Abstract
Intracellular chloride activity (aiCl) and membrane potential (Vm) were measured in rabbit papillary muscle under in vitro conditions. The cellular chloride concentration (Cli) was estimated from measurements of total water content, extracellular space, and total chloride concentration. The effects of therapeutic (10(-8) M) and toxic (10(-6) M) concentrations of ouabain on these parameters were tested. The chloride-sensitive microelectrodes were of the liquid-ion exchanger type. Selectivity for HCO-3 was taken into account in the calculation of aiCl. In 11 control experiments made with two different protocols aiCl was determined in subendocardial and in deeper cells. The mean membrane potentials were -78.7 and -78.0 mV and the mean cytoplasmic chloride activities were 17.5 and 17.7 mM, respectively. The chloride equilibrium potentials were -43.5 and -43.2 mV. These results indicated that chloride is not passively distributed in rabbit papillary muscle. Ouabain (10(-8) M) did not change Vm or aiCl. At a toxic concentration of ouabain, Vm fell to -68.0 mV in superficial cells and to -67.8 mV in deeper cells, but aiCl remained unchanged . These results suggested that under in vitro conditions intracellular chloride is distributed within more than one cellular compartment.
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