1. To elucidate the human placental L-lactate transport mechanism, we investigated L-lactate uptake by microvillous membrane vesicles (MMV) prepared from human placenta using the rapid filtration technique.
1) The transport of L-lactate into the MMV was dependent on the H
+ gradient (extravesicular>intravesicular) and this H
+ dependent L-lactate uptake showed a tendency to overshoot. This overshoot disappeared with the addition of H
+ ionophore (FCCP). This transport activity increased with gestational age. The transport activity of full-term placenta was 1.65 times more than that of early-term placenta.
2) The initial rate of this H
+ dependent L-lactate transport into the MMV exhibited saturation kinetics with respect to the L-lactate concentration : an apparent Km of 4.35 mM and Vmax of 2.78 nmol/mg protein/20 sec were calculated.
These results indicated that there existed an H
+ and L-lactate co-transport system in human placental MMV.
2. We studied the placental transport of L-lactate to the fetus with pregnant rats.
1) L-lactate was transported from the mother to the fetus via the placenta without being metabolized.
2) L-lactate was after placental transport, distributed to the fetal organs, (fetal heart, Kidney, brain and lungs etc.) L-lactate uptake to the heart was maximum, and 9.1 times more than that to the muscle.
By these results, we clarified the placental transport system of L-lactate with pregnant rats.
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