title: Ca2+ influx via Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange in immortalized aortic myocytes. I. Dependence on [Na+]i and inhibition by external Na+.
abstract: We have found that immortalized aortic myocytes have high Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange activity that is similar in amount to that of low-passage myocyte cultures. Replacing all external Na+ with K+ slightly increased 45Ca2+ uptake in cells with basal Na+ and greatly increased 45Ca2+ uptake in cells with increased intracellular Na+. External Na+ competitively inhibited 45Ca2+ uptake (inhibition constant approximately 10 mM). The dependence of exchange activity on intracellular Na+ was sigmoidal. The 50% maximum concentration (K0.5) for Na+ was 33 +/- 1 mmol/l cell water space. The Hill coefficient was 2.9 +/- 0.2, which is consistent with a stoichiometry of 3 Na+/1 Ca2+. Cytosolic free Na+ was estimated from the ratio of sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate (SBFI) fluorescence and an in vivo calibration curve. Sulfinpyrazone, an inhibitor of anion transport, markedly increased the SBFI content of the cells without affecting cell Na+. Cytosolic free Na+ was 9 mM under basal conditions. Because free Na+ did not differ significantly from total Na+, little or no Na+ is bound or compartmentalized in these cells. The complete replacement of extracellular Na+ with K+ fails to evoke appreciable Ca2+ influx, at least in part, because of the low cell Na+ concentration relative to the K0.5 of the exchanger and its sigmoid dependence on Na+.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lyu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001572:Benzofurans; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002138:Calibration; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger; C061665:sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate; D010042:Ouabain; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium