1997
DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(97)00095-3
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Lack of effect of transmembrane gradient of magnesium and sodium on regulation of cytosolic free magnesium concentration in rat lymphocytes

Abstract: The regulation of the intracellular concentration of Mg2+ ([Mg2+]i) is not fully understood. The level of Mg in lymphocytes is a good predictor of total body Mg status. We measured [Mg2+]i and total Mg in rat lymphocytes by using, respectively, the fluorescent Mg2+ indicator mag-fura-2 and atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The basal [Mg2+]i in rat lymphocytes was 328 +/- 23 micromol/l. An elevation to 5 mmol/l or the removal of extracellular Mg2+ did not affect [Mg2+]i. A reduction in extracellular Na+ did … Show more

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“…Our control values conform with those reported by others for lymphocytes obtained from rodents on a normal diet (59). Factors that could have contributed to this decrease in [Mg 2ϩ ] i were considered.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Our control values conform with those reported by others for lymphocytes obtained from rodents on a normal diet (59). Factors that could have contributed to this decrease in [Mg 2ϩ ] i were considered.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…[Mg 2ϩ ] i (18) and that, in contrast to REC, most cells have a low membrane permeability to Mg 2ϩ (17,31,37,45), Mg 2ϩ loading is a prerequisite for efflux activation (37,44,46). As in other studies (17,46), loading of REC with 6 mM Mg 2ϩ results in a comparatively small [Mg 2ϩ ] i increase of ϳ370 M, indicating effective intracellular Mg 2ϩ buffering.…”
Section: Effect Of Changing the [Namentioning
confidence: 83%
“…In contrast to other cell systems [30,31], REC are known to have a high basal Mg influx capability [21]. For this reason, there was no need to load the cells with Mg by using the ionophore A 23187 as in our previous study [5].…”
Section: [Mg 2+ ] I Change In Differently Pre-incubated Recmentioning
confidence: 88%