Tx Across Cell Membranes Flashcards
What is the most abundant EXTRACELLULAR Cation and its gradient values?
Sodium/Na+
Extracellular–> intracellular
140mEq/L –> 14 mEq/L
What is the most abundant INTRACELLULAR cation and its gradient?
Potassium.
Intracellular –> Extracellular
140 mEq/L. –> 4 mEq/L
This cation has very low intracellular levels bc it can be lethal if accumulates and inhibits mitochondrial activity.
Calcium
What is Calcium’s gradient?
Extracellular –> Intracellular
2.4 mEq/L –> .0001 mEq/L
What is Magnesium’s gradient?
Intracellular –> Extracellular
58 mEq/L –> 1.2mEq/L
What is the most abundant EXTRACELLULAR ANION and its gradient?
Chloride
Extracellular –> Intracellular
103 mEq/L –> 4 mEq/L
What is the most abundant INTRACELLULAR anion and its gradient?
Inorganic Phosphate
Intracellular –> Extracellular
75 mEq/L –> 4mEq/L
What is the gradient for glucose? What is glucose used for inside of the cell?
Glucose gradient favors going from
Extracellular –>. Intracellular
90mEq/L –> 0-20 mEq/L
What is oxygens gradient? What is O2 used for in side the cell?
Favors
Extracellular. –> Intracellular
35-40 mmHg –>. ~20mmHg
Used for oxidative metabolism
What is the gradient for CO2?
Favors
Intracellular –> Extracellular
45-50mmHg –> 40-45mmHg
What is the gradient for AA? What are AA used for inside the cell?
Favors
Intracellular –> Extracellular
200 mg/dL –> 30 mg/dL
Type of Tx when you move particles with their gradient. E is not extracted from ATP.
Passive Tx or Diffusion
Type of Tx when moving particles against their gradient; must extract E from ATP
Active Transport
What are 4 lipid/fat soluble substances
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Alcohol
What two qualities must a substance have to diffuse directly through the phospholipid bilayer cell membrane?
Lipid soluble and electrically neutral
Why do lipid soluble substances also have to be electrically neutral to transverse the cell membrane?
Bc of the polarized phosphate head, opposite charges on opposite poles will repel - and + charged substances
These are selectively permeable, basing Tx of a substance on size, shape, and electrical charge within the channel.
Protein Channels
This type of channel is always open
Protein Leak Channels
What are two common examples of protein leak channels?
Sodium Leak channels
Potassium leak Channels
What is the gradient of Na+ and K+ leak channels?
Which channel is the most leaky?
Sodium leak channels are constantly leaking Na+ into the cell
Potassium leak channels are constantly leaking K+ outside the cell
Potassium Leak Channels are much MORE leaky than sodium channels.
These channels are typically closed until some stimulus/activity opens it up. Diffusion is only allowed when gate is open. What is an example?
Gating of Protein channels
Ex? Ligand gated channels
What is a ligand?
Chemical substance
Closed channel has a messenger of some type bind to its receptor, opens channel, ions move through open channel with their gradient, and there is a change in electrical properties of the cell.
What is this process?
Ligand (chemical) gated channels
How long do ligand gated channels stay open?
As long as ligand is bound with receptor site
These channels are activated by changes in the electrical charge across the cell membrane
Voltage-gated channels
The electrical charge inside the cell is different from the electrical charge outside the cell = ?
Each cell has an electrical gradient across the cell membrane
What is the electrical gradient of most cells in the body?
-90mV
Electrical gradient -90mV in a statement?
The inside of the cell is -90mV more negative than the outside of the cell
Voltage gated sodium channels are fast/slow?
FAST
In fast voltage gated sodium channels, some stimulus occurs and the electrical gradient is changed form -90mV to _____, and the channel is opened.
____mV change
-90mV –> -60mV
~30mV change
Why are voltage gated sodium channels “FAST”?
It doesn’t take much voltage change to open them
The channel is lined with - charges which aids faster tx of + charged sodium
Voltage gated sodium channels will close when electrical gradient reaches ~____mV.
~20mV
Voltage gated Potassium channels are fast/slow?
SLOW
Why are Voltage gated potassium channels “slow”?
There are no negative charges lining the channel and the RMP has to increase a lot more to open the channel
Slow voltage gated potassium channels stay closed all the way until the RMP reaches ____mV
+20mV
When do voltage gated potassium channels close?
When enough K+ leaves the cell and the RMP reaches -90mV again
Facilitated diffusion is Passive/Active Tx?
Passive Tx
What is a common example of facilitated diffusion?
Glucose transporters
What causes a confirmational change in a glucose transporter and allows the opening and facilitated diffusion of glucose into the cell?
When glucose inserts part way into the channel and binds with the receptor
What can cause accumulation of glucose or other solutes in the extracellular compartment, when dealing with tx proteins and facilitated diffusion?
Happens quickly.
When the channels/receptors become saturated
What kind of pts do we worry about with saturation of GLUT?
DM pts bc their blood glucose will increase quickly without insulin to activate GLUT
Insulin is NOT the GLUT.. True or False?
TRUE
What does insulin do for GLUTs in some cells?
Insulin regulates and number and activity of GLUTs in some cells
Virtually ALL cells are insulin DEPENDENT/INDEPENDENT?
DEPENDENT
Which cells are insulin-independent??
Neurons Hepatocytes Proximal tubules of kidneys Small intestine Exercising skeletal muscle fibers
These cells are insulin-independent, but insulin does increase glucose tx into these cells
Hepatocytes