• Sodium pump(Na + ,K + -ATPase) activity was higher in the smaller species and showed a significant allometric decline with body mass in both the mammals (μmol P i h -1 mg wet mass -1 =6.2×mass -0.06 ) and birds (μmol P i h -1 mg wet mass -1 = 5.4×mass -0.07 ). (silverchair.com)
  • The pump that maintains these gradients is an ATPase that is activated by Na+ and K+ (Na+-K+ATPase). (maxanim.com)
  • Ouabain or digitalis inhibits this ATPase by binding to the extracellular domain. (maxanim.com)
  • Inhibition of the ATPase by ouabain can be antagonized by extracellular K+. (maxanim.com)
  • These findings assign novel, 'profound' and early lethal phenotypes of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies and polymicrogyria to the phenotypic spectrum associated with heterozygous ATP1A2/A3 mutations and indicate that severely impaired NKA pump function can disrupt brain morphogenesis.Sorcin activates the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase (PMCA) activity and prevents the inhibition of the pump by amyloid-β peptide (Aβ1-42) and tau. (kunstatelier-kd.de)
  • 1][2] The Na+ K+ ATPase pumps 3 Na+ out of the cell and 2K+ that into the cell, for every single ATP consumed. (kunstatelier-kd.de)
  • Electroporation-mediated in vivo gene delivery of the Na+/K+-ATPase pump reduced lung injury in a mouse model of lung contusion. (nih.gov)
  • Embryotrophic factor-3 from human oviductal cells enhances proliferation, suppresses apoptosis and stimulates the expression of the beta1 subunit of sodium-potassium ATPase in mouse embryos. (nih.gov)
  • These bind to a site on the cell membrane, producing reversible inhibition of the sodium (Na + )-potassium (K + )-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) pump. (medscape.com)
  • Like other cardiac glycosides, these toxins exert their effects by inhibiting the ATPase activity of a complex of transmembrane proteins that form the sodium potassium ATPase pump, (Na+/K+-ATPase). (blogspot.com)
  • In study I we showed a mechanism of ouabain-dependent regulation of the NMDA receptor, one of the most important receptors in the nervous system, via binding with Na + ,K + -ATPase. (kth.se)
  • In study II we investigated a different aspect of Na + ,K + -ATPase functioning - to look at how binding of ouabain to Na + ,K + -ATPase activates a number of signaling cascades by looking at the phosphoproteome status of the cells. (kth.se)
  • In the on-going study we showed that Na + ,K + -ATPase can oligomerize and that this effect is triggered by ouabain binding to the Na + ,K + -ATPase. (kth.se)
  • Na(+),K(+) ATPase is an essential ion pump involved in regulating ionic concentrations within epithelial cells. (mdc-berlin.de)
  • Functional tests and pharmacological inhibition experiments demonstrate that Na(+),K(+) ATPase activity is positively regulated via an N-terminal phosphorylation site that is necessary for correct heart morphogenesis to occur, and that maintenance of ZO-1 junction belts requires ion pump activity. (mdc-berlin.de)
  • It is a cardioactive derivative of lanatoside A or of digitoxin used for fast digitalization in congestive heart failure.Acetyldigitoxin binds to a site on the extracellular aspect of the α-subunit of the Na + /K + ATPase pump in the membranes of heart cells (myocytes). (hmdb.ca)
  • 15 mM K+ evoked dilation sensitive to inhibition of K(IR) (30 microM Ba2+) and Na+/K+-ATPase (10 microM ouabain), whereas these blockers did not affect ACh-mediated dilations. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Research into pain relievers provided insight into the most important and universal transporter in the human body, the sodium-potassium pump. (visionlearning.com)
  • An estimate of sodium-potassium pump activity and the number of pump sites in the smooth muscle of the guinea-pig taenia coli, using (3H)ouabain. (harvard.edu)
  • They were then blotted and weighed, and after washing with ouabain/42K solution counted in a gamma scintillation counter, to determine the uptake of potassium by the tissue. (harvard.edu)
  • The amount of potassium pumped into the cells at various concentrations of extracellular potassium has been calculated. (harvard.edu)
  • Initially, her lab focused on regulation of the biosynthesis and assembly of sodium pump subunits and molecular mechanisms controlling sodium pump isoforms in kidney, cardiac and skeletal muscle by potassium, hormones, and other factors under normal conditions and during human heart failure. (usc.edu)
  • The McDonough laboratory has especially focused on renal mechanisms responsible for regulation of sodium and potassium balance as well as blood pressure. (usc.edu)
  • These projects have engaged the McDonough lab with expert collaborators across the USA and around the world and attracted attention to the important role of the kidney in balancing the intertwined homeostasis of sodium, potassium and blood pressure. (usc.edu)
  • Part One describes chemical studies with erythrocyte ghosts to test whether incorporation of radioactive orthophosphate (32Pi) into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was associated with concentration gradients of sodium and potassium across the membrane. (le.ac.uk)
  • There was no ouabain-sensitive labelling with a gradient of only either sodium or potassium. (le.ac.uk)
  • In Part Two, movements of sodium and potassium down concentration gradients are described. (le.ac.uk)
  • A part of both sodium entry and potassium loss was sensitive to ouabain. (le.ac.uk)
  • Further, ouabain-sensitive potassium efflux was dependent on external sodium, and ouabain-sensitive sodium influx was abolished when potassium was added to the external medium. (le.ac.uk)
  • In the absence of external potassium, cells lost potassium and gained sodium in a way partly sensitive to ouabain. (le.ac.uk)
  • A modified operation of the sodium pump seems to bring about exchange diffusion of sodium as well as a coupled movement of sodium entry and potassium loss. (le.ac.uk)
  • This gene encodes an integral membrane protein that comprises a subunit of an ATP-metabolizing enzyme responsible for transporting sodium and potassium ions across the plasma membrane. (nih.gov)
  • 7 Cheng J T, Kahn T, Kaji D M. Mechanism of alterations in sodium-potassium pump of erythrocytes from patients with chronic renal failure. (thieme-connect.com)
  • 12 Joiner C H, Lauf P K. Ouabain binding and potassium transport in young and old populations of human red cells. (thieme-connect.com)
  • 14 Kaji D M, Thakkar U, Kan T. Glucocorticoid-induced alterations in sodium-potassium pump of the human erythrocyte. (thieme-connect.com)
  • This increases intracellular sodium and decreases intracellular potassium. (medscape.com)
  • Sodium, potassium, and their attendant anions are important components of all body fluids. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Sodium is the major cation of extracellular fluid, and potassium, of intracellular fluid. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Archaeological and anthropological studies show that the diets of hunter-gatherers during the Paleolithic period and the diets of present-day traditional societies outside the dominant culture have, with few exceptions, had high levels of potassium and very low levels of sodium (Denton, 1982). (nationalacademies.org)
  • Most modem processing methods, including the processing of grains and refined flours, increase sodium content and reduce potassium, whether needed for preservation or not. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Physiological regulating mechanisms normally maintain close control over the concentrations of sodium, potassium, and chloride as well as the total body content of several electrolytes. (nationalacademies.org)
  • It creates sodium and potassium gradients which are fundamental for the membrane potential and sodium-dependent secondary active transport. (kth.se)
  • Exposure of epithelial type II cells to halothane reduced the activity of sodium, potassium-adenosine triphosphatase, and amiloride-sensitive Na channels, whereas Na cotransporters were unchanged. (asahq.org)
  • The decrease in sodium, potassium-adenosine triphosphatase activity was maximal for 30 min of exposure and reached 50, 42, and 56% for halothane concentrations of 1, 2, and 4%, respectively, and did not change for longer exposure times. (asahq.org)
  • Sodium, potassium-adenosine triphosphatase, and amiloride-sensitive Na channel activities are impaired by halothane in alveolar type II cells in vitro. (asahq.org)
  • [1-3] Because of the hypnotic effects of these agents, attention has focused mainly on the central nervous system, and several studies have reported that halothane exposure depressed voltage-gated sodium (Na) channels and potassium (K) channels. (asahq.org)
  • To investigate this we have examined sodium pump molecular activity and microsomal membrane lipid composition in the brain of five mammalian and eight avian species ranging in size from 30 g mice to 280 kg cattle and 13 g zebra finches to 35 kg emus, respectively. (silverchair.com)
  • Ions , such as sodium (Na + ) and chloride (Cl - ), have an even more difficult time going through the membrane than glucose . (visionlearning.com)
  • They discovered that changes in blood pressure, or alterations in Angiotensin II, provoke rapid trafficking of renal sodium transporters between membrane domains, associated with phosphorylation and pool size regulation. (usc.edu)
  • A study has been made of some chemical reactions and ion movements related to the sodium pump in the membrane of the human red cell. (le.ac.uk)
  • The specific activity of K-pNPPase and its sensitivity to ouabain was significantly increased in the presence of saponin, indicating that part of this activity is latent when assayed on native membrane preparation. (mcmaster.ca)
  • An equation for membrane voltage is derived that takes into account the electrogenicity of the Na/K pump and is valid dynamically, as well as in the steady state. (shwi.org)
  • The results emphasize the role of the pump and membrane voltage in lowering internal Cl− concentration, thus making osmotic room for vital substances that must be sequestered in the cell. (shwi.org)
  • The Ca2+-inhibition of K-pNNPase was accompanied by increased sensitivity of the enzyme to ouabain. (mcmaster.ca)
  • The proposed mechanism is the following: inhibition of the Na + /K + pump leads to increased Na + levels, which in turn slows down the extrusion of Ca 2+ via the Na + /Ca 2+ exchange pump. (hmdb.ca)
  • Cardiac glycosides are found in a diverse group of plants including Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis lanata (foxgloves), Nerium oleander (common oleander), Thevetia peruviana (yellow oleander), Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley), Urginea maritima and Urginea indica (squill), Strophanthus gratus (ouabain), Apocynum cannabinum (dogbane), and Cheiranthus cheiri (wallflower). (medscape.com)
  • Seeds of Strophanthus gratus provide two Active glycoside - STROPHANTHUS-G and OUABAIN, While seeds of strophanthus kombe yield primarily STROPHANTHIN-K. (pharmanotes.org)
  • The number of ions moving downhill via the pump per mole orthophosphate incorporated into ATP was the same as the stoichiometry for active transport, indicating the same efficiency for ATP splitting and ATP labelling. (le.ac.uk)
  • The sodium ion (Na + ) is the main determinant of the body fluid distribution, and transsarcolemmal Na + gradient is a key regulator of the various intracellular ions and metabolites. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate (SBFI), the most widely used Na + -sensitive fluorescent indicator provides spatial and temporal resolution of [Na + ] i with sufficient selectivity in the presence of physiological concentrations of other ions [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This causes an increase in the level of sodium ions in the myocytes, which then leads to a rise in the level of calcium ions. (hmdb.ca)
  • However, digitoxin, digoxin and several other cardiac glycosides, such as ouabain, are known to have steep dose-response curves, i.e. minute increases in the dosage of these drugs can make the difference between an ineffective dose and a fatal one. (blogspot.com)
  • The determinants of blood pressure are cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance as heart pumps through the arteries. (nerdybro.com)
  • Intracellular sodium ([Na + ] i ) kinetics are involved in cardiac diseases including ischemia, heart failure, and hypertrophy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • found that the kinetics of the disturbance of cell ion and water balance caused by blocking the Na +/ K + pump when the intracellular K + /Na + ratio is highly changed and even reversed can be predicted sufficiently well by calculation with the invariant parameters ( Vereninov et al. (researchgate.net)
  • In myocytes, elevated intracellular sodium concentrations produce increased intracellular calcium concentrations via an Na + -calcium (Ca ++ )-exchanger. (medscape.com)
  • α 1 and α 2 subunits demonstrate distinct ouabain affinities (105 ± 6 and 0.3 ± 0.1 μmol/L respectively) but similar affinity for intracellular Na + (K 1/2 Na + of 16.6 ± 0.8 and 16.7±2.6 mmol/L respectively). (uky.edu)
  • In small mammals, the elevated enzyme activity was related to allometric changes in both the concentration and the molecular activity (turnover rate) of sodium pumps, while in birds, no significant body-size-related variation was observed for either sodium pump concentration or molecular activity. (silverchair.com)
  • The wave velocity was accelerated at low frequencies by increased Mg 2+ concentrations, by ouabain and by curare, and the same substances decreased the wave velocity at high frequencies. (biologists.com)
  • The frequency of beat was accelerated by certain concentrations of adrenaline, serotonin, Mg 2+ , ouabain and curare. (biologists.com)
  • Methods: We used formamide-induced detubulation of mouse ventricular myocytes to investigate differential functional distribution and regulation by PKA of α 1 and α 2 in T-tubule versus SSL membranes by measuring NKA current (I pump ) and NKA-mediated Na + efflux (- d[Na] i /dt). (uky.edu)
  • Recently we demonstrated that, in addition to endogenous ouabain (EO), mammalian tissues contain another NKA inhibitor, a bufadienolide marinobufagenin (MBG). (imrpress.com)
  • Using the transporter profiling approach, Dr. McDonough and her colleagues have defined how stimuli such as dietary salts, Ang II, kidney injury, and immune cytokines increase renal sodium transport in a region specific manner along the nephron and how resultant hypertension provokes intrarenal responses to decrease sodium reabsorption (via pressure natriuresis), a response that defines the blood pressure set point in the kidney. (usc.edu)
  • In vitro MBG, a natriuretic and a vasoconstrictor, acts as a selective inhibitor of alpha-1 NKA, the main isoform of the sodium pump in renal tubules and vascular smooth muscle. (imrpress.com)
  • Thus, the physiology of mammals evolved to foster the conservation of salt by the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and sweat glands and to develop a taste for sodium chloride in the tongue and the salt appetite centers in the brain (Denton, 1982). (nationalacademies.org)
  • In foods, sodium is present mainly in salt (sodium chloride). (nationalacademies.org)
  • The quantity of dietary sodium is often expressed as milligrams of sodium or sodium chloride. (nationalacademies.org)
  • In chemical terms, it may be expressed as mEq of ionized sodium or as mmol of sodium chloride. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Mutations in four genes have been identified in familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM), from which CACNA1A (FHM type 1) and SCN1A (FHM type 3) code for neuronal voltage-gated calcium or sodium channels, respectively, while ATP1A2 (FHM type 2) encodes the α 2 isoform of the Na + ,K + -ATPase's catalytic subunit, thus classifying FHM primarily as an ion channel/ion transporter pathology. (frontiersin.org)
  • These transporters can be active (pumps) or passive (channels) and are sometimes regulated by gates. (visionlearning.com)
  • Na enters the cells through amiloride-sensitive Na channels or Na cotransporters and is extruded by a Na pump. (asahq.org)
  • 3 Beno D J. Amiloride: a molecular probe of sodium transport in tissues and cells. (thieme-connect.com)
  • It has a second role in the cell as a receptor that by binding chemicals from the cardiotonic steroids family, the most knowledgeable of them is ouabain, triggers various signaling pathways in the cell which regulate gene activation, proliferation, apoptosis, etc. (kth.se)
  • We performed a molecular and cellular study to describe how mutations affects protein structure and function and found that this mutation converts the ion pump to a nonspecific leak channel. (kth.se)
  • Additionally, the release of medicines like ouabain's natural steroid-like molecule might disrupt the sodium-calcium exchange, resulting in vasoconstriction. (nerdybro.com)
  • Mutations in the genes encoding a calcium channel (Ca V 1.1) and a sodium channel (Na V 1.4) have been identified in HypoPP families. (jci.org)
  • BYU cell biology and physiology professor Jeff Edwards' research findings validate those new year's resolutions to get the heart pumping and exercise more. (kunstatelier-kd.de)
  • And a common aliment, heartburn, is treated with medicine that slows down the rate at which protons are pumped across cell membranes into the stomach. (visionlearning.com)
  • Total I pump density was ∼ 60% higher in T-tubule (1.94 pA/pF, derived) vs. SSL membranes. (uky.edu)
  • The kinetic profile of K-pNPPase and its sensitivity toward ouabain and vanadate confirmed the identification of this activity with the partial reaction of the sodium pump. (mcmaster.ca)
  • Whittam proved the pacemaker effect of the sodium pump on metabolism with red blood cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Reversal of the sodium pump in human red cells. (le.ac.uk)
  • In addition to synthesizing surfactant, alveolar type II cells actively transport sodium (Na) from the alveolar space to the interstitium. (asahq.org)
  • A large volume infusion pump that continuously or intermittently delivers fluids, medications, blood and blood products to adult, pediatric or neonatal patients. (kunstatelier-kd.de)
  • Sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, sodium glutamate, and other sodium salts are also consumed in small amounts. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Additional labelling depended on the ionic composition of ghosts and medium, and was prevented by ouabain. (le.ac.uk)
  • As heart failure gets worse, your heart muscle pumps less blood to your organs, and you move toward the next stage of heart failure. (healthyheartworld.com)
  • Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the metabolic demand of the body and also unable to receive it back because every time after a systole. (pharmanotes.org)
  • Ejection Fraction (EF) is the percentage of blood that is pumped out of your heart during each beat. (pharmanotes.org)
  • The action potential and ionic currents were investigated in isolated single canine PV cardiomyocytes before and after sodium nitroprusside (80 μM,) using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Usually, your EF number is talking about how much blood your left ventricle is pumping out because its your heart's main pumping chamber. (healthyheartworld.com)
  • The results show that a part of the incorporation of orthophosphate into ATP appeared to occur by reversal of the sodium pump. (le.ac.uk)
  • Results: I pump is composed of 88% α 1 -mediated I pump (Iα 1 ) and 12% α 2 -mediated I pump (Iα 2 ). (uky.edu)
  • More sodium is added during the preparation of foods for the table and at the table itself. (nationalacademies.org)
  • The priming allows for the pumps to soak up fluid to initiate the drug delivery as well as come to the proper temperature. (kunstatelier-kd.de)
  • In part, confusion arises from the many different forms of the herb, its constituents, concentrates, and derivatives, such as the antiulcer drug carbenoxolone sodium, deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL), or parenteral products such as SNMC (no longer available) from Japan. (interactionsguide.com)