pH-dependent modulation of intracellular free magnesium ions with ionselective electrodes in papillary muscle of guinea pig.
- Author:
Shang Jin KIM
1
;
In Gook CHO
;
Hyung Sub KANG
;
Jin Shang KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; In Vitro ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords: ion-selective electrodes; guinea pig; magnesium; papillary muscle
- MeSH: Animals; Cations, Divalent; Female; Guinea Pigs; Heart Ventricles/metabolism; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Ion Transport/physiology; Ion-Selective Electrodes/veterinary; Magnesium/*metabolism; Male; Membrane Potentials/physiology; Papillary Muscles/*metabolism; Propionates/pharmacology; Sodium/*metabolism
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science 2006;7(1):31-36
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A change in pH can alter the intracellular concentration of electrolytes such as intracellular Ca2+ and Na+ ([Na+]i) that are important for the cardiac function. For the determination of the role of pH in the cardiac magnesium homeostasis, the intracellular Mg2+ concentration ([Mg2+]i), membrane potential and contraction in the papillary muscle of guinea pigs using ion-selective electrodes changing extracellular pH ([pH]o) or intracellular pH ([pH]i) were measured in this study. A high CO2-induced low [pH]o causes a significant increase in the [Mg2+]i and [Na+]i, which was accompanied by a decrease in the membrane potential and twitch force. The high [pH]o had the opposite effect. These effects were reversible in both the beating and quiescent muscles. The low [pH]o-induced increase in [Mg2+]i occurred in the absence of [Mg2+]o. The [Mg2+]i was increased by the low [pH]i induced by propionate. The [Mg2+]i was increased by the low [pH]i induced by NH4Cl-prepulse and decreased by the recovery of [pH]i induced by the removal of NH4Cl. These results suggest that the pH can modulate [Mg2+]i with a reverse relationship in heart, probably by affecting the intracellular Mg2+ homeostasis, but not by Mg2+ transport across the sarcolemma.
