THE INCREASED K+ LEAK OF MALARIA-INFECTED ERYTHROCYTES IS NOT VIA A CA2+-ACTIVATED K+ CHANNEL

被引:19
作者
KIRK, K [1 ]
ELFORD, BC [1 ]
ELLORY, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP, INST MOLEC MED, OXFORD OX3 9DU, ENGLAND
关键词
MALARIA; ERYTHROCYTE; POTASSIUM ION TRANSPORT; CALCIUM ION-ACTIVATED K+ CHANNEL;
D O I
10.1016/0167-4889(92)90159-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Charybdotoxin and nitrendipine both inhibited K+(Rb-86+) influx via the Ca2+-activated channel of uninfected erythrocytes but had no effect on K+(Rb-86+) transport in malaria-infected cells. Activation of the channel in uninfected cells in which the cytoplasmic [Na+]/[K+] ratio was adjusted to be comparable with that of late-stage malaria-infected erythrocytes resulted in a large (nitrendipine-sensitive) increase in K+(Rb-86+) influx. These results suggest that the endogenous Ca2+-activated K+ channel remains inactive in human red cells infected with late-stage parasites. The identity of the pathway which mediates the increased K+-leak in infected erythrocytes remains to be established.
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