The respiration of rat brain mitochondria purified by phase partition. Effects of K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+.

Autor: Sánchez-Prieto J, López-Pérez MJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista espanola de fisiologia [Rev Esp Fisiol] 1986 Dec; Vol. 42 (4), pp. 427-34.
Abstrakt: Highly purified brain mitochondria have been prepared by Na+, NH4+ or K+-containing two-phase systems. K+ stimulated the basal rate of respiration in the three mitochondrial preparations. However, K+ only stimulated the maximal oxidation rate (state 3 respiration rates) in those mitochondria prepared by K+-free (Na+ or NH4+-containing) two-phase systems. The increase in the basal rates of respiration induced by exogenous K+ correlates with the mitochondrial swelling rates. The stimulatory effect of K+ on maximal oxidation rates seems to reflect the K+ depletion of brain mitochondria when prepared by K+-free procedures.
Databáze: MEDLINE