Sodium and Eye And Mouth

 Na+ flow into rod outer segment

Na channel of eye is open but close due to increase Ca

Na enter to cell is hi in dark than light

For glucose oxidation in crebs cyce 4 vitamine essential: B1, B2,B3, B5

Glucose maintain crebs cycle

Rod cell is hyperpolarized in light

in dark Ca channel is hi, glutamate  release is hi

in light Ca channel is reduce, glutamate  release is reduce

NaCl Receptor in mouth for test, NA ion enter and release nurotransmitter, this Na channel is called Enac,  enac blocked by drug

50 million SP pump per cell in kidney, NA for kidney to filter waste product

. Channels(voltage-gated Na+, K+, and Ca2+) typically found in axonal membranes are located on the basolateral aspect of taste cells. 

The resulting receptor potentials raise Ca2+ to levels sufficient for synaptic vesicle fusion and synaptic transmission, thus eliciting action potentials in the afferent axons. In general, the greater the tastant(The term tastant refers to any chemical that stimulates the sensory cells in a taste bud) concentration, the greater the depolarization (ভিতরে বাইরের তুলনায় কম ঋণাত্মক চার্জ হয়।)of the taste cell.

Na+ channel on the apical membrane of some taste cells (Figure 15.13). In general, the larger the NaCl concentration applied to the tongue, the larger the depolarization in the relevent taste cells.

 These Na+ channels are regulated by hormones involved in water and electrolyte balance (for example, antidiuretic hormone and aldosterone), which mediate Na+-specific appetite and intake. Protons (H+) can also diffuse through this channel, albeit more slowly than Na+; this fact may explain why the addition of acids like lemon juice to salty foods reduces their salty taste. Protons, which are primarily responsible for sour taste, also interact with distinct channels on the apical membranes of a subset of taste cells (see Figure 15.13). These cations activate proton-gated cation and Cl- channels (see Figure 15.12). Thus, several mechanisms underlie the reception and transduction of acidic stimuli (Figure 15.14).

What are the functions of sodium in our body?

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Hint: The electrolyte which helps to maintain water content and helps to maintain blood pressure, muscles and nerve system is known as sodium. So sodium is an important chemical element which is added in our daily routine life in particular amounts. ECF is the important body compartment which has some ions. The ions are Na+$�{�}^{+}$, Cl−$�{�}^{-}$ and HCO3−$��{�}^{3-}$. Sodium level is calculated by the PNR concept. It is called a real function curve or salt loading curve.

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Sodium is a chemical element. It is an electrolyte which helps to maintain the water balance in the human body. Muscles and nerve systems are properly maintained by sodium. Blood pressure is also maintained properly by sodium. The body fluids are maintained properly by using sodium as a small ingredient in food. Sodium is available in the blood and lymph fluid. The main duty of sodium is controlling blood volume in our blood, maintaining fluid levels in the body. Sodium maintains blood pressure by attracting the water and holding the water. It is also used for osmotic pressure that is passing the fluids to and from the cells. The PNR concept is graphically represented by renal sodium excretion at a function of arterial pressure. It is nearly related to one tablespoon of salt. The daily sodium intake must be 150$150$mmol. The sodium ion is absorbed by the body via two mechanisms one is by being permeable between the interstitial cell and other is by being membrane with glucose and amino acids. Nephron absorbs the sodium in three regions. They are PCT, TALH, and DCT. High levels of sodium may cause major problems in our body. It leads to heart failure, lung cancer, and kidney failure. Blood tests are done to measure the sodium level in the body.

Note:
The recommended value for sodium in the human body is 2300$2300$ milligrams or less. The FDA recommended this value. Normal sodium concentration 135−145$135-145$ meq/l. Sodium level is increased in our body then it is called hypernatremia. The low level of sodium in our body is called hyponatremia. So the value of sodium will affect the human body whether it is low or high. So it is maintained properly otherwise it is injurious to health.

It is commonly held that there are five basic tastes—sweet, sour, bitter, umami (savory) and salty. Common table salt (NaCl) is perceived as “salty”, of course, yet dilute solutions also elicit sourness, sweetness, and bitterness under certain situations [4]. This is a troubling phenomenon because so-called basic tastes, by definition, should have a unique molecular and cellular mechanism for their sensory reception. There should be no confusion among the sensations when a “pure” stimulus for a basic taste, such as NaCl for saltiness, is presented. The fact is, precisely how NaCl stimulates taste buds still today remains somewhat of a mystery; the cellular and molecular mechanisms are not yet completely understood. The following pages review our current understanding of the taste of table salt. I speculate that though there may be distinct transduction mechanisms for Na+ at the level of taste receptor cells, taste confusions may arise after these initial events as taste buds process the information. Cells within taste buds interact synaptically and shape the final ouput signals that are transmitted to the primary gustatory sensory afferent fibers. These synaptic interactions may contribute to the multiple taste qualities evoked by NaCl.

Amiloride is a diuretic that blocks epithelial Na channels (ENaC) in the kidney. These findings strongly supported Beidler’s inference that there was some sort of membrane surface channel responsible, in part, for transducing Na+ salts. Human psychophysical testing had indicated that amiloride, applied topically onto the tongue, reduces the intensity of salty taste [25], but the drug also lessened sweet taste. Furthermore, subsequent investigations even challenged the notion that amiloride specifically blocked the saltiness of saline solutions. Instead, topical amiloride appeared to lessen the perception of sourness that is commonly associated with saline solutions [20]. Further complicating the understanding of salt taste transduction was that NaCl responses in nerve recordings from experimental animals showed a significant portion of the response was not sensitive to amiloride. There appear to be amiloride-sensitive, and amiloridein-sensitive components to salt taste.

inward Na+ current inhibited by amiloride (Ki ~0.3 µM), properties consistent with, but not proving the involvement of ENaC channels [2], at least in so-called amiloride-sensitive taste (Fig 4). Intracellular impalements of rat taste cells published at the same time indicated NaCl stimulation elicited an inward current, also consistent with but not proving transduction by a Na-permeant channel such as ENaC