Activity and expression of Na+/H+ exchanger isoforms in the syncytiotrophoblast of the human placenta

P. F. Speake, K. J. Mynett, J. D. Glazier, S. L. Greenwood, C. P. Sibley

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    Abstract

    The purpose of this study was to compare Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) activity in the microvillous (MVM) and basal (BM) plasma membrane of the human placental syncytiotrophoblast and to determine the relative contribution of various NHE isoforms to this activity. Uptake of 22Na into isolated MVM vesicles in the presence of a H+ gradient, at initial rate, was four- to fivefold higher than that by BM vesicles (214±28 vs. 49±9 pmol/mg protein per 30 s, respectively, means±SEM, n=8, 6, P
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)123-130
    Number of pages7
    JournalPflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology
    Volume450
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2005

    Keywords

    • Activity
    • Expression
    • NHE1
    • NHE2
    • NHE3
    • pH i
    • Placenta
    • Syncytiotrophoblast

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