Abstract
The effects of three local anesthetics, lidocaine, dibucaine, and tetracaine, on Na+/H+ antiporter activity were examined in brush border membrane-reconstituted vesicles. Lidocaine at 10 microM inhibited H+ efflux in the presence of an inward Na+ gradient, suggesting that this anesthetic specifically inhibits the Na+/H+ antiporter. On the other hand, dibucaine and tetracaine decreased H+ efflux even in the absence of a Na+ gradient.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anesthetics, Local / pharmacology*
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Animals
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Antiporters
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Carrier Proteins / drug effects*
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Dibucaine / pharmacology
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In Vitro Techniques
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Kidney / drug effects
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Kidney / metabolism
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Lidocaine / pharmacology
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Microvilli / drug effects*
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Microvilli / metabolism
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Protons*
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Rats
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Sodium / metabolism*
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Tetracaine / pharmacology
Substances
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Anesthetics, Local
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Antiporters
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Carrier Proteins
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Protons
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Tetracaine
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Lidocaine
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Sodium
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Dibucaine