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. 1992 Mar;126(2):183-93.
doi: 10.1007/BF00231916.

Membrane potential modulates divalent cation entry in rat parotid acini

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Membrane potential modulates divalent cation entry in rat parotid acini

L M Mertz et al. J Membr Biol. 1992 Mar.

Abstract

This study examines the effect of membrane potential on divalent cation entry in dispersed parotid acini following stimulation by the muscarinic agonist, carbachol, and during refill of the agonist-sensitive internal Ca2+ pool. Depolarizing conditions (addition of gramicidin to cells in Na(+)-containing medium or incubation of cells in medium with elevated [K+]) prevent carbachol-stimulated hyperpolarization of acini and also inhibit carbachol activation of Ca2+ and Mn2+ entry into these cells. Conditions promoting hyperpolarization (cells in medium with Na+ or with N-methyl-D-glucamine instead of Na+) enhance carbachol stimulation of divalent cation entry. Intracellular Ca2+ release (initial increase in [Ca2+]i) does not appear to be affected by these manipulations. Mn2+ entry into resting and internal Ca2+ pool-depleted cells (10-min carbachol stimulation in a Ca(2+)-free medium) is similarly affected by membrane potential modulations, and refill of the internal pool by Ca2+ is inhibited by depolarization. The inhibitory effects of depolarization on divalent cation entry can be overcome by increasing extracellular [Ca2+] or [Mn2+]. These data demonstrate that the modulation of Ca2+ entry into parotid acini by membrane potential is most likely due to effects on the electrochemical gradient (Em-ECa) for Ca2+ entry.

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