Activation of muscarinic receptors increases the concentration of free Na+ in mouse pancreatic B‐cells
- 11 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 315 (3) , 353-356
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(93)81193-4
Abstract
The fluorescent probe SBFI was used to monitor the influence of acetylcholine (ACh) on the cytosolic concentration of free Na+ (Na+ i) in single mouse pancreatic B-cells. In the presence of 3 mM glucose and 135 mM extracellular Na+, Na+ i, averaged 16.6 mM. ACh (100μM) increased Na+ i by ~ 80%. This rise was prevented by atropine, a blocker of muscarinic receptors, and by omission of extracellular Na+, but still occurred if the sodium pump was blocked by ouabain. It was unaffected by tetrodotoxin, a blocker of voltage-sensitive Na+ channels, and was not mimicked by depolarization of the cells with high K+ It is concluded that activation of muscarinic receptors increases the membrane permeability to Na+ in pancreatic B-cells.Keywords
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