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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Distal tubule ; Sodium chloride transport ; Cellular sodium activity ; Furosemide ; Amphiuma kidney
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Previous experiments had demonstrated that cell chloride activities in early distal tubule cells of Amphiuma are above equilibrium distribution. Chloride activities fell sharply towards electrochemical equilibrium following perfusion of the tubular lumen with furosemide or with sodium-free solutions. These results suggested a furosemide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransport system in the luminal cell membrane. The present experiments were carried out to evaluate directly the electrochemical driving forces acting on sodium ions under similar experimental conditions. Intracellular sodium activity measurements were performed in the doublyperfused kidney of Amphiuma by means of single-barreled liquid ion-exchange microelectrodes. Basolateral cell membrane potential and resistance ratio measurements of tubular cell membranes were also carried out under control conditions and after inhibition of chloride transport by luminal application of furosemide (5 · 10−5 mol/l) or by omission of chloride. Control conditions were characterized by a steep downhill electrochemical gradient for sodium ions from lumen to cell. Inhibition of chloride transport led to a sharp decrease of intracellular sodium activity and to hyperpolarization of the peritubular membrane potential while the resistance ratio of the tubular cell membranes did not change significantly. These results demonstrate the presence of low cellular sodium activities in early distal tubule cells. The sharp decline of cell sodium after furosemide and after luminal chloride removal is consistent with inhibition of a sodium chloride cotransport system and continued peritubular sodium extrusion. The latter can increase the electrochemical gradient of sodium ions beyond that observed under control conditions.
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  • 2
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    Journal of molecular medicine 60 (1982), S. 1173-1179 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Distal tubule ; Furosemide ; Ion-sensitive microelectrodes ; Sodium chloride cotransport ; Potassium adaptation ; Distaler Tubulus ; Furosemid ; Ionen-sensitive Microelektroden ; Natrium Chlorid Kotransport ; Kaliumadaptation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Experimente am distalen Tubulus der doppelt perfundierten Niere des Amphiuma wurden ausgeführt, um die aktiven und passiven Kräfte zu bestimmen, die in die Transportprozesse von Kalium, Natrium und Chlorid involviert sind. Ionen-sensitive und konventionelle Mikroelektroden wurden verwendet, um intrazelluläre Ionenaktivitäten, Zellmembranpotentiale und Kalium- und Chlorid Nettoflüsse unter Kontrollbedingungen und während Hemmung des aktiven Transports abzuschätzen. Auf der Basis folgender Beobachtungen wird ein Natrium-Chlorid Kotransport postuliert, der in der luminalen Zellmembran lokalisiert ist: Entfernung von Natrium aus dem Tubuluslumen hemmt die Furosemid empfindliche Chloridresorption, verringert die luminal positive transepitheliale Potentialdifferenz und führt zu dramatischem Abfall des intrazellulären Chlorids. Die Experimente schlagen ferner vor, daß Kaliumionen im Natrium-Chlorid Transportsystem involviert sind, weil die Kaliumresorption durch Furosemid gehemmt wird, und weil intrazelluläres Natrium signifikant abfällt, wenn die Kaliumionen aus der Tubulusflüssigkeit entfernt werden. Weiters gibt es experimentelle Hinweise, daß nach der Kalium Adaptation der luminale Kalium-Aufnahmemechanismus unterdrückt ist. Unter diesen Bedingungen ist der Kaliumtransport unempfindiich auf Furosemid. Die Daten schlagen ein Furosemid empfindliches Kotransport-System für Natrium, Chlorid und Kalium in der luminalen Zellmembran vor. Die Energie für diesen Carriervermittelten Transportprozeß wird von einem großen „Bergab“-Gradienten von Natrium über die luminale Zellmembran bereitgestellt, der seinerseits durch die in der peritubulären Zellmembran lokalisierte Natriumpumpe aufrechterhalten wird.
    Notes: Summary Experiments were performed in the distal tubule of the doubly-perfused kidney of Amphiuma to determine active and passive forces, involved in the transport processes of potassium, sodium and chloride. Ion-sensitive microelectrodes and conventional microelectrodes were applied to estimate intracellular ion activities, cell membrane potentials and net flux of potassium and chloride under control conditions and during inhibition of active transport. Sodium chloride cotransport, located in the luminal cell membrane is postulated, based on the following observations: Total omission of sodium from the tubular lumen inhibits furosemide sensitive chloride reabsorption, decreases the lumen positive transepithelial potential difference and leads to a dramatic decrease of intracellular chloride. The experiments further suggest that potassium ions are involved in the sodium chloride transport system because potassium reabsorption is inhibited by furosemide and because intracellular sodium falls significantly when potassium ions are removed from the tubular fluid. Furthermore, there is experimental evidence that the luminal potassium uptake mechanism is suppressed after potassium adaptation. Under these conditions potassium transport is found to be insensitive to furosemide. The data suggest a furosemide sensitive contransport system for sodium, chloride and potassium, operative in the luminal cell membrane. The energy for this carrier-mediated transport process is provided by the large “downhill” gradient of sodium across the luminal cell membrane which is maintained by the sodium pump located in the peritubular cell membrane.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Diluting segment ; Cell fusion ; Intracellular pH ; Cell membrane potential ; Frog kidney
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The dependence of intracellular pH (pHi) and transepithelial H+ secretion on the cell membrane potential (V m) was tested applying pH-sensitive and conventional microelectrodes in giant cells fused from single epithelial cells of the diluting segment and in intact tubules of the frog kidney. An increase of extracellular K+ concentration from 3 to 15 mmol/l decreasedV m from −49±4 to −29±1 mV while pHi increased from 7.44±0.04 to 7.61±0.06. Addition of 1 mmol/l Ba2+ depolarizedV m from −45±3 to −32±2 mV, paralleled by an increase of pHi from 7.46±0.04 to 7.58±0.03. Application of 0.05 mmol/l furosemide hyperpolarizedV m from −48±3 to −53±3 mV and decreased pHi from 7.47±0.05 to 7.42±0.05. In the intact diluting segment of the isolated-perfused frog kidney an increase of peritubular K+ concentration from 3 to 15 mmol/l increased the luminal pH from 7.23±0.08 to 7.41±0.08. Addition of Ba2+ to the peritubular perfusate also increased luminal pH from 7.35±0.07 to 7.46±0.07. Addition of furosemide decreased luminal pH from 7.32±0.03 to 7.24±0.05. We conclude: cell depolarization reduces the driving force for the rheogenic HCO 3 − exit step across the basolateral cell membrane. HCO 3 − accumulates in the cytoplasm and pHi increases. An alkaline pHi inactivates the luminal Na+/H+ exchanger. This diminishes transepithelial H+ secretion. Cell hyperpolarization leads to the opposite phenomenon. Thus, pHi serves as signal transducer between cell voltage and Na+/H+ exchange.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Ouabain ; Cell membrane potential ; Cell membrane resistance ; Potassium conductance ; Bicarbonate conductance ; Proximal tubule ; Amphibian kidney
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract According to a previous study from this laboratory, the electrochemical gradient for potassium across the peritubular cell membrane of proximal tubules in the isolated perfused frog kidney increases following the application of ouabain. In order to test, if this phenomenon were due to a decrease of potassium conductance, the effects of ouabain on cell membrane resistances and the sensitivity of the peritubular cell membrane potential difference (PDpt) to step changes of peritubular potassium and bicarbonate concentration were studied. In the absence of ouabain, PDpt averaged −60±3 mV (n=25). A step increase of peritubular potassium concentration from 3 to 18 mmol/l (pH 8.07) depolarises PDpt (ΔPDk) by +24±2 mV (n=8). An increase of bicarbonate from 20 to 40 mmol/l (pH 8.07) hyperpolarises PDpt (ΔPDb) by −2.8±0.4 mV (n=9). The resistance of the luminal and peritubular cell membranes in parallel (R m) amounts to 45±9 kΩ cm (tubule length) (n=4) and the voltage divider ratio (VDR) to 1.4±0.2 (n=7). The resistance of the cellular cable (cellular core,R c) approaches 131±37 MΩ/cm (n=4). Peritubular application of 0.1 mmol/l ouabain leads to a gradual decline of PDpt (t 1/2 approx. 30 min), to an increase ofR m, a decrease of ΔPDk and an increase of ΔPDb. VDR andR c are not changed significantly. The data point to a functional link between the sodium/potassium ATPase and the potassium conductance of the peritubular cell membrane.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Frog kidney ; Proximal tubule ; Glucose transport ; Ouabain ; Cell membrane potential ; Intracellular sodium ; Microelectrodes
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Inhibition of basolateral Na+/K+ ATPase by ouabain eventually abolishes transport of glucose. The present study was performed to test, if this effect is due to a dissipation of the electrochemical gradient for sodium or due to a regulatory inhibition of sodium-coupled glucose entry across the luminal membrane at increasing intracellular sodium activity. To this end, proximal convoluted tubules of the doubly perfused isolated frog kidney were perfused alternatively with solutions containing either 5 mmol/l glucose or raffinose. The potential difference across the peritubular cell membrane (PDpt) and across the epithelium (PDpt) has been recorded with conventional and across the peritubular cell membrane with ion selective microelectrodes (PDpt). In the absence of luminal glucose PDpt is (±SEM) −54.0±2.4 mV, PDte=−1.2±2.0 mV and PD pt Na =−96±5 mV. The electrochemical gradient for sodium (μNa+) amounts to 95 mV and intracellular sodium activity to 14 mmol/l (extracellular sodium activity is 74 mmol/l). Luminal application of glucose leads to a rapid depolarisation of PDpt (ΔPDpt=8.6±0.9 mV and PD pt Na (ΔPD pt Na =11.1±3.0 mV) and to hyperpolarisation of PDte (ΔPDte=−0.8±0.2 mV). The peritubular application of ouabain leads to a gradual, reversible and proportional decline of PDpt, PD pt Na and μNa+. Glucose induced ΔPDpt and ΔPD pt Na decrease in parallel to PDpt and PD pt Na , resp. In a separate series, the lumped conductance (G m) of the luminal and basolateral cell membrane has been determined, which amounts to 2.4±0.3 μS/mm (tubule length).G m decreases 23±4%, when PDpt is decreased to half. ΔPDpt andG m allow the calculation of an apparent transport rate (T Glu). Following the application of ouabain,T Glu decreases in linear proportion to PDpt and PD pt Na . There is no evidence for a significant regulatory inhibition ofT Glu. Rather, glucose transport operates in linear proportion to the potential difference across the luminal membrane.
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  • 6
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    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering 46 (1995), S. 343-350 
    ISSN: 0006-3592
    Keywords: reverse micelles ; decanol ; amino acid extraction ; Chemistry ; Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: The concentrations of dioctyldimethyl ammonium chloride (DODMAC) and 1-decanol in isooctane needed to form reverse micelles by phase contact have been determined. The behavior of these reverse micelles in the extraction of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and threonine was studied by analyzing all of the ionic species in the aqueous phase. The amino acid is extracted from the aqueous phase by exchanging with the Cl- counterions of DODMAC in the reverse micelles. The ionic species in the reverse micelles tend toward their undissociated states as the water uptake by the reverse micelles decreases. The effect of 1-decanol on the extraction of the amino acids with two negative charges is due to the change in the water uptake of the reverse micelles. The concentration of DODMAC has no effect on the ion exchange of the amino acid with one negative charge with the Cl- counterions of DODMAC in the reverse micelles. Higher molar ratios of decanol to DODMAC favor the selective separation of amino acids with different charge numbers. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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  • 7
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    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Applied Polymer Science 47 (1993), S. 1665-1672 
    ISSN: 0021-8995
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Effects of a series of thiophenols R—ArSH with substituting groups R in the para-position and 2-mercaptobenzoic acid on the kinetics of polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) photoinitiated by benzoin isopropyl ether (BIPE) were investigated using an autorecording dilatometer. Thiophenols were found to have a dual effect on polymerization: reducing induction time and accelerating rate of polymerization. A mechanism was proposed suggesting that this increased rate of polymerization and reduced induction time with addition of a thiophenol is due to the fact that, instead of consuming radicals, the dissolved oxygen in the MMA/BIPE system can be converted into active radicals through effective photooxidation of the thiophenol. Although the maximum increase in rate of polymerization is of a minor difference between various thiophenol compounds, reduction in induction time is strongly dependent on the nature of substituting groups in the following order: —CH3 〉 —CH(CH3)2 〉 —OCH3 or —Cl 〉 —H. 2-Mercaptobenzoic acid, on the other hand, increases induction time and decreases rate of polymerization. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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  • 8
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    Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
    Organic Magnetic Resonance 33 (1995), S. 749-754 
    ISSN: 0749-1581
    Keywords: NMR ; 13C NMR ; 1H NMR ; kaurane diterpenoid ; absolute configuration ; Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: A new ent-kaurane diterpenoid glycoside has been shown to be the main sweetening constituent of the traditional medicines Aster tongolensis and A. ageratoides native to China. This study involved the total 1H and 13C spectral assignment of the compound and its degraded product by means of two-dimensional NMR techniques (COSY, NOESY, HETCOR and TOCSY) and resulted in unambiguous spectral assignments, particularly in the heavily convoluted regions of the spectra. Concerning the absolute stereochemistry, the sweetener was determined to be (4R,5S,8S,9S,10,13R)-16,17-dihydroxykauran-19-oic acid β-D-glucopyranosyl ester through a combination of circular dichroism and 2D NMR techniques.
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  • 9
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    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Acta Polymerica 44 (1993), S. 273-278 
    ISSN: 0323-7648
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: The microfibrils and the microfibrillar network in poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) fibers formed during the coagulation from a monodomain lyotropic fiber are stabilized by critical point drying and characterized by electron microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering. The diameter of the microfibrils varies from 20 to 49 nm depending on the PPTA concentration in the lyotropic solution used for the spinning. A formation mechanism for the microfibrils and the microfibrillar network is suggested. During the coagulation, the spinodal decomposition (phase separation) is assumed to occur before the crystallization (phase transition), resulting in the formation of the microfibrils. The formation of the microfibrillar network is considered to be related to the misorientation of macromolecules and the density fluctuation in the cross-section of the filament during spinodal decomposition.
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  • 10
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    Chichester [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 21 (1990), S. 127-131 
    ISSN: 0377-0486
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: The influence on silver colloids of the addition of KCI was directly investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was found that the particle size increased and the surfaces of the crystal particles of the silver became covered with an overlayer. Additionally, the pattern of aggregation was found to be chain-like. These changes were very different from those caused by adding pyridine. The mechanism affecting the colloid and the intensity of the surface-enhanced Raman scattering signals of adsorbed molecules on adding KCl to silver colloid is discussed.
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