Transepithelial Na+ transport and the intracellular fluids: A computer study
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Journal of Membrane Biology
- Vol. 65 (1-2), 63-80
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01870470
Abstract
Computer simulations of tight epithelia under three experimental conditions have been carried out, using the rheogenic nonlinear model of Lew, Ferreira and Moura (Proc. Roy. Soc. London. B 206:53–83, 1979) based largely on the formulation of Koefoed-Johnsen and Ussing (Acta Physiol. Scand.42:298–308, 1958). First, analysis of the transition between the short-circuited and open-circuited states has indicated that (i) apical Cl− permeability is a critical parameter requiring experimental definition in order to analyze cell volume regulation, and (ii) contrary to certain experimental reports, intracellular Na+ concentration (c Na c ) is expected to be a strong function of transepithelial clamping voltage. Second, analysis of the effects of lowering serosal K+ concentration (c K s ) indicates that the basic model cannot simulate several well-documented observations; these defects can be overcome, at least qualitatively, by modifying the model to take account of the negative feedback interaction likely to exist between the apical Na+ permeability andc Na c . Third, analysis of the effects induced by lowering mucosal Na+ concentration (c Na m ) strongly supports the concept that osmotically induced permeability changes in the apical intercellular junctions play a physiological role in conserving the body's stores of NaCl. The analyses also demonstrate that the importance of Na+ entry across the basolateral membrane is strongly dependent upon transepithelial potential,c Na m andc K s ; under certain conditions, net Na+ entry could be appreciably greater across the basolateral than across the apical membrane.This publication has 80 references indexed in Scilit:
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