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. 1997 Dec 1;505(Pt 2):329–336. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.329bb.x

The role of the sarcolemmal Ca(2+)-ATPase in the pH transients associated with contraction in rat smooth muscle.

E K Naderali 1, N Buttell 1, M J Taggart 1, A J Bullock 1, D A Eisner 1, S Wray 1
PMCID: PMC1160067  PMID: 9423176

Abstract

1. We have investigated the origin of the intracellular acid pH transients that accompany myometrial contraction. Intra- and extracellular pH were measured with SNARF and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) with indo-1. 2. An intracellular acidification accompanied spontaneous contractions and those elicited by KCl depolarization or the addition of the agonists carbachol or prostaglandin F2 alpha. The size of the acidification increased with the magnitude of the contraction. 3. The intracellular acidification was accompanied by an extracellular alkalinization, showing that it results from proton movement across the surface membrane. Furthermore, it was decreased either by addition of Cd2+ (20 nM, an inhibitor of the sarcolemmal Ca(2+)-ATPase) or by elevating [Ca2+]o. 4. Extracellular alkalinization increased the magnitude of the rise of [Ca2+]i and force produced by KCl. 5. An intracellular acidification was also associated with contraction in the portal vein and ureter. 6. We conclude that the sarcolemmal Ca(2+)-ATPase produces a significant intracellular acidification while removing Ca2+. Both the acidification and decrease of [Ca2+]i will promote relaxation. Since Ca2+ and protons have opposite effects on many cellular processes, this dual regulation by these two ions may be of general importance.

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