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  • Title: Rapid co-transport of sodium and chloride ions in giant salivary gland cells of the leech Haementeria ghilianii.
    Author: Wuttke WA, Berry MS.
    Journal: J Physiol; 1990 Aug; 427():51-69. PubMed ID: 2213605.
    Abstract:
    1. Double-barrelled Cl(-)-selective microelectrodes were used to measure the apparent intracellular Cl- activity (aiCl) and membrane potential (Em) of leech salivary gland cells. In standard physiological solution buffered with HEPES (10 mM), intracellular Cl- activity (corrected for interference) was 38 +/- 8 mM (n = 11) compared to a value of 12.8 mM expected for passive Cl- distribution. The mean Em was -49.4 +/- 8.2 mV (n = 21) which was about 27 mV negative to the Cl- equilibrium potential. 2. Removal of external Cl- led to a slow fall in aiCl until a steady-state level of 4-11 mM was reached in 30-60 min. Recovery of aiCl on readdition of external Cl- took only 2-3 min. The uptake followed an exponential time course having a single rate constant of 1.73 +/- 0.1 min-1 (n = 5) whereas the loss appeared to occur in two phases. Changes in external Cl- produced immediate changes in Em which were the opposite of those expected for a high Cl- permeability, i.e. Cl- removal produced an immediate hyperpolarization (3-18 mV) and readdition of Cl- produced a transient depolarization (5-22 mV). 3. The intracellular accumulation of Cl- was dependent on the external Cl- activity. Even when the external Cl- concentration was reduced to 3%, the cells accumulated Cl- against an electrochemical gradient. 4. Cl- accumulation was temperature sensitive (Q10 approximately 2). 5. On removal of external Na+, aiCl fell to a level which was close to that expected for passive distribution. The active reaccumulation of Cl-, after intracellular Cl- depletion, was abolished in the absence of external Na+; aiCl slowly increased to its passive level. Steady-state aiCl or its recovery by Cl(-)-depleted cells was not affected by the absence of K+ in the bathing solution. 6. The reaccumulation of Cl- was not affected by furosemide (1-5 mM), bumetanide (10(-4) M), amiloride (10(-3) M) or 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulphonic acid (SITS, 10(-4) M). 7. Removal of external Cl- caused a fall in intracellular Na+ activity (aiNa, measured with Na(+)-selective microelectrodes) from 15.9 +/- 6.8 mM (n = 9) to 2.5 +/- 1.3 mM (n = 3). When external Cl- was readded, aiNa rose to 46.5 +/- 6.6 mM (n = 3) before slowly recovering towards its original value. The maximal change in aiNa was 41.7 +/- 4.5 mM (n = 3) and the rate constant for Na+ uptake was 1.8 +/- 0.4 min-1 (n = 3).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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