Spontaneous Na+ transients in individual mitochondria of intact astrocytes
Spontaneous Na+ transients in individual mitochondria of intact astrocytes
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DOI:
10.1002/glia.20619
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发表时间:
2008-02-01
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6.2
通讯作者:
Chatton, Jean-Yves
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作者:
Azarias, Guillaume;Van de Ville, Dimitri;Chatton, Jean-Yves
Mitochondria in intact cells maintain low Na+ levels despite the large electrochemical gradient favoring cation influx into the matrix. In addition, they display individual spontaneous transient depolarizations. We report here that individual mitochondria in living astrocytes exhibit spontaneous increases in their Na+ concentration (Na-mit(+) spiking), as measured using the mitochondrial probe CoroNa Red. In a field of view with similar to 30 astrocytes, up to 1,400 transients per minute were typically detected under resting conditions. Na-mit(+) spiking was also observed in neurons, but was scarce in two nonneural cell types tested. Astrocytic Na-mit(+) spikes averaged 12.2 +/- 0.8 s in duration and 35.5 +/- 3.2 mM in amplitude and coincided with brief mitochondrial depolarizations; they were impaired by mitochondrial depolarization and ruthenium red pointing to the involvement of a cation uniporter. Na-mit(+) spiking activity was significantly inhibited by mitochondrial Na+/H+ exchanger inhibition and sensitive to cellular pH and Na+ concentration. Ca2+ played a permissive role on Na-mit(+) spiking activity. Finally, we present evidence suggesting that Na-mit(+) spiking frequency was correlated with cellular ATP levels. This study shows that, under physiological conditions, individual mitochondria in living astrocytes exhibit fast Na+ exchange across their inner membrane, which reveals a new form of highly dynamic and localized functional regulation. (C) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.