On the Protection by Inorganic Phosphate of Calcium-Induced Membrane Permeability Transition |
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Authors: | Edmundo Chávez Rafael Moreno-Sánchez Cecilia Zazueta José S. Rodríguez Concepción Bravo Horacio Reyes-Vivas |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Ignacio Chávez, México, D. F, 014080, México |
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Abstract: | The role of inorganic phosphate as inhibitor of mitochondrial membrane permeability transition was studied. It is shown that in mitochondria containing a high phosphate concentration, i.e., 68 nmol/mg, Ca2+ did not activate the pore opening. Conversely, at lower levels of matrix phosphate, i.e., 38 nmol/mg, Ca2+ was able to induce subsequent pore opening. The inhibitory effect of phosphate was apparent in sucrose-based media, but it was not achieved in KCl media. The matrix free Ca2+ concentration and matrix pH were lowered by phosphate, but they were always higher in K+-media. In the absence of ADP, phosphate strengthened the inhibitory effect of cyclosporin A on carboxyatractyloside-induced Ca2+ efflux. Acetate was unable to replace phosphate in the induction of the aforementioned effects. It is concluded that phosphate preserves selective membrane permeability by diminishing the matrix free Ca2+ concentration. |
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Keywords: | Mitochondrial calcium inorganic phosphate membrane permeability transition calcium transport |
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