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Desipramine Inhibits Na+/H+ Exchanger in Human Submandibular Cells
1 Department of Physiology and Correspondence: * corresponding author, kppark{at}snu.ac.kr
A common and significant side-effect of the antidepressant desipramine is xerostomia (dry mouth). We investigated the effect of desipramine on Na+/H+ exchanger, which is an important modulator of salivary secretion. In dissociated human submandibular acinar cells, desipramine inhibited intracellular pH recovery in a concentration-dependent manner. Likewise, 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride (EIPA), a Na+/H+ exchanger inhibitor, had the same effect as desipramine, whereas the effect of 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulphonic acid (DIDS), a Na+/HCO3– co-transporter inhibitor, was not dramatic. Although desipramine is known to inhibit catecholamine re-uptake, desipramine also inhibited pH recovery in the human submandibular gland cell line, HSG cells, which lack nerve inputs. Our results suggest that desipramine directly inhibits Na+/H+ exchange in human submandibular glands without the involvement of catecholamine re-uptake, revealing the cellular mechanism of desipramine-evoked xerostomia.
Key Words: desipramine xerostomia intracellular pH Na+/H+ exchange secretion
Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 85, No. 9,
839-843 (2006) This article has been cited by other articles:
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