Lindinger MI, Grudzien SP. Exercise-induced changes in plasma composition increase erythrocyte Na+,K+-ATPase, but not Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter, activity to stimulate net and unidirectional K+ transport in humans.
J Physiol 2003;
553:987-97. [PMID:
14528028 PMCID:
PMC2343634 DOI:
10.1113/jphysiol.2003.052860]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2003] [Accepted: 09/29/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that exercise-induced changes in plasma composition result in peak stimulation of erythrocyte unidirectional K+ (JK,in) and net K+ (JK,net) transport within the first 120 s. In experimental series 1 (7 men; 2 women), plasma [K+] was continuously measured in vitro (37 degrees C) after the addition of red blood cells (RBCs) obtained from rested subjects (resting RBCs) into an exercise-simulated plasma (ESP; increased plasma osmolality, [K+], [H+], [lactate] and [adrenaline] (epinephrine)), and JK,net calculated. In experimental series 2 (7 men; 4 women), resting RBCs were incubated in true exercise plasma (TEP) obtained after two 30 s bouts of high intensity leg cycling exercise to determine JK,net and JK,in (via RBC 86Rb accumulation). JK,net of resting RBCs increased from 0.9 +/- 28.7 in resting plasma to 285 +/- 164 mmol (l RBCs)-1 h-1 in ESP and to 178 +/- 60 mmol (l RBCs)-1 h-1 after 10 s in TEP. Both JK,net and JK,in peaked within 10 s of incubation and decreased rapidly during the initial 120 s. The use of inhibitors for the Na+,K+-ATPase (ouabain) and the Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC; bumetanide) indicated that rapid increases in JK,in and JK,net upon incubation of resting RBCs in TEP were due primarily to increased Na+,K+-ATPase activity; the NKCC appeared to be involved only when the Na+,K+-ATPase was blocked. It is concluded that RBCs rapidly increase JK,in and JK,net in response to exercise-induced changes in plasma composition.
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