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D Dekanski1, V Piperski, J Tasić
1Center for Biomedical Research, Galenika Institute, Batajnicki drum bb, Zemun, Serbia and Montenegro.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of transport of endogenous nucleosides into cardiac tissue from coronary circulation. The study was performed on the isolated perfused guinea pig heart, using the rapid paired tracers single-pass technique. The maximal cellular uptake (U(max)) and total cellular uptake (U(tot)) of adenosine, deoxyadenosine, thymidine, uridine, and cytidine were determined. The cellular uptake of adenosine was significantly higher than the cellular uptake of other studied nucleosides. To elucidate the mechanisms of nucleoside transport, competition studies were performed and the influence of S-(p-nitrobenzyl)-6-thioinosine (NBTI) and sodium ion absence on U(max) and U(tot) was investigated. Self- and cross-inhibition studies indicated the saturable mechanism of nucleosides transport into cardiac tissue and the involvement of different transport mechanisms for purine and pyrimidine nucleosides. The study also showed that both equilibrative-sensitive (es) and sodium-dependent transport were responsible for adenosine and thymidine cellular uptake.
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