Rapid Effects of Aldosterone on Sodium-Hydrogen Exchange in Isolated Colonic Crypts
Winter D, Schneider M, O'Sullivan G, Harvey B, Geibel J. Rapid Effects of Aldosterone on Sodium-Hydrogen Exchange in Isolated Colonic Crypts. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1999, 170: 17-26. PMID: 10398757, DOI: 10.1007/s002329900534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldosteroneAmilorideAnimalsArachidonic AcidBicarbonatesColonDiureticsExtracellular SpaceFluoresceinsFluorescent DyesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIon ExchangeIon TransportLeukotriene AntagonistsMaleMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsPhospholipasesProstaglandin AntagonistsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodiumSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersSpironolactoneTranscription, GeneticConceptsProtein synthesisRapid cellular responsesSignal transduction pathwaysProtein kinase CSodium-hydrogen exchangeTransduction pathwaysColonic cryptsGenomic eventsCellular responsesKinase CG proteinsIsolated colonic cryptsConfocal laser imagingIntracellular receptorsTransepithelial electrolyte transportEpithelial ion transportNonepithelial tissuesHomeostatic regulationAldosterone applicationTraditional receptorsCentral roleIntracellular alkalizationIon transportReal-time imagingSteroid actionDirect Effects of Dopamine on Colonic Mucosal pH: Implications for Tonometry
Winter D, O'Sullivan G, Harvey B, Geibel J. Direct Effects of Dopamine on Colonic Mucosal pH: Implications for Tonometry. Journal Of Surgical Research 1999, 83: 62-68. PMID: 10210644, DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1998.5561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-hydrogen exchangeSplanchnic perfusionIntestinal mucosaLow-dose dopamine infusionBeta-adrenergic receptor blockadeEffects of dopamineSprague-Dawley ratsIntracellular calcium concentrationHepes-buffered Ringer's solutionMucosal crypt cellsFree cytosolic calciumCalcium-sensitive probeSplanchnic vasodilatorTonometric dataDopamine infusionMucosal effectsReceptor blockadeShocked patientsProtein kinase C inhibitionDistal colonGastric mucosaMucosal pHPharmacological agentsDirect effectTonometric measurements