title: Intracellular free Mg2+ with pH changes in cultured epithelial cells.
abstract: Intracellular pH (pHi) alters cytosolic concentrations of electrolytes, including Ca2+ and Na+. The present studies determined the effect of pHi on intracellular free Mg2+ activity in two epithelial cell lines: one possessing absorptive and secretory functions (Caco-2 intestinal cells) and the second, an absorptive kidney cell line derived from the opossum kidney (OK).pHi and spatial H+ distribution were assessed by 2',7'-bis(carboxyethyl)-5(6')-carboxyfluorescein after an NH4+ pulse to provide rapid changes in pHi. [Mg2+]i, [Ca2+]i, and [Na+]i were measured by fluorescence techniques. [Mg2+]i and spatial Mg2+ distribution within single cells were not changed with rapid alkalinization and acidification procedures in both intestinal and renal cell lines. Alkalinization results in significant increases in [Ca2+]i and [Na+]i that return to basal levels after acidification in both Caco-2 and OK cell lines. These studies indicate that [Mg2+]i is not altered with changes in pHi and suggest that [Mg2+]i is maintained by means not related to pHi in these epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, University Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Quamme
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000502:physiology*; D009893:Opossums; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium