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Acidosis (pH 6.0) led to significant decrease in high—affinity choline uptake by rat brain synaptosomes. The effects persisted following pH readjustment (7.4) of the incubation medium, consisting of decrease in both Km and Vmax of the affinity system. pH readjustment coincided with synaptosomal leakage of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and with instability of the synaptosomal suspension as evidenced from turbidity modifications of the preparation. LDH leakage occurred when acidosis was performed with lactic acid, whereas it was not seen following H3PO4 acidosis, probably because of the rapid diffusion of the protonated form of lactic acid across membranes. Turbidity modifications of the suspension were prevented by EDTA. The present results indicate that acidosis to pH level comparable to what is observed in brain ischemia is deleterious for cholinergic mechanisms. They also suggest that alkaline pH shifts that occur after blood reperfusion of ischemic brain tissue might be critical for the survival of cells.
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Cancela, J.M., Beley, A. Acidosis-induced modifications of high-affinity choline uptake by synaptosomes: Effects of pH readjustment. Neurochem Res 20, 863–867 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00969699
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