AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 6 1034-G1038, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of potassium on magnesium transport across rumen epithelium

S. Leonhard-Marek and H. Martens
Department of Physiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.

Increasing ruminal K concentration impairs active Mg transport across the forestomach epithelium of ruminants. We used Ussing chamber and microelectrode techniques to test the hypothesis that high mucosal K decreases the driving force for Mg2+ uptake by depolarizing the apical membrane. Serosal Ba enhanced net 42K secretion. Under open-circuit conditions, rumen epithelial cells showed an apical membrane potential (Va) of -67.3 +/- 1.5 mV. An increase in mucosal K concentration depolarized Va and decreased mucosal-to-serosal 28 Mg flux (Jm-->sMg). An increase in the transepithelial potential difference (Vt) depolarized Va, greatly decreased Jm-->sMg, and slightly increased Mg serosal-to-mucosal flux (Js-->mMg). Jm-->sMg exhibited an electrogenic and an electroneutral component. Mucosal verapamil depolarized Va and reduced Jm-->sMg, without affecting Js-->mMg. The study shows that rumen epithelial cells exhibit apical and basolateral K conductances and that transcellular Mg absorption has a distinct electrogenic component. This supports the assumption that a change in Va represents the link between increased ruminal K concentration and decreased Mg absorption. The results are discussed with regard to the development of hypomagnesemia in ruminants.

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