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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
The mechanism of the inhibitory effect of imipramine, a lipophilic organic cation on the Na+-dependent transport of L-glutamic acid across intestinal brush-border membrane was investigated. The uptake of L-glutamic acid by intestinal brush-border membrane vesicles was dependent on the concentration of Na+. Fitting of the uptake data in the presence of various concentrations of Na+ using Hill equation yielded a Hill coefficient of 2.18. This result suggest that the carrier system of L-glutamic acid has at least two sites for Na+-binding. By the analysis of double reciprocal plot and Dixon-type plot, it was found that imipramine inhibits the transport of L-glutamic acid by interacting competitively with the binding sites of Na+, but not inhibit L-glutamic acid binding site. Moreover, the effect of imipramine on the transport of L-alanine and D-glucose which are co-transported with only one Na+ molecule was also suggestive of interaction with the Na+-binding sites on the carrier. These results indicate that the mechanism of the inhibitory effect of imipramine on the Na+-dependent carrier systems is common for all systems regardless of the stoichiometry or substrates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
1370
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
252-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Mechanism of the inhibitory effect of imipramine on the Na+-dependent transport of L-glutamic acid in rat intestinal brush-border membrane.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't