WHOLE-CELL K+ CURRENTS IN ISOLATED RABBIT CORNEAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS

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作者
TANTIRITTISAK, W [1 ]
OCHI, R [1 ]
KANAI, A [1 ]
机构
[1] JUNTENDO UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY | 1991年 / 41卷 / 06期
关键词
CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RESTING POTENTIAL;
D O I
10.2170/jjphysiol.41.961
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
Membrane currents were recorded from enzymatically isolated cells from basal layers of rabbit corneal epithelium by the whole-cell clamp technique. Pipettes contained 140.4 mm KCl and extracellular K+ concentration was varied. The membrane currents on step voltage changes were rectangular currents with some fluctuations. The fluctuations disappeared near the zero-current potential. The reversal potential in normal Tyrode's solution with 5.4 mm K+ was -57.8 +/- 6.2 mV (mean +/-S.D., n = 10). Increasing [K+]. from 5.4 to 140.4 mm shifted the reversal potentials in the positive direction with a slope of 41.0 mV/decade. Concomitant depolarization of the resting potential was observed on increasing [K+]o. The whole-cell currents were blocked by Cs+ or Ba2+. These suggest that the major current component in the corneal epithelial cells is K+.
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页码:961 / 967
页数:7
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