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[The participation of sodium and chlorine ions in the reactions of the secretory cells and alveolar myoepithelium of the mammary gland].

The MP levels of the mammary gland's secretory cells and transepithelial differences of potential were found to depend on extracellular ions of sodium and chloride in lactating white mice. Substitution of the sodium ions with the choline ions increased a little the difference of potentials, whereas substitution of the chloride ions with sulfuric acid ions decreased it. Transepithelial electrical resistance increased in both cases. Substitution of the sodium ions with ions of choline and of the chloride ions with sulfuric acid ions suppressed hyperpolarization changes of the MP and increased the transepithelial difference of potentials. Contractile responses of myoepithelial cells to the action of acetylcholine and oxytocin were also depressed. The sodium and chloride ions seem to affect simultaneously the processes of the potassium ions release from secretory cells and contractile responses of the alveoli's myoepithelial cells.

Acetylcholine↗

[Arterial hypertension with hyperkalemia, tubular acidosis and normal renal function: Gordon syndrome and/or pseudohypoaldosteronism type II?].

Basic examination of Mr S., 45 years of age, short in stature and overweight (1.60 m, 76 kg), was carried out because of the mild hypertension (mean AP 125 mm Hg) from which he had suffered for 20 years. The results were as follows: (1) variable hyperkalemia: plasma potassium values were 5.3 to 6.9 mmol/l; (2) normal renal function: serum creatinine 91.5 mumol/l, clearance of inulin 136.6 ml/mn; (3) proximal tubular acidosis: plasma bicarbonate and chloride values were 18.4 and 109 mmol/l, respectively; urinary pH was 7.1 with negative H+ ions urinary excretion (-33 mumol/mn); when plasma bicarbonate level was raised to 26 mmol/l by acute loading, fractional excretion of bicarbonate increased to 19,5 p. 100 while plasma potassium value decreased to 4.2 mmol/l; (4) low PRA (0.29 ng/ml/h) and normal plasma aldosterone concentration (63 pg/ml) with a normal intake of sodium and in a recumbent position. Plasma atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) level was normal: 14 fmol/ml. Intravenous infusion of ANF for 2 h (1 microgram/mn) induced the expected increases in urinary flow rate, and sodium and potassium excretions (+226, +307 and +171 p. 100, respectively). Intravenous infusion of isotonic saline (2 l in 2 h) and oral administration of fludrocortisone acetate for 4 weeks (400 micrograms per day) resulted in a normal decrease in PRA and plasma aldosterone concentration, a normal rise in plasma ANF level (22 and 42 fmol/ml) while slightly increasing AP without improving bicarbonaturia and acidosis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Acidosis, Renal Tubular↗

Anion channels with multiple conductance levels in a mouse B lymphocyte cell line.

1. Multiple conductance level ion channels were recorded in excised and cell-attached patches from cells of a mouse B lymphocyte hybridoma line. The reversal potential for the single-channel current was unaffected by the species of cation on the cytoplasmic face of the patch, but changed as the Cl- concentration was altered, indicating that the channel is anion selective. 2. The permeability sequence determined from reversal potentials was F- greater than I- greater than SCN- greater than Br- greater than Cl- greater than glucuronate greater than NO3- greater than aspartate. This was different from the conductance sequence (Cl- greater than SCN- = F- greater than Br- greater than NO3- greater than I- greater than glucuronate greater than aspartate), indicating interaction of ions within the pore of the channel. Consistent with this was the observation of anomalous mole fraction dependence with a mixed solution of thiocyanate and chloride. 3. In addition to the main open level (about 400 pS; excised patch, symmetrical 165 mM-Cl-), three subconductance levels and one supraconductance level were observed. These were concluded to be integral components of the same channel based on coincidence of appearance and identical permeabilities. 4. The channel is voltage dependent, with open probability in excised patches increasing with more positive potentials. The channel was reversibly blocked in a voltage-dependent manner by SITS (4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulphonic acid), a stilbene derivative, on the cytoplasmic face. 5. Several differences were noted between cell-attached and excised-patch recordings. The multiple conductance level channel was less frequently seen in cell-attached patches but could often be induced to appear by prolonged application of positive voltages. This induced channel in attached patches showed an altered voltage dependence which could be partially mimicked in excised patches by including cyclic AMP and ATP in the solution on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane.

4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid↗

Potentiometric, enantioselective sensors for alkyl and aryl ammonium ions of pharmaceutical significance, based on lipophilic cyclodextrins.

Lipophilic alpha, beta and gamma cyclodextrins (CDs) have been systematically analysed in order to establish their selective binding to onium ions. They have been identified as excellent ionophores for a range of ions of vital importance in clinical, pharmaceutical and forensic analysis. From the results obtained we found the following. A peroctylated cyclodextrin provides a size-selective cavity for the binding and detection of onium ions. Potentiometric alpha, beta and gamma cyclodextrin-based electrodes selectively sense NH4+, NMe4+ and NEt4+ ions respectively. These experiments were performed in order to enable us to understand the nature of analyte recognition by the lipophilic cyclodextrins. Peroctylated alpha CD is a suitable ionophore for dopamine hydrochloride, -log[C] = 5.4, -log K = 2.0 (in serum level of Na+, K+, Ca2+) whereas peroctylated and 2,6 didodecyl beta CD sense acetylcholine chloride, -log[C] = 5.0, -log K = 4.2 (in serum level of Na+, K+, Ca2+) and creatinine hydrochloride, -log K = 2.7 (in serum level of Na+, K+, Ca2+), respectively. The 2,6 didodecyl beta CD responds to more bulky aryl ammonium ions such as the anaesthetics procaine, prilocaine and lignocaine hydrochlorides, -log K = 4.2 (in serum level of Na+, K+, Ca2+). Partially octylated alpha CD has been identified as an enantioselective sensor for ephedrine hydrochloride, -log K = 4.5 (in serum level of Na+, K+, Ca2+), -log Kpot+/- = 2.6, and related compounds such as amphetamine hydrochloride. The 2,6 didodecyl beta CD is enantioselective for propranalol hydrochloride, -log K = 4.2 (in serum level of Na+, K+, Ca2+), -log Kpot+/- = 2.7. Complexation has also been studied by electrospray mass spectrometry (ESMS).

Acetylcholine↗

Modulation of the discriminative stimulus and rate-altering effects of cocaine by competitive and noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists.

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) antagonists modified the discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine in rats trained to discriminate 5 mg/kg cocaine from vehicle on a fixed-ratio schedule of food presentation as well as the rate-altering effects of cocaine in rats maintained on a fixed-interval schedule of food presentation. NMDA-associated ion channel blockers (dizocilpine, phencyclidine, and magnesium chloride) and competitive NMDA antagonists (NPC 17742 and CGP 37849) displayed similar behavioral effects when administered alone: each drug engendered intermediate levels of cocaine-appropriate responses and rate-dependent effects on food-reinforced operant responding. Selected doses of dizocilpine, magnesium chloride, and phencyclidine given in combination with 1 mg/kg cocaine produced more cocaine-appropriate responses than this dose of cocaine alone. In addition, dizocilpine and magnesium chloride each attenuated the discriminative stimulus effects of higher doses of cocaine. The competitive NMDA antagonists did not appreciably modify the discriminative stimulus effects of any dose of cocaine. Under the fixed-interval schedule, each NMDA antagonist attenuated the effects of 3 mg/kg cocaine, which normally produced maximal increases in response rate. Attenuation of the rate-decreasing effects of the highest dose of cocaine (30 mg/kg) also were observed after pretreatment with dizocilpine and magnesium chloride. These findings demonstrated differences in the way that NMDA-associated ion channel blockers and competitive NMDA antagonists interact with cocaine, and suggest that some NMDA-associated ion channel blockers may either enhance or antagonize the effects of cocaine, depending on the dose and type of behavioral procedure.

2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate↗

Role of inward K+ channel located at carrot plasma membrane in signal cross-talking of cAMP with Ca2+ cascade.

Treatment of cultured carrot cells with dibutyryl cAMP or forskolin resulted in the appreciable decrease in extracellular K+ concentration. This decrease was found to be transient and the concentration of the ion in the culture medium restored to the original level within few minutes. The cAMP-induced decrease in K+ level in the medium was almost completely inhibited when carrot cells were incubated in the presence of K+ channel blockers, CsCl and tetraethylammonium chloride. Appreciable amounts of 45Ca2+ were discharged from 45Ca2+-loaded inside-out vesicles of carrot plasma membrane by the stimulation with cAMP, however, the release of the ion was significantly inhibited in the presence of the K+ channel blockers. The release of 45Ca2+ from the vesicles was also observed when K+ current was evoked with an ionophore, valinomycin, even in the absence of cAMP. These results suggest that the gating of some of the inward K+ channels located at plasma membrane of cultured carrot cells is controlled by cytoplasmic concentration of cAMP and the inward K+ current across the plasma membrane induced by the nucleotide elicits Ca2+ influx into the cells possibly by the activation of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels.

Bucladesine↗

Liquid chromatographic determination of paraquat and diquat in crops using a silica column with aqueous ionic mobile phase.

A method was developed for the determination of paraquat (PQ) and diquat (DQ) in high moisture food crops. Samples were digested with 6M HCl, and the herbicides were isolated from the digest using pH-controlled silica solid phase extraction. The analytes were then determined by ion-pairing liquid chromatography with a silica analytical column, sodium chloride as the ion-pairing reagent, and acetonitrile as the organic modifier. A diode array UV absorbance detector was used to simultaneously quantify PQ and DQ at their respective maximum absorbance wavelengths, 257 and 310 nm. Average recoveries of PQ and DQ standards from 4 different crops fortified at 0.01-0.50 ppm levels ranged from 79.3 to 104.8%.

Chromatography, Liquid↗

Buffer loading for counteracting metal salt-induced signal suppression in electrospray ionization.

The decrease in the sensitivity of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry caused by the presence of metal salts, such as sodium chloride, in the sample matrix is well known and is particularly problematic for biological samples. We report here that addition of high levels of ammonium acetate can improve analyte signal in aqueous electrospray solutions and counteracts the signal suppression caused by sodium chloride. A approximately 3-fold improvement in S/N is obtained by adding 8 M ammonium acetate to aqueous solutions of cytochrome c without added sodium chloride. No organic solvents or acids are added into the electrospray solutions. The signal-to-noise ratios of cytochrome c and ubiquitin (10(-)(5) M) ions formed from aqueous solutions containing 2.0 x 10(-)(2) M sodium chloride are improved by factors of approximately 7 and 11, respectively, by adding 7 M ammonium acetate to the solution. We propose that this effect is a result of the precipitation of Na(+) and Cl(-) from solution within the evaporating electrospray droplets prior to the formation of gas-phase protein ions. This method is potentially useful for improving the abundance of protein ions formed from solutions in which the molecules have a nativelike conformation and is particularly advantageous for such solutions that have high levels of sodium.

Acetates↗

Influence of angiotensin II on the concentration of arterial plasma electrolytes in anaesthetized sheep.

Angiotensin II and I significantly raised potassium and lowered sodium and chloride ion concentrations in arterial plasma, with peak changes occurring in the first 2 min of a 6-min infusion period. The octapeptide increased the arterial K+ level in a dose-dependent manner, but the response showed tachyphylaxis when multiple infusions of 6-min duration were administered after a recovery interval of only 5 min. Raising the arterial blood pressure by 20-33 mmHg with adrenaline and noradrenaline failed to account for the increase in arterial plasma K+ concentration produced by the two peptides. These findings, in particular the rise in K+ concentration, are discussed in relation to possible mechanisms by which angiotensin II affects arteriolar tone.

Angiotensin I↗

[Hight-temperature matrices to immobilize radioactive waste].

To immobilize liquid radioactive waste with medium activity level, specialists of "RADON" Industrial Research Association use borosilicate glass incorporating up to 30-35 mass percent of radioactive waste, with sulfate and chloride ions content up to 1 mass percent. To increase those concentrations, the authors suggest putting phosphate or vanadate additives into borosilicate glass or using phosphate glass. In vitrification of solid waste, for instance burning oven slag, sodium silicate or dolomite and bentonite mixture are suggested as additives.

Bentonite↗

[Milking without additional hand stripping and health status of the mammary gland].

A field trial was performed in two half-sib first-calver groups of the Bohemiam Spotted breed. Each group included thirteen animals, studied for the effect of milking without additional hand stripping on the health condition of the mammary gland for a period of one lactation. The indices of an udder health condition were not affected at an appreciable level of statistical significance (the clinical and bacteriological picture, the positivity of the Mastitis test - NK, the content of milk cellular elements, milk chloride ion content, lactose content, and the value of the chlorine-sugar number. The unstripped udder halves showed a slight increase of the irritation index (by 0.1), milk cellular element content (by 33 000 per per 1 ml), chloride ion content (by 0.81 mmol 1+-1), and chlorine-sugar number (by 0.03). However, the mentioned increase did not exceed the limits of the physiological ranges of the parameters under study - hence it cannot be treated as a sign of udder alteration due to milking without additional hand stripping.

Animals↗

The effect of intracellular alkalinisation on intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis in a human chondrocyte cell line.

Intracellular pH (pH(i)) is a well-established determinant of cartilage matrix metabolism. Changes to chondrocyte pH(i), and therefore matrix turnover rates, arise following joint loading. It is not yet clear whether pH changes exert their effects on matrix metabolism directly, or by changing the concentration of another, as yet unidentified, intracellular factor. In this study the effect of intracellular alkalinisation on intracellular [Ca(2+)] has been examined using the human chondrocyte C-20/A4 cell line. pH(i) was manipulated by the addition of weak bases to suspensions of chondrocytes and fluorimetric techniques were employed to measure pH(i) and [Ca(2+)](i). The effect of pH(i) changes on intracellular inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) levels was also determined. The pH-sensitive properties of the Ca(2+)-sensitive fluoroprobe employed in this study, Fura-2, were investigated such that artefactual effects of pH changes upon the dye could be discounted. It was demonstrated that, for dye loaded into cells, alkalinisation resulted in a small increase in the affinity of the dye for Ca(2+) ions. Intracellular alkalinisation elicited by treatment with either of the weak bases trimethylamine or ammonium chloride initiated a rise in [Ca(2+)](i). This effect was too large to be explicable by the effects of pH changes on Fura-2 and was not dependent on the presence of extracellular Ca(2+) ions. Prior depletion of intracellular Ca(2+) stores by treatment with thapsigargin inhibited alkalinisation-induced increases in [Ca(2+)](i) and intracellular alkalinisation was also associated with increased levels of intracellular IP(3). These results confirm that alkaline pH(i) changes associated with dynamic loading of cartilage also result in knock-on alterations to [Ca(2+)](i). Given the sensitivity of cartilage matrix metabolism to [Ca(2+)](i) it is likely that this signalling cascade forms an important part of the mechanotransduction pathway that determines the response of chondrocytes to applied load.

Alkalies↗

Ion chromatographic determination of chloride in mustard sauces.

A new, simple, precise, and rapid ion chromatography (IC) method has been developed to determine chloride in mustard sauces using a mixture of phthalic acid, acetone, and water adjusted to pH 5.0 as eluent. Conductometric detection was carried out. The retention time for chloride was 1.5 min. Linearity was obtained up to a concentration level of 100 mg/L NaCl. The method was statistically evaluated for accuracy and precision after being used to assay the chloride from mustard sauces. Within the same samples, the chloride levels obtained by IC were compared with the sodium concentrations quantified by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.

Chlorides↗

Differential effects of harmaline and ouabain on intestinal sodium, phenylalanine and beta-methyl-glucoside transport.

Harmaline inhibits both the Na+ -K+ -ATPase activity and the uptake of L-phenylalanine in guinea-pig intestinal mucosa. The latter effect is not a direct consequence of the former, since higher concentrations are needed to inhibit the enzyme than the influx into the mucosa; Furthermore the uptake is still sensitive to harmaline when the Na+ -K+ -ATPase has been fully inhibited by ouabain. Harmaline can inhibit L-phenylalanine influx at a concentration at which it does not affect intracellular ion concentrations. Ouabain, however, inhibits the uptake of L-phenylalanine only after a 30 min preincubation period, when the intracellular sodium concentration reached the extracellular level. Harmaline also interferes with the influx of beta-methyl-D-glucoside in the mucosa of the dog colon. Addition of harmaline at the mucosal face of the tissue suppresses all net transport of sodium and chloride ions and L-phenylalanine across the mucosa. Thus the same mode of action appears to apply in both the guinea-pig ileum and the dog colon.

Adenosine Triphosphatases↗

A calcium-activated cation current by an alternatively spliced form of Trp3 in the heart.

To investigate a cDNA encoding cation current, we isolated an alternatively spliced form of a rat Trp3, designated Trp3sv. Trp3sv encodes 736 amino acids with a unique N terminus and six transmembrane segments. Expression of the cRNA in Xenopus oocytes was successfully performed. The cation selective current appeared after the addition of ionomycin or induced by prolonged depolarization but not by hyperpolarization. This induction was not observed by a treatment with thapsigargin, phorbol ester, or ATP. Na(+), K(+), tetraethylammonium, and divalent cations were permeable, while N-methylglucamine and chloride were nominally impermeable ions. The currents were not inhibited by flufenamate ruthenium red but nonspecifically by 2 mm Gd(3+). Northern as well as Western blot suggested lower levels of the expression observed in some organs, while reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction suggested that it widely spread among various organs. Therefore, we may conclude that N-terminal spliced valiant of Trp3, Trp3sv, encodes a calcium-activated cation channel in various organs.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗

Reconstitution of single calcium channels from secretory granules of rat adenohypophysis in planar lipid membranes.

Free cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) has been demonstrated to play a crucial role in the prolactin secretory pathway. It regulates events as apparently diverse as prolactin gene transcription and the fusion of secretory granules with the plasma membrane. It is therefore important to understand the mechanisms which regulate the level of [Ca2+]i. Because prolactin secretory granule membranes have been shown to contain large amounts of Ca2+ and there is evidence that this calcium can be released independently of the granule hormone content, we have investigated the possibility that prolactin secretory granule membranes contain Ca2+ channels. When purified prolactin secretory granules were fused with an artificial phospholipid bilayer, we found a Ca2+ channel with a linear current-voltage relationship (conductance -45 pS) in symmetrical 50 mM CaCl2 solutions. Said channel had an open probability that was weakly dependent on the transmembrane potential, and a very good selectivity for calcium over chloride ions. The channel opened and closed very rapidly, when the majority of events lasting well below 25 ms. This channel could be important for the provision of high [Ca2+]i levels necessary for granule-plasma membrane fusion and could also be involved in the modulation of Ca2+ fluxes across the plasma membrane after the exocytotic release of prolactin.

Animals↗

The effect of diet, intraruminal pH and osmolarity on sodium, chloride and magnesium absorption from the temporarily isolated and washed reticulo-rumen of sheep.

Six mature sheep fitted with rumen fistulae underwent four consecutive feeding periods, of 15 weeks each, i.e. (1) hay only; (2) 36% hay, 64% concentrate; (3) 10% hay, 90% concentrate; and (4) hay only again. The net absorption of sodium, chloride and magnesium from the washed rumen filled with artificial rumen fluids was tested during each feeding period. The artificial rumen fluids varied either in osmolarity (315 and 422 mosmol l-1) or in pH (6.78 and 4.79). Further, the surface area of rumen papillae was determined. The feeding of increasing proportions of concentrate resulted in an increase of the surface area of rumen papillae and in an elevated net absorption of sodium, chloride and magnesium. Hypertonicity (422 mosmol l-1) of the artificial rumen fluid caused net influx of water into the rumen but did not influence net absorption of the electrolytes irrespective of the feeding regimen. When the pH was lowered this led to a decrease in net absorption of sodium, chloride and magnesium and in transmural potential difference. The extent of the pH-induced decrease in net ion transport and potential difference was less in sheep receiving high-concentrate diets. When only hay was fed after the period of feeding 90% concentrate diets the surface area of the papillae, the absorptive capacity of the rumen epithelium and the resistance against low pH returned to control levels. The findings show a reversible adaptive response of rumen epithelial functions to different diets.

Adaptation, Physiological↗

Composition of the secretion from the eccrine sweat glands of the cat's foot pad.

1. The sweat composition from the cat's foot pad was examined at various rates of secretion. Sodium pentobarbitone or chloralose anaesthesia were used.2. Cat's pad sweat contains lactate, glucose is almost absent, and the sodium and chloride concentrations increased with increasing sweat rate. In these respects the secretion resembles human eccrine sweat.3. The sodium, chloride, and potassium concentrations are much higher than in human sweat; also the potassium level decreased with increasing rate. Consequently, whereas human sweat is hypotonic with respect to the plasma, cat's pad sweat is slightly hypertonic with respect to the plasma even at low rates of secretion. In contrast to human sweat glands, which produce a slightly acidic secretion containing ammonia, cat's pad sweat glands produce an alkaline secretion containing bicarbonate. Also in contrast to human sweat, lactate levels decreased with increasing sweat rate.

Animals↗