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Effect of amiloride on sodium transport of frog skin

I. Action on intracellular sodium content

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Die Wirkung von Amilorid auf den Natriumgehalt der isolierten Froschhaut wird untersucht. Bei Inkubation in Amilorid-haltiger Ringer-Lösung (10−4 M/l, 15 min Inkubationszeit) vermindert sich die intracelluläre, mit Isotopen austauschbare Natriumkonzentration um ca. 10 meq/kg Zellwasser. Der Effekt ist maximal bei Amiloridkonzentrationen zwischen 0,3 und 1,0·10−4 M/l und Inkubationszeiten zwischen 6 und 15 min. Der nicht mit Isotopen austauschbare Natriumanteil bleibt unter allen Bedingungen konstant. Wassergehalt, extracelluläres Volumen und intracelluläre Kaliumkonzentration werden durch Amilorid nicht beeinflußt. Der Kurzschlußstrom erreicht einen neuen steady state-Wert innerhalb von Sekunden nach Zugabe von Amilorid zu der epithelseitigen Badelösung.

Es wird geschlossen, daß Amilorid nur ein Natriumtransportkompartment beeinflußt, welches etwa 10% des austauschbaren intracellulären Natriums enthält.

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The effect of Amiloride on intracellular sodium content of the isolated frog skin was investigated. The maximal effect on intracellular exchangeable sodium concentration (−10 meq/kg cell water) was found at concentrations of Amiloride in the incubation solution between 0.3 and 1.0×10−4 M/l, and at an incubation time of 6–15 min. Since total intracellular sodium concentration is also reduced by approximately 10 meq/kg cell water, it follows that the intracellular non-exchangeable sodium concentration was not affected by Amiloride. Water content, extracellular volume, and intracellular potassium concentration remained constant. The short circuit current reached a new steady state within a few seconds after addition of Amiloride. It is concluded that Amiloride affects a sodium transport pool, which contains about 10% of the exchangeable intracellular sodium.

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Nagel, W., Dörge, A. Effect of amiloride on sodium transport of frog skin. Pflugers Arch. 317, 84–92 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00586701

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