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ArticleThe Journal of membrane biology1990

Electrophysiology of cultured human lens epithelial cells.

K Cooper, P Gates, J L Rae, J Dewey

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Article in The Journal of membrane biology, 1990. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The lens circulation.The Journal of membrane biology · 2007
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  8. Sodium channels in ocular epithelia.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 1991
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K CooperDepartment of Physiology, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
P Gates
J L Rae
J Dewey
Mayo Clinic · US

Funding

IONIC CHANNELS IN EPITHELIA OF THE EYER01EY006005 · NEI · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI RAE, JAMES L · 1985 to 2004
$1.5M
NORMAL AND CATARACTOUS LENS CELL BIOLECTRIC PROPERTIESR01EY003282 · NEI · RUSH UNIVERSITY · PI RAE, JAMES L · 1985 to 2002
$1.0M
NORMAL &CATARACTOUS LENS CELL BIOELECTRIC PROPERTIESR37EY003282 · NEI · MAYO CLINIC COLL OF MEDICINE, ROCHESTER · PI RAE, JAMES L · 1988 to 1997
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NEI NIH HHS EY03282NEI NIH HHS EY06005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lens epithelial K+ conductance plays a key role in maintaining the lens ionic steady state. The specific channels responsible for this conductance are unknown. We used cultured lens epithelia and patch-clamp technology to address this problem. Human lens epithelial explants were cultured and after 1-4 passages were dissociated and used in this study. The cells from which we measured had a mean diameter of 31 +/- 1 microns (SEM, n = 26). The resting voltage was -19 +/- 4 mV (SEM, n = 10) and the input resistance was 2.5 +/- 0.5 G omega (SEM, n = 17) at -60 mV. Two currents were prominent in whole-cell recordings. An outwardly rectifying current was seen in nearly every cell. The magnitude of this current was a function of K+ concentration and was blocked by 3 mM tetraethylammonium. The instantaneous current-voltage relationship was linear in symmetric K+, implying that the outward rectification was due to gating. The current showed complex activation and inactivation kinetics. The second current seen was a transient inward current. This current had kinetics very similar to the traditional Na+ current of excitable cells and was blocked by 0.1 microM tetrodotoxin. In single-channel recordings, a 150-pS K+ channel and a 35-pS nonselective cation channel were seen but neither account for the macroscopic currents measured.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCells, CulturedElectric ConductivityEpithelial CellsEpitheliumHumansIon Channel GatingKineticsLens, CrystallineMiddle AgedPotassiumPotassium ChannelsSodiumPotassiumPotassium ChannelsSodium

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PMID2231696
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