Effects of caffeine and raynodine on low pHi-induced changes in gap junction conductance and calcium concentration in crayfish septate axons |
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Authors: | Camillo Peracchia |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physiology, University of Rochester, 14642 Rochester, New York |
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Abstract: | Summary Electrical uncoupling of crayfish septate axons with acidification has been shown to cause a substantial increase in Ca2+]i which closely matches in percent the increase in junctional resistance. To determine the origin of Ca2+]i increase, septate axons have been exposed either to drugs that influence Ca2+ release from internal stores, caffeine and ryanodine, or to treatments that affect Ca2+ entry. A large increase in junctional resistance and Ca2+]i maxima above controls resulted from addition of caffeine (10–30mm) to acetate solutions, while a substantial decrease in both parameters was observed when exposure to acetate-caffeine was preceded by caffeine pretreatment. In contrast, ryanodine (1–10 m) always caused a significant decrease in junctional resistance and Ca2+]i maxima when applied either together with acetate or both before and with acetate. Calcium channel blockers such as La3+, Cd2+ and nisoldipine had no effect, while an increase in the Ca2+] of acetate solutions either decreased junctional resistance and Ca2+]i maxima or had no effect. The data suggest that cytoplasmic acidification causes an increase in Ca2+]i by releasing Ca2+ from caffeine and ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ stores. The increase in Ca2+]i results in a decrease in gap junction conductance. |
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Keywords: | gap junctions caffeine ryanodine calcium stores intracellular Ca2+ Ca-sensitive microelectrodes |
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