SPECIFICITY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CARNITINE TRANSPORT IN HUMAN HEART-CELLS (CCL 27) IN CULTURE
SPECIFICITY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CARNITINE TRANSPORT IN HUMAN HEART-CELLS (CCL 27) IN CULTURE
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DOI:
10.1016/0005-2736(77)90257-7
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
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EIKLID, K
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MOLSTAD, P;BOHMER, T;EIKLID, K
The specificity and characteristics of the uptake mechanism for radiolabeled l-carnitine has been studied in cultured human heart cells (CCL 27). Iodoacetate, 2, 4-dinitrophenol, arseneoxide and potassium cyanide do not reduce the uptake significantly, while sodium fluoride in high concentration (25–50 mM) inhibits the transport. Sulfhydryl blocking agents like N-ethylmaleimide, 2, 4-dinitrofluorobenzene and Ellman reagent [5, 5-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)] all reduce the uptake of radiolabeled carnitine; while phloridzin (0.1 mM), ouabain or amino acids (1–5 mM) do not. Thus it seems that the carnitine transport depends upon free sulfhydryl groups, and is neither linked to the transport of amino acids or glucose, nor to the activity of (Na++ K+)-ATPase. Variation in osmolality in the incubation medium within 225 to 450 mosM/kg water does not influence the uptake. An increase in pH from 7 to 8 reduces the transport approx. 40%. Compounds structurally related to carnitine, containing a trimethylamino group and a carboxylic group, reduce the uptake. l-Carnitine has a greater affinity for binding to the transport mechanism than d-carnitine. Acylcarnitines with varying acyl group length inhibit the transport, and the l isomers more than their d counterparts. The 50% inhibiting concentration on the uptake of 2 μM l-carnitine, was 90 μM for betaine, 11· 10 3 μ M for choline, 2 μM for butyrobetaine, 20 μM for d-carnitine, 14 μM for 5-trimethylaminovaleric acid, 8 μM for l-acetylcarnitine and 3 μM for l-palmitoylcarnitine. Radiolabeled l-acetylcarnitine is also transported into the cells with a K m of 8 μM and a V of 10 pmol· μ g− 1 DNA· h− 1. There is a competitive type of inhibition between l-carnitine and l-acetylcarnitine. Since l-acetylcarnitine constitutes 30% of total carnitine in rat plasma, both l-carnitine and l-acetylcarnitine can be physiological substrates for this active transport mechanism in vivo.