title: Glucose transport in carp erythrocytes: individual variation and effects of osmotic swelling, extracellular pH and catecholamines
abstract: The characteristics of the uptake of 3-O-methyl-d-glucose (3-OMG) by carp (Cyprinus carpio) erythrocytes were studied in vitro with tracer methods. There is large individual variation in the permeability of the carp erythrocyte membrane to 3-OMG. Although transport is inhibited by cytochalasin B and phloretin, the lack of saturation kinetics for transport in a physiologically relevant concentration range suggests either that a glucose transporter does not exist or that its affinity for glucose is extremely low. The marked increase in transport after osmotic swelling and the inhibition of swelling-induced glucose transport by cytochalasin B suggest that the glucose transport pathway in carp erythrocytes (both in isotonic and hypotonic conditions) may be similar to the volume-activated channel described for flounder erythrocytes. 3-OMG transport across the carp erythrocyte membrane is increased by catecholamines by a mechanism independent of the catecholamine-induced cell swelling.
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tiihonen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikinmaa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lappivaara