| Literature DB >> 12727194 |
Youn-Bae Kim1, Byung Ho Yang, Zhang Gen Piao, Seog Bae Oh, Joong Soo Kim, Kyungpyo Park.
Abstract
Ion transporters such as Na(+)/H(+) exchanger (NHE), Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger (AE), and Na(+)/HCO(3)(-) cotransporter (NBC) are known to contribute to the intracellular pH (pH(i)) regulation during agonist-induced stimulation. This study examined the mechanisms for the pH(i) regulation in the mouse parotid and sublingual acinar cells using the fluorescent pH-sensitive probe, BCECF. The pH(i) recovery from agonist-induced acidification in the sublingual acinar cells was completely blocked by EIPA, a NHE inhibitor. However, the parotid acinar cells required DIDS, a NBC1 inhibitor, in addition to EIPA in order to block the pH(i) recovery. Moreover, RT-PCR analysis detected the expression of pancreatic NBC1 (pNBC1) only in the parotid acinar cells. These results provide strong evidence that the mechanisms for the pH(i) regulation are different in the two types of acinar cells, and pNBC1 contributes to pH(i) regulation in the parotid acinar cells, whereas NHE is likely to be the exclusive pH(i) regulator in the sublingual acinar cells.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12727194 DOI： 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00632-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN： 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575