In vitro primate gastric mucosa: electrical characteristics

1980 ◽  
Vol 239 (2) ◽  
pp. G77-G82 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Tripathi ◽  
P. K. Rangachari
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Passive Permeability ◽  
Significant Edge ◽  
Sodium Dependent ◽  
Edge Damage ◽  
Net Fluxes ◽  
High Conductance

Ion transport by the resting, isolated, rhesus gastric mucosa was assessed under conditions of minimal diffusion limitation to oxygen by 1) the substitution of Na+ and Cl- of the bathing solutions with less permeant ions, 2) the drugs amiloride and ouabain, and 3) estimation of net fluxes of 22Na by methods designed to circumvent the problem of poorly matched tissues. The mucosae developed potential differences of 51.3 +/ 3.5 mV, serosal side positive and had conductances of 5.56 +/- 0.30 mS x cm-2. The permeabilities of the tissues to D-mannitol were between 7.80 x 10(-7) and 3.15 x 10(-7) cm x s-1. The relatively high conductance of this epithelium in the absence of significant edge damage and a low (32%) paracellular conductance stems mainly from a passive permeability to Cl-; active absorption of Na+ and active secretion of Cl- contribute equally to the short-circuit current. The mucosal entry step for Na+ is amiloride sensitive, whereas the serosal exit step can be inhibited by ouabain. The entry step for Cl- at the serosal membrane is possibly sodium dependent.

Role of nutrient HCO3(-) in protection of amphibian gastric mucosa

1980 ◽  
Vol 239 (6) ◽  
pp. G536-G542
Author(s):  
R. Schiessel ◽  
A. Merhav ◽  
J. B. Matthews ◽  
L. A. Fleischer ◽  
A. Barzilai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Slow Decline ◽  
Alkaline Tide ◽  
Artificial Gastric Juice ◽  
Rapid Drop

In in vitro bullfrog fundic mucosa inhibited with 10(-3) M metiamide and exposed to a luminal pH of 2 a progressive slow decline in potential difference (PD) and short-circuit current (Isc) and a rise in resistance (R) were observed when the nutrient solution (N) contained 18 mM HCO3(-), but these changes were restored by an N containing 50 mM HCO3(-). Substitution of PO4(3-) or N-tris(hydroxymethyl)-methyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid for NHO3(-) in N caused a rapid drop in PD and Isc in inhibited tissues, changes that could be prevented by 10(-4) M histamine. Ulceration occurred more frequently in metiamide-inhibited gastric sacs exposed to artificial gastric juice with an N of 18 mMHCO3(-) than with 50 mM HCO3(-), but histamine prevented ulceration in the 18 mM HCO3(-) solution. JnetCl approximated Isc under most experimental conditions in inhibited mucosa and was reduced dramatically as were both Jn leads to sCl and Js leads to nCl when HCO3(-) was removed from N. In histamine-stimulated tissues, removal of nutrient HCO3(-) did not influence Cl- transport. Our results are consistent with the proposal that HCO3(-) in N supports normal Cl- flux and that the alkaline tide of actively secreting oxyntic cells can do the same in the absence of ambient HCO3(-).

Effects of ammonium ion and ammonia on function and morphology of in vitro frog gastric mucosa

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (2) ◽  
pp. G277-G288 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yanaka ◽  
H. Muto ◽  
S. Ito ◽  
W. Silen
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Rana Catesbeiana ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Ammonium Ion ◽  
Gastric Epithelial Cells ◽  
Sudden Drop ◽  
Oxynticopeptic Cells

The effects of ammonium ion (NH+4) and ammonia (NH3) on function and morphology of gastric epithelial cells were studied in intact sheets of in vitro frog (Rana catesbeiana) gastric mucosa. Luminal 115 mM NH4Cl at luminal pH 8.0 (calculated [NH3] 2.7 mM), but not at 5.0 (calculated [NH3] 3 microM) induced 1) an increase in intracellular pH (pHi) in oxynticopeptic cells (OPC) and decreases in transmucosal potential difference (PD) and electrical resistance (R) in resting tissues, 2) a decrease in histamine-stimulated H+ secretion and an increase in H+ backdiffusion after removal of luminal NH4Cl, and 3) augmented acidification of OPC during luminal acidification. Serosal 30 mM NH4Cl at serosal pH 7.2 (calculated [NH3] 0.47 mM) induced 1) an increase in pHi in OPC and inhibition of the alkalinization of OPC after removal of ambient Cl-, 2) a decrease in PD associated with the increase in R and decrease in short-circuit current, effects attenuated by serosal 15 mM K+, accentuated by 0.2 mM Ba2+, and abolished by removal of ambient Cl-, 3) a sudden drop of PD in resting, but not in stimulated tissues, effects prevented by high serosal pH (7.8), serosal HCO3-, or removal of luminal Cl-, 4) a decrease in histamine-stimulated H+ secretion and an increase in H+ backdiffusion after removal of NH4Cl, and 5) augmented acidification of OPC during luminal acidification. These results suggest that 1) luminal NH3, but not NH+4, increases backdiffusion of H+ from the lumen to the mucosa, 2) serosal NH3 and/or NH+4 induces depolarization of OPC and decreases electrogenic Cl- transport, thereby attenuating the activity of the basolateral Cl(-)-HCO3- exchanger in OPC, and 3) both of these effects contribute to the augmented acidification of OPC during exposure to high luminal [H+].

Failure of 16,16-dimethyl PGE2 to prevent inhibitory effect of ethanol on sodium transport in canine gastric mucosa

1985 ◽  
Vol 248 (3) ◽  
pp. G299-G306
Author(s):  
T. A. Miller ◽  
J. M. Henagan ◽  
Y. J. Kuo ◽  
L. L. Shanbour
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Sodium Transport ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Gastric Epithelium ◽  
Bathing Solution ◽  
Inhibitory Effects ◽  
Stimulation Of

By use of an in vitro canine gastric mucosal preparation, we evaluated the effects of ethanol (2, 4, 6, and 8%, vol/vol) and indomethacin (2.2 X 10(-4)M), with and without 16,16-dimethyl PGE2 pretreatment, on net sodium transport (JNanet) (mucosal to serosal) across gastric epithelium. Although administration of 2 or 4% ethanol to the mucosal bathing solution had no appreciable inhibitory effects on sodium transport, 6 and 8% ethanol and indomethacin significantly inhibited JNanet when compared with untreated control mucosa. This effect was accompanied by inhibition of transmucosal potential difference (PD) and short-circuit current (Isc). In other mucosae exposed to dimethyl PGE2 (8 X 10(-6) M) in the serosal bathing solution, significant increases in JNanet, PD, and Isc were noted when compared with control mucosa. Addition of 6 or 8% ethanol to the mucosal solution of dimethyl PGE2-pretreated tissue resulted in significant decreases in PD, Isc, and JNanet below control values that were not significantly different from mucosa exposed to 6 and 8% ethanol without PG pretreatment. When indomethacin was added to the mucosal solution following dimethyl PGE2 pretreatment, only slight decreases in PD and Isc below control levels were observed, and the inhibitory effects on JNanet induced by indomethacin without such treatment were abolished. These findings suggest that stimulation of JNanet by prostaglandin may play a role in its ability to prevent indomethacin damage to gastric epithelium but does not appear to be of importance in mediating protection against ethanol damage.

Action of 2-deoxy-D-glucose on frog gastric mucosa

1965 ◽  
Vol 209 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Sachs ◽  
R. Shoemaker ◽  
B. I. Hirschowitz
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Acid Secretion ◽  
Glucose Uptake ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Potential Difference ◽  
Atp Levels

2-Deoxyglucose (2-DG) has been found to inhibit chloride and acid secretion by the in vitro frog mucosa, with a fall in short-circuit current and potential difference and a rise in resistance. The ATP levels and phosphohexoisomerase activity were essentially unchanged following 2-DG treatment. 3-Methyl-O-glucose uptake was reduced by about 50% following preincubation with 2-DG. The O2 consumption was only slightly reduced with 10 mmoles 2-DG, but the CO2 ratio from glucose-6-C14/glucose-1-C14 fell from 0.98 to 0.37, indicating activation of the hexosemonophosphate (HMP) shunt.

Effect of imidazoles on active transport by gastric mucosa and urinary bladder

1965 ◽  
Vol 208 (6) ◽  
pp. 1183-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darwin Alonso ◽  
Richard Rynes ◽  
John B. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
Competitive Inhibition ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Buffering Capacity ◽  
Toad Urinary Bladder ◽  
Inhibitory Effects ◽  
Active Sodium

Studies were undertaken to determine whether the stimulatory effect of histamine and the methyl xanthines on the frog gastric mucosa in vitro could be ascribed to the imidazole component of these compounds. The actively transported ions of gastric secretion appear in the form of hydrochloric acid and of a nonacid chloride component that is responsible for the short-circuit current (Isc). At 10–2 m, imidazole reduced acid secretion (Jh) by 80%, which was somewhat greater than the reduction produced by thiocyanate. N-methylimidazole, 2-methylimidazole, 4(5)-methylimidazole, and benzimidazole abolished Jh. The Isc tended to rise as Jh fell. In stimulated mucosae, imidazole and N-methylimidazole promptly reduced oxygen consumption (qO2) by 25%; thiocyanate had a delayed and lesser effect. Pyrazole, 4-hydroxymethylimidazole, and tris had little or no effect on Jh, Isc, or qO2. Imidazole and N-methylimidazole reduced active sodium transport by the toad urinary bladder by 50%. The results indicate that the inhibitory effects of the imidazoles cannot be ascribed to their buffering capacity or to competitive inhibition of histamine. Instead the effects may result from depletion of tissue content of adenosine-3',5'-phosphate or from interference with protein-bound phosphohistidine in oxidative phosphorylation.

Acid secretion in fetal rat stomach in vitro

1981 ◽  
Vol 240 (3) ◽  
pp. G206-G210
Author(s):  
R. Ducroc ◽  
J. F. Desjeux ◽  
B. Garzon ◽  
J. P. Onolfo ◽  
J. P. Geloso
Keyword(s):  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Rat Stomach ◽  
Passive Permeability ◽  
Anion Secretion ◽  
Ussing Chambers ◽  
Ionic Fluxes ◽  
Fetal Rat

In vivo fetal rat stomach produces HCl 48 h before birth. This study examines the mechanisms of H+ secretion from days 19 to 21 before birth. Isolated fetal stomachs were mounted as flat sheets in Ussing chambers for measurement of the transepithelial H+ fluxes (JH+) and short-circuit current (Isc), as indexes of the active ionic fluxes, and for measurement of total ionic conductance (G) and unidirectional mannitol fluxes from serosa to mucosa (JMans leads to m), as indexes of passive permeability. The results indicate that JH+ was absent at day 19 but reached 0.75 +/- 0.1 and 0.75 +/- 0.09 mueq . h-1 . cm-2 at days 20 and 21, respectively. Concomitantly, Isc increased significantly (56%) between days 19 and 20 in the direction of anion secretion or cation absorption. Parallel reductions in G (45%) and in JMans leads to m (66%) were observed between days 19 and 20. In conclusion, the simultaneous appearance of active H+ secretion and decreased passive transepithelial permeability strongly suggests that both processes are involved in the mechanism of acidification of the fetal rat stomach before birth.

Acid secretion, potential difference, and resistance of elasmobranch stomach

1962 ◽  
Vol 203 (6) ◽  
pp. 1091-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren S. Rehm
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Acid Secretion ◽  
Present Report ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Potential Difference ◽  
Secretory Rate ◽  
Negaprion Brevirostris ◽  
Ion Secretion

The present report is concerned with in vitro studies on gastric mucosa of the skate, Raja eglentaria, the electric ray, Narcine braziliensis, and the shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Maximum secretory rates of from 0.65 to 2.7 µEq hr–1 cm–2 were found. An increase in the secretory rate from an initial low level was associated with an increase in potential difference (PD), a decrease in resistance, and an increase in the calculated short-circuit current. The average PD and resistance before the increase in the secretory rate was 2.2 mv (nutrient positive) and 268 ohms cm2. After the increase they were 6.4 mv and 199 ohms cm2. Thiocyanate (10–2 m) to nutrient resulted in a decrease of secretory rate to zero and an increase in PD and resistance. The results can be explained on the basis of the separate mechanisms theory of H+ and Cl– ion secretion on the assumption that the resistance in the Cl– ion limb of the circuit is considerably lower than that in the H+ ion limb of the circuit.

Ion transport by amphibian antrum in vitro. I. General characteristics

1975 ◽  
Vol 228 (4) ◽  
pp. 1188-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Flemstrom ◽  
TG Sachs
Keyword(s):  
Secretory Cell ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Ussing Chamber ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Metabolic Inhibitors ◽  
Na Transport ◽  
Alkaline Secretion ◽  
Chamber Measurements ◽  
Net Fluxes

Both Necturus and bullfrog antrum show stable PD, resistance, and short-circuit current (Isc) when mounted in an Ussing chamber. Measurements of Na+ and Cl minus flux showed that both ions are actively transported across Necturus antrum, Na+ from secretory to nutrient, Cl minus from nutrient to secretory (both net fluxes being similar to 0.30 mueq cm minus 2 h minus 1). Only the Na+ transport contributed to the Isc and PD as evidenced by a) Na+ removal, b) the effects of amiloride on the secretory surface, c) the effects of ouabain on the nutrient side. Microelectrode experiments confirm the Na+ conductance of the secretory cell membrance, a HCO3 minus conductance of both cell membranes, and a KCl conductance across the nutrient cell membrane. In addition, antrum apparently secretes alkali (similar to 0.35 mueq cm minus 2 h minus 1), which secretion is sensitive to metabolic inhibitors and Diamox. Nutrientside HCO3 minus increased the rate of alkaline secretion and a transmucosal HCO3 minus gradient could contribute to ISC and PD. A model is proposed to account for the electrical properties of the tissue.

Effects of bicarbonate and pH on chloride transport by gastric mucosa

1982 ◽  
Vol 243 (1) ◽  
pp. G60-G68 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Manning ◽  
T. E. Machen
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Intracellular Ph ◽  
Chloride Transport ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Extracellular Ph ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Ph Changes

HCO3 and pH dependence of net Cl transport (JClnet) by resting (metiamide-treated) frog gastric mucosa has been investigated in vitro by measuring short-circuit current (Isc = JClnet) and transepithelial conductance (G). With either 100% O2 or 95% O2-5% CO2 gassing, HCO3-free solutions caused large (greater than 50%) reductions in Isc and G. Increases in [HCO3] of the serosal, but not mucosal, solution caused increases in Isc and G. At least part of the effect appeared to be due specifically to the HCO3 moiety, as opposed to the pH changes that also occurred. In HCO3-free solutions (100% O2), increasing serosal solution pH above 7 with either permeable or impermeable buffers caused Isc and G to increase; permeable buffers were somewhat more effective than impermeable buffers. Measurements of intracellular pH (pHc) with [14C]DMO or [14C]methylamine showed that increases in extracellular pH (pHo) caused increases in cellular pH (pHc), and these changes in pHc were independent of buffer type. We conclude that HCO3 and/or high pHo stimulate Isc and G and that buffer permeability and cellular concentration can also affect transport.

OSMOTIC INHIBITION OF THE NATRIFERIC RESPONSE OF THE TOAD URINARY BLADDER TO VASOPRESSIN

1975 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
P. J. BENTLEY
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
Water Movement ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Electrical Potential ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Toad Bladder ◽  
Toad Urinary Bladder ◽  
Electrical Potential Difference ◽  
Osmotic Gradient

SUMMARY The electrical potential difference and short-circuit current (scc, reflecting active transmural sodium transport) across the toad urinary bladder in vitro was unaffected by the presence of hypo-osmotic solutions bathing the mucosal (urinary) surface, providing that the transmural flow of water was small. Vasopressin increased the scc across the toad bladder (the natriferic response), but this stimulation was considerably reduced in the presence of a hypo-osmotic solution on the mucosal side, conditions under which water transfer across the membrane was also increased. This inhibition of the natriferic response did not depend on the direction of the water movement, for if the osmotic gradient was the opposite way to that which normally occurs, the response to vasopressin was still reduced. The natriferic response to cyclic AMP was also inhibited in the presence of an osmotic gradient. Aldosterone increased the scc and Na+ transport across the toad bladder but this response was not changed when an osmotic gradient was present. The physiological implications of these observations and the possible mechanisms involved are discussed.

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