The behavior of the ouabain-insensitive sodium efflux in single barnacle muscle fibers toward the microinjection of aluminum

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
E E Bittar, Y P Huang

Abstract

Recent work with single muscle fibers from the barnacle Balanus nubilus has shown that the injection of Al into these fibers leads to inhibition of the resting Na efflux and that this involves both the ouabain-sensitive and the ouabain-insensitive components of the efflux. This work also showed that the injection of Al into ouabain-poisoned fibers often leads to a rise in the remaining Na efflux. This observation suggested the possibility that Al is able to stimulate the ouabain-insensitive Na by increasing myoplasmic free Ca2+ and that trigger Ca2+ reaches the myoplasm via voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. The results obtained are as follows: (i) The injection of AlCl3 into fibers poisoned with ouabain produces a biphasic or monophasic effect on the remaining Na efflux. That is, stimulation is followed by inhibition, or there is only stimulation. (ii) This response is dose-dependent and is seen to take place following the injection of Al in a concentration as low as 0.01 M. (iii) Both Ga3+ and Sc3+ are able to mimic the effect of Al. (iv) Injection of EGTA following peak stimulation of the ouabain-insensitive Na efflux by injected AlCl3 leads to reversal of this response. If, however, EGTA is injected long after the onset of pe...Continue Reading

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Aug 1, 1996·Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology·A A SaghianD O Carpenter
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Nov 7, 1993·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·E E Bittar, Y P Huang

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