| Autor: |
Mineharu A; Department of Physiology II and Department of Otolaryngology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686 Japan., Mori Y, Nimura Y, Takamaki A, Araki M, Yamaji J, Yoshida R, Takenaka H, Kubota T |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The Japanese journal of physiology [Jpn J Physiol] 2005 Feb; Vol. 55 (1), pp. 53-60. |
| DOI: |
10.2170/jjphysiol.R2086 |
| Abstrakt: |
We examined the effect of the Ca(2+) concentration in the endolymph ([Ca](e)) or in the endolymphatic surface cells ([Ca](i)) on the endocochlear potential (EP) by using an endolymphatic or perilymphatic perfusion technique, respectively. (i) A large increase in [Ca](e) up to approximately 10(-3) M with a fall in the EP was induced by transient asphyxia ( approximately 2 min) or by the intravenous administration of furosemide (60 mg/kg), and a significant correlation was obtained between the EP and p[Ca](e) (= -log [Ca](e), r = 0.998). (ii) Perfusion of the endolymph with 10 mM EGTA for 5 min neither produced any significant change in the EP nor altered the asphyxia-induced change in EP (DeltaEP(asp)), suggesting that neither [Ca](e) nor the Ca(2+) concentration gradient across the stria vascularis contributed directly to the generation of the EP in the condition of low [Ca](e). In contrast, endolymphatic perfusion with high Ca(2+) (more than 10 mM) produced a decrease in EP and a significant correlation was obtained between the EP and the Ca(2+) concentration of perfusion solution (r = 0.982), suggesting that Ca(2+) permeability may exist across the stria vascularis. (iii) The administration of a Ca(2+) chelator, EGTA-acetoxymethyl ester (AM, 0.3 mM), to the endolymph, which produced a gradual increase in EP, suppressed significantly, by 60-80%, DeltaEP(asp) or furosemide-induced changes in EP. In contrast, perilymphatic administration of 0.5 mM EGTA-AM caused no significant suppression of the DeltaEP(asp). These findings suggest that [Ca](i) plays an important role in generating/maintaining a large positive EP. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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