Membrane potential difference and intracellular cation concentrations in human placental trophoblast cells in culture
Membrane potential difference and intracellular cation concentrations in human placental trophoblast cells in culture
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DOI:
10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021333
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发表时间:
1996-05-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Sibley, CP
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作者:
Greenwood, SL;Clarson, LH;Sibley, CP
1. The electrochemical gradients for Na+ and K+ were assessed in a cell culture model of trophoblast differentiation.2. Membrane potential difference (E(m)), intracellular water and Na+ and K+ contents were measured in choriocarcinoma cells (JAr cell line; 96% of which are undifferentiated trophoblast cells) and in mononucleate and multinucleate (differentiated) cytotrophoblast cells isolated from the human placenta at term.3. There was a significant fall in E(m) from -57 mV in JAr cells, to -48 and -40 mV in mono- and multinucleate cytotrophoblast cells, respectively Treatment with ouabain (1 mM for 15 min) depolarized the JAr cell membrane by 15 mV but did not affect cytotrophoblast cell membrane potential.4. Intracellular K+ concentration was similar in JAr, mono- and multinucleate cytotrophoblast cells but Na+ concentration was higher in mononucleate cytotrophoblast cells compared with JAr cells.5. Ouabain treatment (3 mM for 15 min) caused a small increase (4.5%) in cell water in mononucleate cytotrophoblast cells but lowered K+ (similar to 30%) and increased Na+ concentration (similar to 125 %) in all the trophoblast cells studied.6. The K+ equilibrium potential (E(K)) was more negative than E(m) in all cells and the difference between E(K) and E(m) was smaller in JAr cells (-25 mV) than in mono- and multinucleate cytotrophoblast cells (-33 and -43 mV, respectively).7. The Na+ equilibrium potential (E(Na)) was positive in the trophoblast cells and the difference between E(Na), and E(m) was 122, 100 and 100 mV in JAr, mono- and multinucleate cytotrophoblast cells, respectively.8. These results suggest that the electrochemical gradient for K+ is affected by the stage of trophoblast cell differentiation. In contrast, the electrochemical gradient for Naf is similar in mono- and multinucleate cytotrophoblast cells.