to those obtained with normal erythrocytes exposed to artificial in vitro alterations. 2. Erythrocyte sodium content and influx varied directly with extracellular bicarbonate which appeared to influence membrane permeability. 3. Hypokalaemia increased the erythrocyte sodium content by decreasing active transport initially. When a new high erythrocyte steady-state sodium concentration was reached, active transport returned to normal but efflux and influx were increased considerably by the appearance of a large component of exchange diffusion in the hypokalaemic environment. 4. Hyponatraemia induced a decrease in sodium influx secondary to the decreased transmembrane sodium concentration gradient. A decrease in erythrocyte sodium content then ensued. 5. The results are discussed in relation to the assessment of cell membrane function in disease states.


1981 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cumberbatch ◽  
D. B. Morgan

1. We have examined the inter-relationships between erythrocyte sodium content and sodium transport in a group of healthy subjects and in groups of patients with disorders known to change the sodium content of erythrocytes. 2. In the healthy subjects the sodium content of erythrocytes was inversely related to both the permeability of the erythrocyte membrane to sodium (as measured by the unidirectional, ouabain-sensitive, sodium efflux) and the total activity of the sodium pumps (as measured by the rate constant of ouabain-sensitive sodium efflux). There was a correlation between the total activity of the sodium pumps and the membrane permeability to sodium. 3. Changes in the erythrocyte sodium content were due to a decrease in the activity of the sodium pumps (as in hypokalaemia and digoxin treatment), or a decrease in the permeability of the erythrocyte membrane to sodium (as in chronic renal failure) or a reduction of both the membrane permeability and the number of sodium pumps (as in hyperthyroidism or elderly patients). 4. One interpretation of the results in the healthy subjects is that there are two components of sodium influx; one associated with the sodium pumps in what we have called ‘membrane-units’ and the other determined by the ground permeability of the membrane. 5. On the basis of this model we suggest that in the geriatric and hyperthyroid patients there is a reduction in the number of ‘membrane-units’, that in hypokalaemia and during digoxin treatment there is inhibition of the sodium-pump component of the ‘membrane-units’ and that in chronic renal failure there is a decrease in the permeability of the membrane to sodium.


Author(s):  
Hellen S. Santos ◽  
Karine L. Buarque da Silva ◽  
Ariel E. Zanini ◽  
Danilo S. Coelho ◽  
Marcelo Embiruçu ◽  
...  

Background: Brazilian bentonites have a low sodium concentration in their interlayer structure. This is a problem with most of the industrial applications that demand the characteristics of sodium bentonites. Objective: As a solution for this limitation, sodium carbonate is added to in natura clays, promoting ion exchange between other interlayer cations with sodium. Methods: A process was used based on the principle of Stokes’ Law (BR Patent 10 2013 016298). For this, we used four glass columns in series, in which a high water flow was considered to obtain purified clays. It was proposed as a simple, fast and economical method for sodium determination that was developed and applied in bentonites by flame photometry. The equipment calibration was performed with a NaCl standard solution in concentrations between 80 and 110 ppm. The bentonites in the suspension were separated by means of centrifugation, being thus analyzed by a flame photometer. Results: The samples were prepared according to the manufacturer’s specifications to contain detectable amounts of sodium by means of flame photometry. A resulting linear relationship between the average value readings versus sodium standard content solution (both in ppm) was obtained by the logarithmic scale, as expected. Conclusion: The procedure allowed to define a method that could be used in the sodification control process, thus making it possible to differentiate the sodium cation content in terms of the value of cation exchange capacity (CEC) from bentonite. X-ray analysis of in natura and the sodified clays showed nanostructural differences related to interlayer distance.


1984 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ottar Gudmundsson ◽  
Hans Herlitz ◽  
Olof Jonsson ◽  
Thomas Hedner ◽  
Ove Andersson ◽  
...  

1. During 4 weeks 37 normotensive 50-year-old men identified by screening in a random population sample were given 12 g of NaCl daily, in addition to their usual dietary sodium intake. Blood pressure, heart rate, weight, urinary excretion of sodium, potassium and catecholamines, plasma aldosterone and noradrenaline and intra-erythrocyte sodium content were determined on normal and increased salt intake. The subjects were divided into those with a positive family history of hypertension (n = 11) and those without such a history (n = 26). 2. Systolic blood pressure and weight increased significantly irrespective of a positive family history of hypertension. 3. On normal salt intake intra-erythrocyte sodium content was significantly higher in those with a positive family history of hypertension. During high salt intake intra-erythrocyte sodium content decreased significantly in that group and the difference between the hereditary subgroups was no longer significant. 4. In the whole group urinary excretion of noradrenaline, adrenaline and dopamine increased whereas plasma aldosterone decreased during the increased salt intake. 5. Thus, in contrast to some earlier studies performed in young subjects, our results indicate that moderately increased sodium intake acts as a pressor agent in normotensive middle-aged men whether there was a positive family history of hypertension or not. We confirm that men with positive family history of hypertension have an increased intra-erythrocyte sodium content, and that an increase in salt intake seems to increase overall sympathetic activity.


2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henryk Tomaszewski ◽  
Karin Eufinger ◽  
Hilde Poelman ◽  
Dirk Poelman ◽  
Roger De Gryse ◽  
...  

The effect of sodium content of the glass support on the crystallinity of sputteredTiO2films and photocatalytic breakdown of ethanol has been studied. It was found that the activity of the as-deposited (amorphous) films does not depend on the type of support used. The chemical composition of the glass support does influence the activity of annealed films. When using soda-lime glass support sodium diffuses into the film upon annealing, suppressing anatase crystallization and decreasing its photocatalytic activity. To decrease the influence of sodium, soda-lime glass coated with an e-beam evaporatedSiO2barrier layer was used with good result. A reduced sodium concentration in the film leads to well crystallized anatase after annealing. An increased photocatalytic activity was observed for these films.


Author(s):  
M. V. Strizhkova ◽  
O. I. Sebezhko ◽  
T. V. Konovalova ◽  
K. N. Narozhnykh ◽  
V. A. Andreeva ◽  
...  

The study of the biological role of chemical elements in farm animals is one of the issues that scientists continue to investigate. A comprehensive study of the gene pool and phenofund of breeds and species of farm animals is being carried out in Siberia. An important issue is the search for vital markers of macronutrient accumulation, including sodium in organs and tissues of animals. The article presents data on the content of sodium in the blood serum of offspring obtained from bulls-producers of the Holstein breed. The experiment was carried out at OAO Vaganovo, Kemerovo region. The sodium concentration was determined by the atomic emission method on an ICP AES IRIS spectrometer at the V. S. Sobolev Analytical Center for Collective Use of the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS. In the area of Holstein cattle breeding, there is no excess of LOC for heavy metals in soil, water, feed, organs and tissues of animals. The influence of the genotype of the fathers of the Holstein breed on the sodium content in the blood serum of sons was established. The sodium concentration in Fabio’s offspring was 1.9 times higher (240.4 mg/ l) than in Brio’s sons (P ˂ 0.001). By the level of sodium in the serum of offspring, bulls-producers were arranged in the following order: Brio ˂ Bonaire ˂ Malstrom ˂ Fabio in a proportion of 1: 1.3: 1.5: 1.9. The phenotypic variability of this element between the offspring of different producers differed by 3 times or more. Interbreed differentiation, the influence of the genotype of producers, differences between lines and families sign the hereditary determination of resistance and susceptibility to the accumulation of macro- and microelements in organs and tissues of animals.


1965 ◽  
Vol 209 (5) ◽  
pp. 955-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Garrahan ◽  
M. F. Villamil ◽  
J. A. Zadunaisky

Pieces of dog carotid artery were studied with respect to water and sodium content. Total sodium content averaged 113 ± 1.2 mm/kg fresh tissue; total water 73.6 ± 0.3% and inulin space 36.2 ± 0.5% of tissue wet wt. A total of 94.8 ± 1.3% of sodium exchanged within 6–12 min with Na22, and 97.4 ± 0.7% of the stable sodium was extracted in sodium-free solution (choline replacement). The curve of efflux of Na22 at 37 C could be decomposed into three simple exponentials with half-times of 42.5 ± 2.3 sec ( phase 1), 5.0 ± 0.3 min ( phase 2), and 71.0 ± 7.3 min ( phase 3). Exchange of sodium of phase 1 (extracellular) fitted well with a theoretical diffusion curve, showed low temperature coefficient and no potassium dependency, and was not influenced by ouabain. Exchange of sodium of phase 2 (cellular) showed high temperature coefficient and potassium dependency and was sensitive to ouabain. Calculations based on the compartmental analysis indicate a too-great intracellular sodium concentration. Binding of sodium to polyanions in the extracellular space is suggested as a possible explanation of the results.


2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 601-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin C. Miller ◽  
Gary W. Mack ◽  
Kenneth L. Knight

Abstract Context: Small volumes of pickle juice (PJ) relieve muscle cramps within 85 seconds of ingestion without significantly affecting plasma variables. This effect may be neurologic rather than metabolic. Understanding PJ's gastric emptying would help to strengthen this theory. Objective: To compare gastric emptying and plasma variables after PJ and deionized water (DIW) ingestion. Design: Crossover study. Setting: Laboratory. Patients or Other Participants: Ten men (age  =  25.4 ± 0.7 years, height  =  177.1 ± 1.6 cm, mass  =  78.1 ± 3.6 kg). Intervention(s): Rested, euhydrated, and eunatremic participants ingested 7 mL·kg−1 body mass of PJ or DIW on separate days. Main Outcome Measure(s): Gastric volume was measured at 0, 5, 10, 20, and 30 minutes postingestion (using the phenol red dilution technique). Percentage changes in plasma volume and plasma sodium concentration were measured preingestion (−45 minutes) and at 5, 10, 20, and 30 minutes postingestion. Results: Initial gastric volume was 624.5 ± 27.4 mL for PJ and 659.5 ± 43.8 mL for DIW (P > .05). Both fluids began to empty within the first 5 minutes (volume emptied: PJ  =  219.2 ± 39.1 mL, DIW  =  305.0 ± 40.5 mL, P < .05). Participants who ingested PJ did not empty further after the first 5 minutes (P > .05), whereas in those who ingested DIW, gastric volume decreased to 111.6 ± 39.9 mL by 30 minutes (P < .05). The DIW group emptied faster than the PJ group between 20 and 30 minutes postingestion (P < .05). Within 5 minutes of PJ ingestion, plasma volume decreased 4.8% ± 1.6%, whereas plasma sodium concentration increased 1.6 ± 0.5 mmol·L−1 (P < .05). Similar changes occurred after DIW ingestion. Calculated plasma sodium content was unchanged for both fluids (P > .05). Conclusions: The initial decrease in gastric volume with both fluids is likely attributable to gastric distension. Failure of the PJ group to empty afterward is likely due to PJ's osmolality and acidity. Cardiovascular reflexes resulting from gastric distension are likely responsible for the plasma volume shift and rise in plasma sodium concentration despite nonsignificant changes in plasma sodium content. These data support our theory that PJ does not relieve cramps via a metabolic mechanism.


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