title: Effects of pH on murine insulinoma betaTC3 cells.
abstract: Confluent monolayer cultures of betaTC3 cells were exposed for 4 h to acidic, neutral, or alkaline pH media. Studies determined the impact of pH on viability, insulin secretion rate, glucose consumption rate, lactate production rate, and ATP content. Cell viability was not affected by exposure to media of different pH (>95% for all groups). Insulin release from cells exposed to acidic media (pH of 6.4) was approximately 75% higher than that from cells exposed to either neutral (pH of 7.1) or alkaline (pH of 7.8) conditions. Conversely, ATP content was significantly reduced in cultures exposed to acidic conditions, although there was no statistical difference between neutral and alkaline conditions. Glucose consumption and lactate production rates increased linearly with increasing pH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Papas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sambanis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Constantinidis
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D005947:Glucose