title: A study of sulphate transport by lactating rat mammary tissue slices: evidence for anion exchange.
abstract: 1. The efflux of radiolabelled sulphate from lactating rat mammary tissue slices has been studied. Sulphate efflux was found to be time- and temperature-dependent. 2. 4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulphonate (DIDS) inhibited a portion of sulphate release, whereas bumetanide was without effect. 3. The anions chloride, iodide and sulphate trans-stimulated sulphate efflux when added to the incubation medium. The increase in the efflux rate of sulphate found with chloride could be markedly inhibited by DIDS. Thiocyanate, unlike the other anions tested, only had a small effect. 4. The results strongly suggest that there is an anion exchange mechanism in the mammary gland which can mediate the transport of sulphate. This transporter may be important for the metabolism of sulphate by the mammary gland and may also help determine milk anion concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Hannah Research Institute, Ayr, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Shennan
mesh_terms: D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid; D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000838:Anions / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport; D005260:Female; D007474:Ion Exchange; D007774:Lactation / Q000378:metabolism*; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D013431:Sulfates / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D013431:Sulfates; D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid; D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid