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R. Douglas Fields Peter B. Guthrie James T. Russell Stanley B. Kater Bithika S. Malhotra Phillip G. Nelson 《Developmental neurobiology》1993,24(8):1080-1098
Electrical stimulation causes growth cones of mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons to collapse. During chronic stimulation, however, growth cones resume motility. In addition, these growth cones are now resistant to the collapsing effects of subsequent stimulation, a process we term accommodation. We compared the kinetics of electrically induced Ca2+ transients in naive and accommodated growth cones in order to determine whether the accommodation process results from a change in the Ca2+ transient, or a change in the Ca2+ sensitivity of the growth cones. Three kinetics were determined: (1) the initial increase to peak Ca2+ levels produced by 10 Hz stimulation; (2) recovery from peak Ca2+ levels during stimulus trains lasting 15 min; and (3) clearing of Ca2+ from growth cones after terminating the stimulus. These kinetics were analyzed using single exponential fits to changes in fura-2 fluorescence ratios. The electrically evoked increase in Ca2+ was significantly slower in accommodated growth cones (τ = 6.0 s) compared to naive growth cones (τ = 1.4 s). Desptie the slower increase of [Ca2+]i in accommodated growth cones, peak [Ca2+]i was similar to that reached in naive growth cones, and the steady-state Ca2+ level was significantly elevated after chronic stimulation. Thus, accommodated growth cones maintained outgrowth at [Ca2+]i that caused collapse initially. Time course experiments show that accommodation is a slow process (t1/2 = about 3 h). Accommodation did not induce measurable changes in the rates of Ca2+ homeostasis during or after stimulus trains. The kinetics of Ca2+ recovery during (τ = 90 s) and after 15 min of stimulation (τ = 8.5 s) was not significantly different in accommodated versus naive growth cones. Rates of 45Ca2+ efflux were also similar in both types of growth cones. These results suggest two regulatory processes contributing to growth cone motility during chronic stimulation: (1) recovery of [Ca2+]i to levels permissive to neurite outgrowth, and (2) an increase in the range of optimal [Ca2+]i for growth cone motility. These adaptive responses of mammalian growth cones to chronic stimulation could be involved in the modulation of CNS development by electrical activity of neurons. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1 This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America. 相似文献
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In further exploring proposals for the measurement of early gene (c-fos mRNA) levels as a predictive index for in vitro excitotoxicity, this study, using immature (2 days in vitro) cultures of mouse cerebellar granule cells as an experimental model system, was undertaken to determine the effect of glutamate (Glu) i) in stimulating increases in intracellular free-calcium ([Ca2+]i), ii) on cell viability and iii) on induction of steady-state c-fos mRNA levels. In parallel experiments the action of agents (viz. 55 mM KCl and the calcium ionophore, A23187) that mediate Ca2+ entry into cells via different routes was also evaluated. Glu was unable to induce excitotoxicity in granule cells at this stage of development in culture, but did stimulate a concentration-dependent and marked increase in [Ca2+]i levels while also mediating a dramatic concentration-dependent perturbation in the kinetics of c-fos mRNA induction that appeared to arise solely from NMDA receptor-mediated Ca2+ influx. The results are presented in comparison to the actions of KCl and A23187 and considered in relation to earlier studies undertaken using mature (7 days in vitro) cultures of cerebellar granule cells. 相似文献
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Selective Changes in Cell Bodies and Growth Cones of Nerve Growth Factor-Differentiated PC12 Cells Induced by Chemical Hypoxia 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1
Abstract: Cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was measured in differentiated PC12 cells to test whether chemical hypoxia selectively alters intracellular Ca2+ in growth cones and cell bodies. Hypoxia increased [Ca2+]i and exaggerated its response to K+ depolarization in both parts of the cells. [Ca2+]i in the cell bodies was greater than that in the growth cones under resting conditions and in response to K+ or hypoxia. Ca2+-channel blockers selectively altered these responses. The L-channel blocker nifedipine reduced [Ca2+]i following K+ depolarization by 67% in the cell bodies but only 25% in the growth cones. In contrast, the N-channel blocker ω-conotoxin GVIA (ω-CgTX) diminished K+-induced changes in [Ca2+]i only in the growth cones. During hypoxia, nifedipine was more effective in the cell bodies than in the growth cones. During hypoxia, ω-CgTX diminished K+-induced changes by 50–75% in both parts of the cell, but only immediately after depolarization. The combination of nifedipine and ω-CgTX diminished the [Ca2+]i response to K+ with or without hypoxia by >90% in the cell body and 70% in the growth cones. Thus, the increased Ca2+ entry with K+ during hypoxia is primarily through L channels in the cell bodies, whereas in growth cones influx through L and N channels is about equal. The results show that chemical hypoxia selectively alters Ca2+ regulation in the growth cone and cell body of the same cell. 相似文献
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Godin LM Suzuki S Jacobs CR Donahue HJ Donahue SW 《Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology》2007,6(6):391-398
An early response to mechanical stimulation of bone cells in vitro is an increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca
2+]i). This study analyzed the [Ca
2+]i wave area, magnitude, duration, rise time, fall time, and time to onset in individual osteoblasts for two identical bouts
of mechanical stimulation separated by a 30-min rest period. The area under the [Ca
2+]i wave increased in the second loading bout compared to the first. This suggests that rest periods may potentiate mechanically
induced intracellular calcium signals. Furthermore, many of the [Ca
2+]i wave parameters were strongly, positively correlated between the two bouts of mechanical stimulation. For example, in individual
primary osteoblasts, if a cell had a large [Ca
2+]i wave area in the first bout it was likely to have a large [Ca
2+]i wave area in the second bout (r
2 = 0.933). These findings support the idea that individual bone cells have “calcium fingerprints” (i.e., a unique [Ca
2+]i wave profile that is reproducible for repeated exposure to a given stimulus). 相似文献
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Identified wind‐sensitive giant interneurons in the cricket's cercal sensory system integrate cercal afferent signals and release an avoidance behavior. A calcium‐imaging technique was applied to the giant interneurons to examine the presence of the voltage‐dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs) in their dendrites. We found that presynaptic stimuli to the cercal sensory nerve cords elevated the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in the dendrites of the giant interneurons. The dendritic Ca2+ rise coincided with the spike burst of the giant interneurons, and the rate of Ca2+ rise depended on the frequency of the action potentials. These results suggest that the action potentials directly caused [Ca2+]i increase. Observation of the [Ca2+]i elevation induced by depolarizing current injection demonstrates the presence of the VDCCs in the dendrites. Although hyperpolarizing current injection into the giant interneuron suppressed action potential generation, EPSPs could induce no [Ca2+]i increase. This result means that ligand‐gated channels do not contribute to the synaptically stimulated Ca2+ elevation. On the other hand, antidromically stimulated spikes also increased [Ca2+]i in all cellular regions including the dendrites. And bath application of a mixture of Ni2+, Co2+, and Cd2+ or tetrodotoxin inhibited the [Ca2+]i elevation induced by the antidromic stimulation. From these findings, we suppose that the axonal spikes antidromically propagate and induce the Ca2+ influx via VDCCs in the dendrites. The spike‐dependent Ca2+ elevation may regulate the sensory signals processing via second‐messenger cascades in the giant interneurons. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Neurobiol 44: 45–56, 2000 相似文献
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The role of action potentials in determining neuron‐type‐specific responses to nitric oxide
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Stephen Estes Lei Ray Zhong Liana Artinian Karine Tornieri Vincent Rehder 《Developmental neurobiology》2015,75(5):435-451
The electrical activity in developing and mature neurons determines the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), which in turn is translated into biochemical activities through various signaling cascades. Electrical activity is under control of neuromodulators, which can alter neuronal responses to incoming signals and increase the fidelity of neuronal communication. Conversely, the effects of neuromodulators can depend on the ongoing electrical activity within target neurons; however, these activity‐dependent effects of neuromodulators are less well understood. Here, we present evidence that the neuronal firing frequency and intrinsic properties of the action potential (AP) waveform set the [Ca2+]i in growth cones and determine how neurons respond to the neuromodulator nitric oxide (NO). We used two well‐characterized neurons from the freshwater snail Helisoma trivolvis that show different growth cone morphological responses to NO: B5 neurons elongate filopodia, while those of B19 neurons do not. Combining whole‐cell patch clamp recordings with simultaneous calcium imaging, we show that the duration of an AP contributes to neuron‐specific differences in [Ca2+]i, with shorter APs in B19 neurons yielding lower growth cone [Ca2+]i. Through the partial inhibition of voltage‐gated K+ channels, we increased the B19 AP duration resulting in a significant increase in [Ca2+]i that was then sufficient to cause filopodial elongation following NO treatment. Our results demonstrate a neuron‐type specific correlation between AP shape, [Ca2+]i, and growth cone motility, providing an explanation to how growth cone responses to guidance cues depend on intrinsic electrical properties and helping explain the diverse effects of NO across neuronal populations. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 75: 435–451, 2015 相似文献
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Peter W. Marks Benjamin A. Kruskal Frederick R. Maxfield 《Journal of cellular physiology》1988,136(3):519-525
The calcium-sensitive fluorescent indicator fura-2 and a microscope equipped for rapidly changing excitation wavelengths were used to look at the effects of growth factors on cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]i,) in NRK-49F cells. In these cells bradykinin induced a rapid increase in [Ca2+]i, which generally decayed to near basal [Ca2+]i within 3 minutes. The initial rise in [Ca2+]i in response to bradykinin was relatively independent of extracellular calcium; however, the decay to basal [Ca2+]i was more rapid in the absence of extracellular calcium. Measurements made on individual cells showed a heterogeneity in the response to bradykinin. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) had no effect on [Ca2+]i in NRK-49F cells when added alone in the presence of extracellular calcium. Simultaneous addition of bradykinin and EGF produced a more prolonged increase in [Ca2+]i than bradykinin alone. The prolongation was dependent on the presence of extracellular calcium and did not occur in its absence. Transient increases in [Ca2+]i occurring after the initial peak were occasionally seen in these cells. Our results indicate that there is rapid interaction between the signaling mechanisms for bradykinin and EGF. When this occurs, one effect is the transport of calcium into the cell from the extracellular environment, causing a more prolonged rise in [Ca2+]i. This effect occurs within 1 minute after combined addition of bradykinin and EGF. 相似文献
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Jessica C. Nicholson-Fish Michael A. Cousin Karen J. Smillie 《Neurochemical research》2016,41(3):534-543
The efficient retrieval of synaptic vesicle membrane and cargo in central nerve terminals is dependent on the efficient recruitment of a series of endocytosis modes by different patterns of neuronal activity. During intense neuronal activity the dominant endocytosis mode is activity-dependent endocytosis (ADBE). Triggering of ADBE is linked to calcineurin-mediated dynamin I dephosphorylation since the same stimulation intensities trigger both. Dynamin I dephosphorylation is maximised by a simultaneous inhibition of its kinase glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) by the protein kinase Akt, however it is unknown how increased neuronal activity is transduced into Akt activation. To address this question we determined how the activity-dependent increases in intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]i) control activation of Akt. This was achieved using either trains of high frequency action potentials to evoke localised [Ca2+]i increases at active zones, or a calcium ionophore to raise [Ca2+]i uniformly across the nerve terminal. Through the use of either non-specific calcium channel antagonists or intracellular calcium chelators we found that Akt phosphorylation (and subsequent GSK3 phosphorylation) was dependent on localised [Ca2+]i increases at the active zone. In an attempt to determine mechanism, we antagonised either phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) or calmodulin. Activity-dependent phosphorylation of both Akt and GSK3 was arrested on inhibition of PI3K, but not calmodulin. Thus localised calcium influx in central nerve terminals activates PI3K via an unknown calcium sensor to trigger the activity-dependent phosphorylation of Akt and GSK3. 相似文献
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Abstract: The relationship between elevations in intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) by different mechanisms and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene expression was examined. Depolarization by an elevated K+ concentration triggered rapid and sustained increases in [Ca2+]i from a basal level of ~50 to 110–150 nM and three- to fourfold elevations in TH mRNA levels, requiring extracellular calcium but not inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3). On the other hand, bradykinin or thapsigargin, both of which induce release of intracellular calcium stores via IP3 or inhibition of Ca2+-ATPase, rapidly elevated [Ca2+]i to >200 nM and increased TH gene expression (three-to fivefold). Confocal imaging showed that the elevations in [Ca2+]i in each case occurred throughout the cyto- and nucleoplasm. The initial rise in [Ca2+]i due to either bradykinin or thapsigargin, which did not require extracellular calcium, was sufficient to initiate the events leading to increased TH expression. Consistent with this, the effects of bradykinin on TH expression were inhibited by 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid or 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid 8-(diethylamino)-octyl ester which chelates or inhibits the release of intracellular calcium, respectively. Bradykinin required a rise in [Ca2+]i for <10 min, as opposed to 10–30 min for depolarization to increase TH mRNA levels. These results demonstrate that although each of these treatments increased TH gene expression by raising [Ca2+]i, there are important differences among them in terms of the magnitude of elevated [Ca2+]i, requirements for extracellular calcium or release of intracellular calcium stores, and duration of elevated [Ca2+]i, indicating the involvement of different calcium signaling pathways leading to regulation of TH gene expression. 相似文献
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Modulation of intracellular calcium concentrations and T cell activation by prickly pear polyphenols
Aires Virginie Adote Sylvie Hirchami Aziz Moutairou Kabirou Boustani Es-Saddik E. Khan Naim A. 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2004,260(1):103-110
Opuntia ficus indica(prickly pear) polyphenolic compounds (OFPC) triggered an increase in [Ca2+]i in human Jurkat T-cell lines. Furthermore, OFPC-induced rise in [Ca2+]i was significantly curtailed in calcium-free buffer (0% Ca2+) as compared to that in 100% Ca2+ medium. Preincubation of cells with tyrphostin A9, an inhibitor of Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+(CRAC) channels, significantly diminished the OFPC-induced sustained response on the increases in [Ca2+]i. Lanthanum and nifedipine, the respective inhibitors of voltage-dependent and L-type calcium channels, failed to curtail significantly the OFPC-induced calcium response. As OFPC still stimulated increases in [Ca2+]i in 0% Ca2+ medium, the role of intracellular calcium was investigated. Hence, addition of thapsigargin (TG), an inhibitor of Ca2+-ATPase of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), during the OFPC-induced peak response exerted an additive effect, indicating that the mechanism of action of these two agents are different. Furthermore, U73122, an inhibitor of IP3 production, completely abolished increases in [Ca2+]i, induced by OFPC, suggesting that these polyphenols induce the production of IP3 that recruits calcium from ER pool. Polyphenolic compounds do act extracellularly as addition of fatty acid-free bovine serum albumin (BSA) significantly diminished the rise in [Ca2+]i evoked by the formers. OFPC also induced plasma membrane hyperpolarisation which was reversed by addition of BSA. OFPC were found to curtail the expression of IL-2 mRNA and T-cell blastogenesis. Together these results suggest that OFPC induce increases in [Ca2+]i via ER pool and opening of CRAC channels, and exert immunosuppressive effects in Jurkat T-cells. 相似文献
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Jurij Dolen?ek Andra? Sto?er Ma?a Skelin Klemen Evan W. Miller Marjan Slak Rupnik 《PloS one》2013,8(12)
Oscillatory electrical activity is regarded as a hallmark of the pancreatic beta cell glucose-dependent excitability pattern. Electrophysiologically recorded membrane potential oscillations in beta cells are associated with in-phase oscillatory cytosolic calcium activity ([Ca2+]i) measured with fluorescent probes. Recent high spatial and temporal resolution confocal imaging revealed that glucose stimulation of beta cells in intact islets within acute tissue slices produces a [Ca2+]i change with initial transient phase followed by a plateau phase with highly synchronized [Ca2+]i oscillations. Here, we aimed to correlate the plateau [Ca2+]i oscillations with the oscillations of membrane potential using patch-clamp and for the first time high resolution voltage-sensitive dye based confocal imaging. Our results demonstrated that the glucose-evoked membrane potential oscillations spread over the islet in a wave-like manner, their durations and wave velocities being comparable to the ones for [Ca2+]i oscillations and waves. High temporal resolution simultaneous records of membrane potential and [Ca2+]i confirmed tight but nevertheless limited coupling of the two processes, with membrane depolarization preceding the [Ca2+]i increase. The potassium channel blocker tetraethylammonium increased the velocity at which oscillations advanced over the islet by several-fold while, at the same time, emphasized differences in kinetics of the membrane potential and the [Ca2+]i. The combination of both imaging techniques provides a powerful tool that will help us attain deeper knowledge of the beta cell network. 相似文献
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Calderón-Sánchez EM Ruiz-Hurtado G Smani T Delgado C Benitah JP Gómez AM Ordóñez A 《Cell calcium》2011,50(1):84-90
Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) damage in the heart occurs mainly during the first minutes of reperfusion. Urocortin (Ucn) is a member of the corticotrophin-releasing factor that has been identified as a potent endogenous cardioprotector peptide when used in pre- and postconditioning protocols. However, the underlying mechanisms are not completely elucidated. Here, we focused on intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) handling by Ucn when applied in early reperfusion. We used Langendorff-perfused rat hearts to determine hemodynamic parameters, and confocal microscopy to study global [Ca2+]i transients evoked by electrical stimulation in isolated cardiomyocytes loaded with fluorescence Ca2+ dye fluo-3AM. We found that the acute application of Ucn at the onset of reperfusion, in isolated hearts submitted to ischemia, fully recovered the hearts contractility and relaxation. In isolated cardiac myocytes, following ischemia we observed that the diastolic [Ca2+]i was increased, the systolic [Ca2+]i transients amplitude were depressed and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ load was reduced. These effects were correlated to a decrease in the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) activity. Importantly, Ucn applied at reperfusion produced a complete recovery in diastolic [Ca2+]i and global [Ca2+]i transient amplitude, which were due to NCX activity improvement. In conclusion, we demonstrated that [Ca2+]i handling play an essential role in postconditioning action of Ucn. 相似文献
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Gilles Bru‐Mercier Joanna E. Gullam Steven Thornton Andrew M. Blanks Anatoly Shmygol 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2012,16(12):2990-3000
In the labouring uterus, millions of myocytes forming the complex geometrical structure of myometrium contract in synchrony to increase intrauterine pressure, dilate the cervix and eventually expel the foetus through the birth canal. The mechanisms underlying the precise coordination of contractions in human myometrium are not completely understood. In the present study, we have characterized the spatio‐temporal properties of tissue‐level [Ca2+]i transients in thin slices of intact human myometrium. We found that the waveform of [Ca2+]i transients and isotonic contractions recorded from thin slices was similar to the waveform of isometric contractions recorded from the larger strips in traditional organ bath experiments, suggesting that the spatio‐temporal information obtained from thin slices is representative of the whole tissue. By comparing the time course of [Ca2+]i transients in individual cells to that recorded from the bundles of myocytes we found that the majority of myocytes produce rapidly propagating long‐lasting [Ca2+]i transients accompanied by contractions. We also found a small number of cells showing desynchronized [Ca2+]i oscillations that did not trigger contractions. The [Ca2+]i oscillations in these cells were insensitive to nifedipine, but readily inhibited by the T‐type Ca2+ channel inhibitor NNC55‐0396. In conclusion, our data suggest that the spread of [Ca2+]i signals in human myometrium is achieved via propagation of long‐lasting action potentials. The propagation was fast when action potentials propagated along bundles of myocytes and slower when propagating between the bundles of uterine myocytes. 相似文献
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E. A. Turovskii M. V. Konakov A. V. Berezhnov V. P. Zinchenko G. E. Bronnikov L. P. Dolgacheva 《Cell and Tissue Biology》2011,5(5):511-519
The thermogenic capability of brown adipose tissue is controlled by noradrenaline. By interacting with α1- and β-adrenoreceptors
of adipocytes, noradrenaline (NA) increases the intracellular concentration of Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) and cAMP. The changes in [Ca2+]i under the action of NA and selective agonists of α1- and β-adrenoreceptors, i.e., cirazoline and isoproterenol (IP), are
recorded on individual cells of the primary culture of adipocytes during the day in vitro (DIV) 1, DIV 3, and DIV 6. The change
in [Ca2+]i under the effect of IP as compared to the response to cirazoline in cells of DIV 1 is characterized by a higher amplitude
and shorter duration of impulses in the entire diapason of the used physiological concentrations. After DIV 3, these differences
are insignificant and, after DIV 6, the differences in kinetics are nearly absent. For all three agonists, the kinetics of
the [Ca2+]i change in the proliferating and differentiated cells is significantly different; i.e., the response amplitude increases with
the age of the culture and the duration of transitory response decreases, while sensitivity to agonists of adrenoreceptors
increases. It can be seen from the rise in [Ca2+]i with an inhibitor of Ca2+-ATPase of the endoplasmic reticulum thapsigargin in calcium-free medium that the source of calcium ions in the endoplasmic
reticulum rises with the growth and development of cells in culture, while the rate at which Ca2+ is pumped out of cells, which characterizes the activity of Ca2+-ATPase of the plasma membrane, increases. 相似文献
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Toshimichi Yoshida Yasuo Takahashi Shiro Takashima 《Journal of cellular physiology》1993,154(2):301-309
The transformation of certain cells reduces the requirement of extracellular Ca2+ for growth. The SV-40 transformed human lung fibroblasts, WI-38 VA13, require less Ca2+ than normal WI-38 cells. Spreading area of normal cells decreases when cultured in 10 μM Ca2+ medium. Intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), of the normal and transformed cells cultured in 10μM and 2 mM Ca2+ media was measured by the fluorescence microscope technique using fura-2 as a probe. The [Ca2+], is measured in the resting state and during mobilization by serum or bradykinin stimulation. The lowering of extracellular calcium concentration results in a decrease in the resting state [Ca2+],i of both normal and transformed cells. Although the total decrease in [Ca2+]i is the same for both cell, the rate of decrease is much faster in normal cells than in transformed cells. Low extracellular Ca2+ reduces the number of cells responsive to the serum or bradykinin stimulation and decreases the peak [Ca2+]i value in both cells. In addition, we investigated, using BCECF as a fluorecent probe, the intracellular pH (pHi) of normal and transformed cells maintained at low and normal Ca2+. The low Ca2+ condition makes pHi acidic in normal cells but not in transformed cells. The acidification of the normal cell is accompanied by a decrease in the spreading area of the cells. The decrease of the cell attacment, followed by the reduced spreading area, induced the acidic pHi. These results suggest that the reduced Ca2+ requirement of transformed cells for growth is related to the mechanism of pHi regulation rather than Ca2+ homeostasis and, possibly, to the anchorage-independent growth, which is a unique feature of transformed cells. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc. 相似文献
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《Electromagnetic biology and medicine》2013,32(1):21-42
Theoretical analysis of peculiarities of reception of weak extremely low-frequency periodic signals by calcium-dependent intracellular regulatory systems was performed on the reduced “minimal” model for calcium oscillations suggested by Goldbeter et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87, 1461–1465, 1990). The model considered the following calcium-dependent processes: the rise in intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) due to calcium ionophore A23187 action on a cell, activation of the Ca2+ entry through calcium channels in the plasma membrane by the initial rise in [Ca2+]i, and the Ca2+ release from intracellular stores by the calcium-induced calcium release mechanism. Calcium channels of plasma membrane were chosen as a target for the modulating signal and an additive noise influence in the model. An increase in [Ca2+]i under the influence of the modulating signal was demonstrated to depend not only on the amplitude and frequency of this signal, but also on the phase of the signal with respect to a momentary chemical stimulation of the cell. Such an effect was found only at high strengths of chemical stimulation and with a particular sequence of delivery of the chemical and electromagnetic stimuli. An increase in noise intensity led to magnification of the mean level of [Ca2+]i in a narrow frequency range by the mechanism of stochastic resonance. Under the influence of a modulating periodic signal, the gradual increase in strength of chemical stimulation induced a system transition from regular to chaotic behavior, and then to induced periodic oscillations. A boundary of the transition from chaotic to periodic oscillations corresponded to a “threshold” of sensitivity of calcium-dependent intracellular signaling systems on [Ca2+]i to the influence of the modulating signal. Results of the theoretical analysis led us to conclude that the narrow-band response of a system to an external electromagnetic signal is determined purely by nonlinear properties of the system. 相似文献
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M. V. Kustov V. V. Tsvilovskii A. V. Zholos M. F. Shuba T. B. Bolton 《Neurophysiology》2006,38(1):1-8
Using a two-wave fluorescence probe, Fura-2, we studied changes in the intracellular concentration of calcium ions ([Ca2+]i) resulting from activation of muscarinic and purine receptors in single myocytes of the guinea-pig small intestine. Applications
of the respective agonists added to the normal Krebs solution (1.0, 10.0, and 100.0 μM carbachol, CCh, as well as 10.0 and
100.0 μM ATP) induced a rise in the [Ca2+]i. Carbachol evoked an increase in the [Ca2+]i, including two components (a rapid and a plateaulike), while ATP under analogous conditions led only to a short-lasting rise
in the [Ca2+]i. Transients induced by CCh or ATP applied in different concentrations, which exceeded a certain level, did not significantly
differ from each other in their amplitudes, i.e., they were generated according to an all-or-none principle. In the nominally
Ca-and Mg-free solution, CCh and ATP induced only rapid increases in the [Ca2+]i in myocytes. The absence of the slow component in the [Ca2+]i elevation upon the action of CCh under such conditions indicates that the effect of ATP, as compared with that of CCh, is
not related to activation of the entry of Ca2+ ions into cells through voltage-operated calcium channels. After the addition of CCh, repeated application of CCh or ATP
induced no effect, while application of CCh after the addition of ATP initiated a rise in the [Ca2+]i. These data show that intracellular calcium stores are depleted completely upon the action of CCh, while they are depleted
only partially after the action of ATP. An inhibitor of phospholipase C (PLC), U-73122 (5.0 μM), completely blocked rises
in the [Ca2+]i induced by both CCh and ATP; therefore, the release of Ca2+ ions from the intracellular calcium stores after application of these agonists is mediated by PLC. We hypothesize that the
difference in the release of Ca2+ ions from the intracellular stores observed in our experiments upon activation of choline and purine receptors (partial and
complete depletion of the stores upon the action of ATP and CCh, respectively) is responsible for the opposite functional
effects of the above-mentioned neurotransmitters on smooth muscles.
Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 3–10, January–February, 2006. 相似文献
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U. Zor E. Her J. Talmon F. Kohen T. Harell S. Moshonov B. Rivnay 《Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators》1987,34(1)
Antigenic stimulation of rat basophilic leukemia cells (RBL-3H3) elevates intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and induces production of leukotriene C4 (LTC4). This model was used to examine the role of Ca2+ in LTC4 formation, and inhibition by hydrocortisone (HC). HC, at a physiological concentration (2×10−7M), selectively prevented the stimulatory effect of the antigen on LTC4 production whereas the response to calcium inophore (A23187) remained unimpaired. The inhibition by HC was time-dependent: half maximal response was reached at 2 hour and maximal response at 3 hours. Addition of arachidonic acid (3 μg/ml) did not overcome the inhibitory action of HC. An elevated [Ca2+]i is known to be essential for the activation ob both 5-lipoxygenase and phospholipase A2. The stimulatory effect of the antigen on LTC4 production was abolished when the cells were incubated in Ca2+-deficient medium. Likewise, calcium ionophore stimulation shows dependence on extracellular Ca2+. Half maximal stimulation by the antigen and calcium ionophore was observed at external Ca2+ concentration of 150 μM and 40 μM respectively. Treatment with HC largely prevented the antigen-induced rise in [Ca2+]i, measured by Quin 2. In addition, HC reduced by 70% the accumulation of 45Ca2+ induced by the antigen. Collectively, these results demonstrate for the first time that HC reduces antigen-induced elevation of [Ca2+]i, and this may be associated with the inhibitory action of HC on LTC4 formation. This property could be partly responsible for the antiallergic and antiinflammatory activities of HC. 相似文献
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Altered cytosolic free calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]i) accompany impaired brain metabolism and may mediate subsequent effects on brain function and cell death. The current experiments examined whether hypoxia-induced elevations in [Ca2+]i are from external or internal sources. In the absence of external calcium, neither KCl depolarization, histotoxic hypoxia (KCN), nor the combination changed [Ca2+]i. However, with external CaCl2 concentrations as small as 13 M, KCl depolarization increased [Ca2+]i instantaneously while hypoxia gradually raised [Ca2+]i. The combination of KCN and KCl was additive. Increasing external calcium concentrations up to 2.6 mM exaggerated the effects of K+ and KCN on [Ca2+]i, but raising medium calcium to 5.2 mM did not further augment the rise. Diminishing the sodium in the media, which alters the activity and perhaps the direction of the Na/Ca exchanger, reduced the increase in [Ca2+]i due to hypoxia, but enhanced the KCl response. The changes in ATP following K+ depolarization, KCN or their combination in the presence of physiological calcium concentrations did not parallel alterations in [Ca2+]i, which suggests that diminished activity of the calcium dependent ATPase does not underlie the elevation in [Ca2+]i. Valinomycin, an ionophore which reduces the mitochondrial membrane potential, elevated [Ca2+]i and the effects were additive with K+ depolariration in a calcium dependent manner that paralleled the effects of hypoxia. Together these results suggest that hypoxia-induced elevations of synaptosomal [Ca2]i are due to an inability of the synaptosome to buffer entering calcium. 相似文献