AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 258, Issue 1 255-H261, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Na(+)-H+ exchange in cardiac sarcolemmal vesicles isolated from diabetic rats

G. N. Pierce, B. Ramjiawan, N. S. Dhalla and R. Ferrari
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Manitoba, Canada.

Intracellular pH and [Na+] in the heart are regulated by the sarcolemmal membrane Na(+)-H+ exchange pathway. No data are currently available regarding the adaptation of this system to pathological conditions in the heart. Because ionic interactions with the heart are altered in cardiomyopathy during chronic experimental diabetes, it was hypothesized that Na(+)-H+ exchange may become abnormal. In addition, the effects of treating diabetic rats with daily injection of L-propionylcarnitine were investigated to determine whether alterations in lipid metabolism may be involved in any potential changes in ion transport. Rats were injected with streptozotocin (65 mg/kg) and killed 8-10 wk later, and sarcolemmal membrane vesicles were isolated from pooled ventricles. Significant depressions in Na(+)-K(+)-adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) activity and Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange were observed in the diabetic preparations in comparison to control. L-Propionylcarnitine treatment of the diabetic rats partially normalized these activities. A striking depression in cardiac sarcolemmal Na(+)-H+ exchange was observed in the diabetic animals in comparison to control, and this was not a result of a nonspecific increase in membrane permeability. L-Propionylcarnitine treatment of the diabetic rats did not improve sarcolemmal Na(+)-H+ exchange.

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