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  • Title: Intracellular alkalosis induced by increasing extracellular potassium. Ionic dependence and effects of amiloride and DIDS.
    Author: Altenberg GA.
    Journal: Miner Electrolyte Metab; 1990; 16(4):197-201. PubMed ID: 2277603.
    Abstract:
    The intracellular alkalinization produced when extracellular potassium concentration is increased above its normal levels was studied in the rat diaphragm muscle by determination of the steady-state distribution of [14C]-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-oxazolidinedione (DMO). Replacement of external Na+ with sucrose and Mg2+ or N-methyl-D-glucamine prevented the rise in intracellular pH. Amiloride (1 mM) also abolished the elevation of intracellular pH, while the removal of external Cl- (replaced by gluconate) or addition of 0.1 mM 4-acetamido-4'-diisothyocyanostilbene-2,2-disulfonic acid (DIDS) did not prevent intracellular alkalinization from taking place. These results suggest that in the rat diaphragm muscle a Na(+)-dependent, amiloride-sensitive transport mechanism, perhaps Na+/H+ exchange, plays a major role in the K(+)-induced intracellular alkalinization. This mechanism might account for the metabolic acidosis produced by hyperkalemia.
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