Bicarbonate Transport Systems in the Intestine of the Seawater EEL

1990 ◽  
Vol 150 (1) ◽  
pp. 381-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
MASAAKI ANDO ◽  
M. V. SUBRAMANYAM

Utilizing a pH-stat method, the rates of mucosal and serosal alkalinization were measured separately in the seawater eel intestine. These two rates were dependent on contralateral HCO3− concentration and were inhibited by contralateral application of DIDS, an inhibitor of HCO3− transport, indicating that the mucosal and serosal alkalinization are due to HCO3− secretion and absorption, respectively. The mucosal alkalinization was enhanced after inhibiting Na+/K+/Cl− cotransport by treatment with bumetanide, furosemide or Ba2+, with a latent period of more than lOmin, suggesting that HCO3− absorption from mucosa to serosa depends on Na+/K+/Cl− cotransport. The serosal alkalinization caused by HCO3− absorption was completely abolished after mucosal application of bumetanide. After pretreatment with bumetanide, mucosal omission of Cl− halved the enhanced rate of mucosal alkalinization, and Na+ omission had no effect on it; this indicates that the exit of HCO3− into the lumen depends on luminal Cl−, i.e. on the existence of the usual C1−/HCO3− exchange on the brushborder membrane. When serosal Na+ was removed under the same conditions, mucosal alkalinization was reduced, indicating that HCO3− entry from the serosal fluid depends on Na+. Serosal omission of Cl− did not reduce mucosal alkalinization. In addition, serosal alkalinization was enhanced by serosal removal of Na+ but not of Cl−. These results suggest that there is a Na+/HCO3− cotransport on the basolateral membrane. A possible model for HCO3− transport systems in the seawater eel intestine is proposed, and a possible role for these transport systems is discussed in relation to Na+, Cl− and water transport.

1986 ◽  
Vol 250 (4) ◽  
pp. C617-C628 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Winterhager ◽  
C. P. Stewart ◽  
K. Heintze ◽  
K. U. Petersen

Transepithelial HCO3- movement in guinea pig gallbladder was investigated in vitro. Absorptive (JHCO3ms) and secretory (JHCO3sm) HCO3- fluxes, determined by use of the pH-stat method were approximately 1.0 and 2.1 mumol X cm-2 X h-1, respectively. The resultant net secretion equaled in magnitude, and balanced electrically, the excess in net absorption of Cl- over that of Na+ X JHCO3sm was dependent on luminal Cl- and serosal Na+; it was inhibited by mucosal 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (SITS; 10(-3) M) and serosal ouabain (3 X 10(-5) M) but not by serosal amiloride (10(-3) M) and scarcely by bilateral methazolamide (10(-4) M). JHCO3ms was reduced by mucosal Cl- but enhanced by serosal Cl-; it was dependent on mucosal Na+ and inhibited by mucosal amiloride and bilateral methazolamide. Our findings are consistent with a model in which 1) serosal HCO3- enters the cell in cotransport with Na+ and is then extruded into the lumen by Cl-(-)HCO3- exchange at the apical membrane; 2) mucosal HCO3- enters the cell secondary to apical membrane Na+-H+ exchange and recycles into the lumen via Cl-(-)HCO3- exchange or is, to a lesser extent, absorbed across the basolateral membrane.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6797
Author(s):  
Peter Mako ◽  
Andrej Dávid ◽  
Patrik Böhm ◽  
Sorin Savu

Sustainability of transport systems is a key issue in transport. The main question is whether high levels of road and railway transport in areas along navigable waterways is an effective solution for this issue. The Danube waterway is an example. Generally, it is not observed that traffic performance is not as high as on the Rhine. This paper deals with the revelation of the available capacity of this waterway based on approximation functions and their comparison with real transport performances. This methodology points to the level of use of waterways. The connection of this model with the production of fossil fuels creates a basis for a case study. The case study in this paper offers a possibility for a sustainable and environmentally friendly transition from road transport to inland water transport on the example of specific transport routes. The main contribution of this paper is a presentation of the application of sustainable models of use transport capacity to increase the share of environmentally friendly and sustainable inland water transport. The conclusion based on the case study and materials is that the available capacity of inland water transport on the Danube could support the transition of traffic performances to sustainable and environmentally friendly means of transport.


1986 ◽  
Vol 250 (3) ◽  
pp. F476-F482
Author(s):  
N. Bank ◽  
H. S. Aynedjian ◽  
B. F. Mutz

Microperfusion studies were carried out in rats to examine the abnormality in proximal tubule HCO3- transport caused by maleic acid administration. Permeability of the proximal tubule to HCO-3 was measured by perfusing proximal tubules with a HCO3- -free low-buffer isotonic equilibrium solution containing acetazolamide after plasma [HCO3-] had been raised by intravenous NaHCO3 infusion. Insulin recovery in the collected perfusate was approximately 100% in control and maleic acid-treated rats. CO2 influx measured by microcalorimetry was not significantly different in control vs. maleic acid-treated rats. Thus maleic acid did not cause increased permeability of the proximal tubule to either inulin or HCO3-. In a second group of experiments, proximal tubule fluid and HCO3- efflux were measured in paired-reperfusion experiments before and after maleic acid administration. The perfusion fluid contained 25 mM HCO3- and 120 mM Cl-. HCO3- absorption was inhibited 25% (79 pmol/min), Na+ was inhibited 22% (164 pmol/min), and Cl- absorption (calculated as the anion gap) by 85 pmol/min. [HCO3-] in the collected perfusate rose significantly after maleic acid, presumably accompanied by a fall in [Cl-]. The observations indicate that proximal renal tubular acidosis (RTA) induced by maleic acid is characterized by impaired lumen-to-blood transport of sodium bicarbonate and chloride but not by increased backflux. Based on previously demonstrated effects of maleic acid on mitochondrial energy metabolism and cellular ATP levels, we postulate that the principal transport abnormality is impaired basolateral membrane active sodium transport, leading to a secondary reduction in brush border Na+-H+ exchange.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


1989 ◽  
Vol 264 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
T C Williams ◽  
A J Doherty ◽  
D A Griffith ◽  
S M Jarvis

The transport of uridine into rabbit renal outer-cortical brush-border and basolateral membrane vesicles was compared at 22 degrees C. Uridine was taken up into an osmotically active space in the absence of metabolism for both types of membrane vesicles. Uridine influx by brush-border membrane vesicles was stimulated by Na+, and in the presence of inwardly directed gradients of Na+ a transient overshoot phenomenon was observed, indicating active transport. Kinetic analysis of the saturable Na+-dependent component of uridine flux indicated that it was consistent with Michaelis-Menten kinetics (Km 12 +/- 3 microM, Vmax. 3.9 +/- 0.9 pmol/s per mg of protein). The sodium:uridine coupling stoichiometry was found to be consistent with 1:1 and involved the net transfer of positive charge. In contrast, uridine influx by basolateral membrane vesicles was not dependent on the cation present and was inhibited by nitrobenzylthioinosine (NBMPR). NBMPR-sensitive uridine transport was saturable (Km 137 +/- 20 microM, Vmax. 5.2 +/- 0.6 pmol/s per mg of protein). Inhibition of uridine flux by NBMPR was associated with high-affinity binding of NBMPR to the basolateral membrane (Kd 0.74 +/- 0.46 nM). Binding of NBMPR to these sites was competitively blocked by adenosine and uridine. These results indicate that uridine crosses the brush-border surface of rabbit proximal renal tubule cells by Na+-dependent pathways, but permeates the basolateral surface by NBMPR-sensitive facilitated-diffusion carriers.


2002 ◽  
Vol 57 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1072-1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karel Komers ◽  
Alexandr Čegan ◽  
Marek Link

Kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine by the enzyme butyrylcholine esterase was studied. The spectrophotometric Ellman’s method and potentiometric pH-stat method were used for continuous determination of the actual concentration of the products thiocholine and acetic acid in the reaction mixture. The validity of the Michaelis-Menten (Briggs-Haldane) equation in the whole course of the reaction under used conditions was proved. The corresponding kinetics parameters (Vm and KM) were calculated from the obtained dependences of concentration of thiocholine or acetic acid vs. time and compared. From this comparison the deciding kinetic role of the step producing thiocholine was derived. The values of initial molar concentration of the enzyme and of the rate constants of the kinetic model were estimated.


1987 ◽  
Vol 253 (2) ◽  
pp. F203-F212 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. L. Schuster ◽  
J. B. Stokes

The processes by which chloride is transported by the cortical and outer medullary collecting tubule have been most extensively studied using in vitro microperfusion of rabbit tubules. Chloride appears to be transported by three major mechanisms. First, Cl can be actively reabsorbed by an electroneutral Cl-HCO3 exchanger localized to the apical membrane of the HCO3-secreting (beta-type) intercalated cell. Cl exits this cell via a basolateral Cl channel. This anion exchange process can also operate in a Cl self-exchange mode, is stimulated acutely by beta-adrenergic agonists and cAMP, and is regulated chronically by in vivo acid-base status. Second, Cl can diffuse passively down electrochemical gradients via the paracellular pathway. Although this pathway does not appear to be selectively permeable to Cl, it is large enough to allow for significant passive reabsorption. Third, Cl undergoes recycling across the basolateral membrane of the H+-secreting (alpha-type) intercalated cell. HCO3 exit from this cell brings Cl into the cell via electroneutral Cl-HCO3 exchange; Cl then exits the cell via a Cl channel. Cl transport is thus required for acidification and alkalinization of the urine. Both of these processes exist in the cortical collecting tubule. Their simultaneous operation allows fine tuning of acid-base excretion. In addition, these transport systems, when functioning at equal rates, effect apparent electrogenic net Cl absorption without changing net HCO3 transport. These systems may play an important role in regulating Cl balance.


2016 ◽  
Vol 310 (7) ◽  
pp. R578-R585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Man Lai Wu ◽  
Liana Dedina ◽  
Pooja Dalvi ◽  
Mingdong Yang ◽  
John Leon-Cheon ◽  
...  

While it is well recognized that riboflavin accumulates in breast milk as an essential vitamin for neonates, transport mechanisms for its milk excretion are not well characterized. The multidrug efflux transporter ABCG2 in the apical membrane of milk-producing mammary epithelial cells (MECs) is involved with riboflavin excretion. However, it is not clear whether MECs possess other riboflavin transport systems, which may facilitate its basolateral uptake into MECs. We report here that transcripts encoding the second ( SLC52A2) and third ( SLC52A3) member of the recently discovered family of SLC52A riboflavin uptake transporters are expressed in milk fat globules from human breast milk. Furthermore, Slc52a2 and Slc52a3 mRNA are upregulated in the mouse mammary gland during lactation. Importantly, the induction of Slc52a2, which was the major Slc52a riboflavin transporter in the lactating mammary gland, was also observed at the protein level. Subcellular localization studies showed that green fluorescent protein-tagged mouse SLC52A2 mainly localized to the cell membrane, with no preferential distribution to the apical or basolateral membrane in polarized kidney MDCK cells. These results strongly implicate a potential role for SLC52A2 in riboflavin uptake by milk-producing MECs, a critical step in the transfer of riboflavin into breast milk.


1991 ◽  
Vol 261 (1) ◽  
pp. C8-C16 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. States ◽  
D. Harris ◽  
S. Segal

Cultured opossum kidney (OK) and porcine kidney (LLC-PK1) cells were compared for biochemical characteristics and cystine transport systems. The cell lines differ in amount of protein per cell, with OK cells having approximately one-half the amount found in LLC-PK1. Both cell lines contain 19 micrograms DNA/10(6) cells. As cells reach confluence, cystine uptake increases in OK and decreases in LLC-PK1 cells. Throughout the growth period, only lysine inhibits cystine uptake in OK, whereas glutamate is the inhibitor in LLC-PK1. The predominant site of cystine transport in OK cells is across the apical membrane, and the basolateral membrane is the corresponding site of transport in LLC-PK1 cells. Although the intracellular reduced glutathione pool is the same, the cysteine pool in OK cells is approximately one-fourth that found in LLC-PK1 cells. The ability of OK cells to reflect the shared cystine-dibasic amino acid transport system and LLC-PK1 to exhibit the cystine-glutamate antiporter system makes available two models for investigation of the development and structure of cystine transport systems.


1988 ◽  
Vol 255 (4) ◽  
pp. F656-F665 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. D. McKinney ◽  
K. K. Davidson

These studies were performed to determine whether in vitro elevation of bath PCO2 with associated reduction in pH (acute respiratory acidosis) affected bicarbonate transport by isolated perfused rabbit cortical collecting tubules (CCT) and collecting tubules from the outer (OMCTos) and inner (OMCTis) stripes of the outer medulla. When the PCO2 was elevated and pH reduced from approximately 7.4 to 7.0 the rate of total CO2 absorption increased to 252% of that observed at pH 7.4 in CCT, 146% in OMCTos, and 150% in OMCTis. In OMCTis, pretreatment with colchicine inhibited the stimulation of total CO2 absorption associated with respiratory acidosis, whereas lumicolchicine did not. Similar inhibition was observed in the presence of maptam and a low calcium concentration and in the presence of a calmodulin inhibitor. No differences were observed in apical or basolateral membrane morphometry of principal or intercalated cells between control tubules and those subjected to respiratory acidosis. The results indicate that acute respiratory acidosis stimulates acidification by the rabbit distal nephron in vitro through a process(es) that, at least in OMCTis, evidently involves the cell cytoskeleton and changes in cell calcium and calmodulin activities.


1985 ◽  
Vol 249 (4) ◽  
pp. F546-F552 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Stetson ◽  
R. Beauwens ◽  
J. Palmisano ◽  
P. P. Mitchell ◽  
P. R. Steinmetz

To define the transport pathway for HCO-3 secretion (JHCO3) across the apical and basolateral membranes of turtle bladder, we examined the effects of cAMP, isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX), the Cl- channel blocker 9-anthroic acid (9-AA), and the disulfonic stilbene DIDS (4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-sulfonic acid) on the electroneutral and electrogenic components of JHCO3. Total JHCO3 was measured by pH stat titration of the mucosal compartment after Na+ absorption and H+ secretion were abolished by ouabain and a delta pH, respectively. Addition of cAMP or IBMX increased total JHCO3 and induced a short-circuit current (ISC), accounting for a large part of JHCO3; net Cl- absorption was reduced. Mucosal 9-AA inhibited the IBMX-induced electrogenic component of JHCO3, whereas mucosal DIDS inhibited the electroneutral component and acetazolamide reduced both. We suggest that HCO-3 is generated within the cell by a Na-independent primary active acid-base transport at the basolateral membrane (H+ extrusion into the serosal compartment). Cellular HCO-3 accumulation drives JHCO3 via a Cl-HCO3 exchanger at the luminal membrane. IBMX and cAMP activate a 9-AA-sensitive anion conductance parallel to the exchanger. The apparent reversal of the transport elements between the two cell membranes (compared with H+-secreting cells) led to an ultrastructural examination of the carbonic anhydrase-rich cells.


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