Abstract:
:The vagina provides a characteristic low-Na+ and low-pH fluid microenvironment that is considered generally protective. Previous studies have shown that various types of epithelial cells harbor the capacity of intracellular pH (pHi) regulation. However, it remains elusive whether vaginal epithelium could actively regulate pHi by transporting acid-base ions. In this study, we verified that after transient exposure to NH4 Cl, the pHi values could rapidly recover from acidification via Na+ -H+ exchanger (NHE), Na+ -HCO3- cotransporter (NBC), and carbonic anhydrase in human vaginal epithelial cell line VK2/E6E7. Positive expression of the main acid-base transporters including NHE1-2, NBCe1-2, and NBCn1 mRNA was also detected in VK2/E6E7 cells. Moreover, the in vivo study further showed that interfering with the function of V-type H+ -ATPase, NHE or NBC expressed in vagina impaired vaginal luminal pH homeostasis in rats. Taken together, our study reveals the property of pH regulation in vaginal epithelial cells, which might provide novel insights into the potential role of vaginal epithelium in the formation of the vaginal acidic microenvironment.
journal_name
J Cell Physioljournal_title
Journal of cellular physiologyauthors
Zhang YL,Feng JC,Ke LJ,Xu JW,Huang ZX,Huang J,Zhu YX,Zhou WLdoi
10.1002/jcp.28237subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-01-29 00:00:00eissn
0021-9541issn
1097-4652pub_type
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