title: Evidence for Cl(-)-independent HCO3- transport in basolateral membranes of Necturus oxyntopeptic cells.
abstract: Luminal H+ secretion by gastric mucosa is accompanied by basolateral HCO3- release. A basolateral Cl-/HCO3- exchanger is known to mediate HCO3- extrusion from oxyntopeptic cells during resting and secretagogue-induced apical HCl secretion. From recent work, we hypothesized that there might be a Cl(-)-independent pathway for basolateral HCO3- exit in Necturus oxyntopeptic cells. In this study, we used a fluorescent pH indicator [2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein] to evaluate Cl(-)-independent HCO3- transport across the basolateral membranes of intact oxyntopeptic cells. Removal of serosal Cl- increased intracellular pH (pHi) (7.05 to 7.25), consistent with Cl(-)-dependent HCO3- extrusion. Removal of serosal Na+ in the absence of Cl- resulted in significant acidification of pHi (7.10 to 6.89), but studies involving amiloride, 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS), and 0 HCO3(-)-N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2-ethanesulfonic acid-buffered solutions suggest that Na(+)-dependent changes in pHi are due to Na+/H+ exchange. Our studies demonstrate a marked concentration-dependent alkalinization when tissues are exposed to increases in serosal K+. A substantial part of this alkalinization in response to increases in serosal K+ (pHi 7.00 to 7.46) appears to be a HCO3- exit pathway that is independent of both Na+ and Cl-, unaffected by bumetanide or amiloride, but sensitive to DIDS. We propose the presence of a Cl(-)- and Na(+)-independent K(+)-dependent HCO3- cotransporter in Necturus oxyntopeptic cell basolateral membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Klingensmith
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Cima
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Gadacz
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Soybel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009337:Necturus; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011522:Protons; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D011522:Protons; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium