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Can maximum ouabain-sensitive /sup 86/Rb/sup +/ uptake be obtained by increasing Na/sup +/ influx

Conference · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6991719
Increasing stimulation frequency and monensin were utilized in attempts to enhance Na/sup +/ influx and thereby elicit the maximum rate of ouabain-sensitive /sup 86/Rb/sup +/ uptake in atrial muscle isolated from rat heart. Preparations were bathed in a K/sup +/-free, Rb/sup +/-containing Krebs-Henseleit buffer at 37/sup 0/C. Increasing stimulation frequency between 0 and 9 Hz enhanced the rate of ouabain-sensitive /sup 86/Rb/sup +/ uptake, whereas the uptake rate appeared to decrease at higher frequencies. Monensin (1.0 to 5.0 ..mu..M) increased the rate of uptake in atrial preparations stimulated at 6 Hz. A higher concentration of monensin produced a significant decline in uptake rate. The maximum rate of ouabain-sensitive /sup 86/Rb/sup +/ uptake produced by monensin in preparations stimulated at 6 Hz was not significantly different from the maximum elicited by stimulation frequency alone. The results suggest that either method of increasing Na/sup +/ influx may be used to maximize the rate of ouabain-sensitive /sup 86/Rb/sup +/ uptake and thereby estimate the Na/sup +/-pump capacity of rat atrial muscle.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
OSTI ID:
6991719
Report Number(s):
CONF-8604222-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English