The identity of the current carriers in canine lingual epithelium in vitro.
The identity of the current carriers in canine lingual epithelium in vitro.
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体外犬舌上皮中当前携带者的身份。
DOI:
10.1016/0005-2736(85)90496-1
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发表时间:
1985
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DeSimone,JA
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作者:
Mierson,S;Heck,GL;DeSimone,SK;Biber,TU;DeSimone,JA
Ion transport across the lingual epithelium has been implicated as an early event in gustatory transduction. The fluxes of isotopically labelled Na+ and Cl− were measured across isolated canine dorsal lingual epithelium under short-circuit conditions. The epithelium actively absorbs Na+ and to a lesser extent actively secretes Cl−. Under symmetrical conditions with Krebs-Henseleit buffer on both sides,(1) Na+ absorption accounts for 46% of the short-circuit current (I sc);(2) there are two transcellular Na+ pathways, one amiloride-sensitive and one amiloride-insensitive;(3) ouabain, added to the serosal solution, inhibits both I sc and active Na+ absorption. When hyperosmotic (0.25 M) NaCl is placed in the mucosal bath, both I sc and Na+ absorption increase; net Na+ absorption is at least as much as I sc. Ion substitution studies indicate that the tissue may transport a variety of larger ions, though not as effectively as Na+ and Cl−. Thus we have shown that the lingual epithelium, like other epithelia of the gastrointestinal tract, actively transports ions. However, it is unusual both in its response to hyperosmotic solutions and in the variety of ions that support a transepithelial short-circuit current. Since sodium ion transport under hyperosmotic conditions has been shown to correlate well with the gustatory neural response, the variety of ions transported may likewise indicate a wider role for transport in taste transduction.