AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 248, Issue 2 246-G250, Copyright © 1985 by American Physiological Society

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Acid secretion by frog gastric mucosa is electroneutral

S. J. Hersey, G. Sachs and D. K. Kasbekar

The action of a newly developed, specific inhibitor of the gastric proton pump, omeprazole, was investigated using intact frog gastric mucosa. Omeprazole was found to inhibit acid secretion, and the inhibition could be reversed with glutathione or 2-mercaptoethanol. Inhibition was not stimulus specific, occurring with histamine, carbachol, and forskolin. With hypertonic solutions bathing the mucosal surface, omeprazole inhibition of acid secretion did not change the tissue conductance, whereas inhibition by thiocyanate or cimetidine resulted in a significant decrease in conductance. With high-K+ (greater than 80 mM) sulfate solutions bathing both surfaces, omeprazole inhibition of acid secretion resulted in no change in transtissue potential difference. In chloride solutions, omeprazole caused an increase in potential difference and short-circuit current. These results provide evidence that the proton pump in frog gastric mucosa is electroneutral.

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