Abstract
Intracellular pH (pH(i)) and its basolateral regulation were studied in isolated proximal-proximal and distal-proximal segments of garter snake (Thamnophis spp.) renal tubules with oil-filled lumens in HEPES-buffered and in HEPES-HCO3/--buffered media (pH 7.4 at 25°C). pH(i) was measured with the pH-sensitive fluorescent dye 2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5,6- carboxyfluorescein (BCECF) under resting conditions and in response to NH4Cl pulse. Resting pH(i) (~7.1-7.2) and its response to and rate of recovery (dpH(i)/dt) from an NH4Cl pulse were not affected by the presence or absence of HCO3/- in either segment. Rate of recovery was depressed by Na+ removal in distal-proximal segments only and only in HEPES buffer. It was not affected by removal of Cl- or of both Na+ and Cl- or by reduction in membrane potential through addition of Ba2+ (5 mM) or high K+ (75 mM) in either segment in either HEPES or HEPES-HCO3/- buffer. The Na+/H+ exchange inhibitor ethylisopropylamiloride (EIPA) (100 μM) and the anion exchange inhibitor DIDS (100 μM) reduced dpH(i)/dt in the distal-proximal segments only and only in HEPES-HCO3 buffer. The H+-ATPase inhibitor bafilomycin (1 μM), H+-K+-ATPase and K+/NH4/+ exchange inhibitor Schering 28080 (10-100 μM), organic cation efflux inhibitor tetrapentylammonium (25 μM-20 mM), and K+ channel blocker tetraethylammonium (20 mM) had no effect on dpH(i)/dt in either segment. These data do not clearly support basolateral regulation of pH(i) in snake proximal renal tubules by commonly recognized Na+-dependent or Na+- independent acid or base transporters.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | R1673-R1681 |
Journal | American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology |
Volume | 276 |
Issue number | 6 45-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ammonium chloride pulse
- Bafilomycin
- Buffers
- Garter snakes
- Schering 28080
- Thamnophis spp.