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  • Title: Inhibition of H+ secretion by lectins in turtle bladder: role of a cell type on acidification.
    Author: Potter DM, Arruda JA.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1985 May; 248(5 Pt 2):R584-94. PubMed ID: 3838859.
    Abstract:
    Because certain lectins have been shown to bind to the intercalated cell of the cortical collecting tubule, we investigated the effect of concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin on urinary acidification in isolated turtle bladders. After addition to the mucosal but not serosal fluid, concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin decreased H+ secretion in a dose-dependent manner, and these effects were specifically inhibited by the competitive antagonists of concanavalin A (alpha-methyl-D-mannoside) and of wheat germ agglutinin (N-acetylglucosamine). Concanavalin A decreased H+ secretion by decreasing both the proton motive force and the active conductance of protons. Although electroneutral HCO3 secretion was not inhibited by either lectin, Na transport was decreased by 18 and 25%, respectively, after concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin. Concanavalin A failed to inhibit O2 consumption by the granular cell fraction but significantly inhibited O2 consumption by the carbonic anhydrase rich cell fraction. Morphological studies utilizing peroxidase or fluorescein-labeled concanavalin A showed that concanavalin A stained one cell type and that this staining was specific since it could be blocked by the competitive antagonist alpha-methyl-D-mannoside. Studies utilizing double labeling with fluorescein concanavalin A and acridine orange suggested that both probes stain the same cell type. The data strongly suggest that concanavalin A interacts specifically with the cell responsible for H+ secretion.
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