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The scorpion toxin maurocalcine acts as a high affinity agonist of the type-1 ryanodine receptor expressed in skeletal muscle. Here, we investigated the effects of the reducing agent dithiothreitol or the oxidizing reagent thimerosal on type-1 ryanodine receptor stimulation by maurocalcine. Maurocalcine addition to sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles actively loaded with calcium elicited Ca2+ release from native vesicles and from vesicles pre-incubated with dithiothreitol; thimerosal addition to native vesicles after Ca2+ uptake completion prevented this response. Maurocalcine enhanced equilibrium [3H]-ryanodine binding to native and to dithiothreitol-treated reticulum vesicles, and increased 5-fold the apparent Ki for Mg2+ inhibition of [3H]-ryanodine binding to native vesicles. Single calcium release channels incorporated in planar lipid bilayers displayed a long-lived open sub-conductance state after maurocalcine addition. The fractional time spent in this sub-conductance state decreased when lowering cytoplasmic [Ca2+] from 10 μM to 0.1 μM or at cytoplasmic [Mg2+]  30 μM. At 0.1 μM [Ca2+], only channels that displayed poor activation by Ca2+ were readily activated by 5 nM maurocalcine; subsequent incubation with thimerosal abolished the sub-conductance state induced by maurocalcine. We interpret these results as an indication that maurocalcine acts as a more effective type-1 ryanodine receptor channel agonist under reducing conditions.  相似文献   

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In the present study, the isolated cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus) lateral oviduct exhibited spontaneous rhythmic contractions (SRCs) with a frequency of 0.29 ± 0.009 Hz (n = 43) and an amplitude of 14.6 ± 1.25 mg (n = 29). SRCs completely disappeared following removal of extracellular Ca2+ using a solution containing 5 mM EGTA. Application of the non-specific Ca2+ channel blockers Co2+, Ni2+, and Cd2+ also decreased both the frequency and amplitude of SRCs in dose-dependent manners, suggesting that Ca2+ entry through plasma membrane Ca2+ channels is essential for the generation of SRCs. Application of ryanodine (30 μM), which depletes intracellular Ca2+ by locking ryanodine receptor (RyR)-Ca2+ channels in an open state, gradually reduced the frequency and amplitude of SRCs. A RyR antagonist, tetracaine, reduced both the frequency and amplitude of SRCs, whereas a RyR activator, caffeine, increased the frequency of SRCs with a subsequent increase in basal tonus, indicating that RyRs are essential for generating SRCs. To further investigate the involvement of phospholipase C (PLC) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) in SRCs, we examined the effect of a PLC inhibitor, U73122, and an IP3R antagonist, 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB), on SRCs. Separately, U73122 (10 μM) and 2-APB (30–50 μM) both significantly reduced the amplitude of SRCs with little effect on their frequency, further indicating that the PLC/IP3R signaling pathway is fundamental to the modulation of the amplitude of SRCs. A hypotonic-induced increase in the frequency and amplitude of SRCs and a hypertonic-induced decrease in the frequency and amplitude of SRCs indicated that mechanical stretch of the lateral oviduct is involved in the generation of SRCs. The sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-pump ATPase inhibitors thapsigargin and cyclopiazonic acid impaired or suppressed the relaxation phase of SRCs. Taken together, the present results indicate that Ca2+ influx through plasma membrane Ca2+ channels and Ca2+ release from RyRs play an essential role in pacing SRCs and that Ca2+ release from IP3Rs may play a role in modulating the amplitude of SRCs, probably via activation of PLC.  相似文献   

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C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-3 (CTRP3) is an adipokine that protects against myocardial infarction-induced cardiac dysfunction through its pro-angiogenic, anti-apoptotic, and anti-fibrotic effects. However, whether CTRP3 can directly affect the systolic and diastolic function of cardiomyocytes remains unknown. Adult rat cardiomyocytes were isolated and loaded with Fura-2AM. The contraction and Ca2+ transient data was collected and analyzed by IonOptix system. 1 and 2 μg/ml CTRP3 significantly increased the contraction of cardiomyocytes. However, CTRP3 did not alter the diastolic Ca2+ content, systolic Ca2+ content, Ca2+ transient amplitude, and L-type Ca2+ channel current. To reveal whether CTRP3 affects the Ca2+ sensitivity of cardiomyocytes, the typical phase-plane diagrams of sarcomere length vs. Fura-2 ratio was performed. We observed a left-ward shifting of the late relaxation trajectory after CTRP3 perfusion, as quantified by decreased Ca2+ content at 50% sarcomere relaxation, and increased mean gradient (μm/Fura-2 ratio) during 500–600 ms (-0.163 vs. −0.279), 500–700 ms (-0.159 vs. −0.248), and 500–800 ms (-0.148 vs. −0.243). Consistently, the phosphorylation level of cardiac troponin I at Ser23/24 was reduced by CTRP3, which could be eliminated by preincubation of okadaic acid, a type 2A protein phosphatase inhibitor. In summary, CTRP3 increases the contraction of cardiomyocytes by increasing the myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity. CTRP3 might be a potential endogenous Ca2+ sensitizer that modulates the contractility of cardiomyocytes.  相似文献   

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In an attempt to search for potent insecticides targeting the ryanodine receptor (RyR), a series of novel N-pyridylpyrazolecarboxamides containing cyano substituent in the ortho-position were designed and synthesized. Their insecticidal activities of target compounds against oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata) and diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) indicated that most of the compounds showed moderate to high activities at the tested concentrations. In particular, compound 6l and 6o showed 86% larvicidal activities against Plutella xylostella at the concentration of 0.1 mg/L, while the activity of compound 6h against Mythimna separate was 80% at 1 mg/L. The calcium imaging technique was applied to investigate the effects of some title compounds on the intracellular calcium ion concentration ([Ca2+]i), experimental results demonstrated that compound 6h stimulates a transient elevation in [Ca2+]i in the absence of external calcium after the central neurons dye loading with fluo-3 AM. However, when the central neurons were dyed with fluo-5 N and incubated with 2-APB, [Ca2+]i decreased transiently by treated of compound 6h. All of the calcium imaging technique experiments demonstrated that these novel compounds deliver calcium from endoplasmic reticulum to cytoplasm, which proved that the title compounds were the possible activators of insect RyR.  相似文献   

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《Phytomedicine》2013,21(14):1272-1279
This study aimed to investigate the effect of magnolol (5,5′-diallyl-2,2′-biphenyldiol) on contraction in distal colonic segments of rats and the underlying mechanisms. Colonic segments were mounted in organ baths for isometric force measurement. Whole-cell voltage-sensitive L-type Ca2+ currents were recorded on isolated single colonic smooth muscle cells using patch-clamp technique. The spontaneous contractions and acetylcholine (ACh)- and Bay K 8644-induced contractions were inhibited by magnolol (3–100 μM). In the presence of Bay K8644 (100 nM), magnolol (10–100 μM) inhibited the contraction induced by 10 μM ACh. By contrast, tetrodotoxin (100 nM) and Nώ-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME 100 μM) did not change the inhibitory effect of magnolol (10 μM). In addition, magnolol (3–100 μM) inhibited the L-type Ca2+ currents. The present results suggest that magnolol inhibits colonic smooth muscle contraction through downregulating L-type Ca2+ channel activity.  相似文献   

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2 + release plays an essential role in mediating cardiac myocyte contraction. Depolarization of the plasma membrane results in influx of Ca2 + through l-type Ca2 + channels (LTCCs) that in turn triggers efflux of Ca2 + from the SR through ryanodine receptor type-2 channels (RyR2). This process known as Ca2 +-induced Ca2 +release (CICR) occurs within the dyadic region, where the adjacent transverse (T)-tubules and SR membranes allow RyR2 clusters to release SR Ca2 + following Ca2 + influx through adjacent LTCCs. SR Ca2 + released during systole binds to troponin-C and initiates actin–myosin cross-bridging, leading to muscle contraction. During diastole, the cytosolic Ca2 + concentration is restored by the resequestration of Ca2 + into the SR by SR/ER Ca2 +-ATPase (SERCA2a) and by the extrusion of Ca2 + via the Na+/Ca2 +-exchanger (NCX1). This whole process, entitled excitation–contraction (EC) coupling, is highly coordinated and determines the force of contraction, providing a link between the electrical and mechanical activities of cardiac muscle. In response to heart failure (HF), the heart undergoes maladaptive changes that result in depressed intracellular Ca2 + cycling and decreased SR Ca2 + concentrations. As a result, the amplitude of CICR is reduced resulting in less force production during EC coupling. In this review, we discuss the specific proteins that alter the regulation of Ca2 + during HF. In particular, we will focus on defects in RyR2-mediated SR Ca2 + release. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Heart failure pathogenesis and emerging diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.  相似文献   

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BackgroundTestosterone deficiency in elderly men increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. In bilateral orchiectomized (ORX) animals, impaired cardiac Ca2+ regulation was observed, and this impairment could be improved by testosterone replacement, indicating the important role of testosterone in cardiac Ca2+ regulation. However, the temporal changes of Ca2+ dyshomeostasis in testosterone-deprived conditions are unclear. Moreover, the effects of early vs. late testosterone replacement are unknown. We hypothesized that the longer the deprivation of testosterone, the greater the impairment of cardiac Ca2+ homeostasis, and that early testosterone replacement can effectively reduce this adverse effect.MethodsMale Wistar rats were randomly divided into twelve groups, four sets of three. The first set were ORX for 2, 4 and 8 weeks, the second set were sham-operated groups of the same periods, the third set were ORX for 8 weeks coupled with a subcutaneous injection of vehicle (control), testosterone during weeks 1–8 (early replacement) or testosterone during weeks 5–8 (late replacement), and finally the 12-week sham-operated, ORX and ORX treated with testosterone groups. Cardiac Ca2+ transients (n = 4-5/group), L-type calcium current (ICa-L) (n = 4/group), Ca2+ regulatory proteins (n = 6/group) and cardiac function (n = 5/group) were determined.ResultsIn the ORX rats, impaired cardiac Ca2+ transients and reduced ICa-L were observed initially 4 weeks after ORX as shown by decreased Ca2+ transient amplitude, rising rate and maximum and average decay rates. No alteration of Ca2+ regulatory proteins such as the L-type Ca2+ channels, ryanodine receptor type 2, Na+-Ca2+ exchangers and SERCA2a were observed. Early testosterone replacement markedly improved cardiac Ca2+ transients, whereas late testosterone replacement did not. The cardiac contractility was also improved after early testosterone replacement.ConclusionsImpaired cardiac Ca2+ homeostasis is time-dependent after testosterone deprivation. Early testosterone replacement improves cardiac Ca2+ transient regulation and contractility, suggesting the necessity of early intervention in conditions of testosterone-deprivation.  相似文献   

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The details of cardiac Ca2+ signaling within the dyadic junction remain unclear because of limitations in rapid spatial imaging techniques, and availability of Ca2+ probes localized to dyadic junctions. To critically monitor ryanodine receptors’ (RyR2) Ca2+ nano-domains, we combined the use of genetically engineered RyR2-targeted pericam probes, (FKBP-YCaMP, Kd = 150 nM, or FKBP-GCaMP6, Kd = 240 nM) with rapid total internal reflectance fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy (resolution, ∼80 nm). The punctate z-line patterns of FKBP,2-targeted probes overlapped those of RyR2 antibodies and sharply contrasted to the images of probes targeted to sarcoplasmic reticulum (SERCA2a/PLB), or cytosolic Fluo-4 images. FKBP-YCaMP signals were too small (∼20%) and too slow (2–3 s) to detect Ca2+ sparks, but the probe was effective in marking where Fluo-4 Ca2+ sparks developed. FKBP-GCaMP6, on the other hand, produced rapidly decaying Ca2+ signals that: a) had faster kinetics and activated synchronous with ICa3 but were of variable size at different z-lines and b) were accompanied by spatially confined spontaneous Ca2+ sparks, originating from a subset of eager sites. The frequency of spontaneously occurring sparks was lower in FKBP-GCaMP6 infected myocytes as compared to Fluo-4 dialyzed myocytes, but isoproterenol enhanced their frequency more effectively than in Fluo-4 dialyzed cells. Nevertheless, isoproterenol failed to dissociate FKBP-GCaMP6 from the z-lines. The data suggests that FKBP-GCaMP6 binds predominantly to junctional RyR2s and has sufficient on-rate efficiency as to monitor the released Ca2+ in individual dyadic clefts, and supports the idea that β-adrenergic agonists may modulate the stabilizing effects of native FKBP on RyR2.  相似文献   

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AimsThis study was designed to investigate the effects of sodium ferulate (SF) on rat isolated thoracic aortas and the possible mechanisms.Main methodsIsometric tension was recorded in response to drugs in organ bath. Cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was measured using Fluo-3 in cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMC).Key findingsSF (0.1–30 mM) relaxed the isolated aortic rings precontracted with phenylephrine (PE) and high-K+ in a concentration-dependent manner with respective pD2 of 2.7 ± 0.02 and 2.6 ± 0.06. Mechanical removal of endothelium did not significantly modify the SF-induced relaxation. In Ca2+-free solution, SF noticeably inhibited extracellular Ca2+-induced contraction in high-K+ and PE pre-challenged rings, and suppressed the transient contraction induced by PE and caffeine. The vasorelaxant effect of SF was unaffected by various K+ channel blockers such as tetraethylammonium, glibenclamide, 4-aminopyridine, and barium chloride. In addition, SF concentration-dependently reduced the contraction induced by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate, an activator of protein kinase C (PKC), in the absence of extracellular Ca2+, with the pD2 of 2.9 ± 0.03. In RASMC, SF had no effect on PE- or KCl-induced [Ca2+]i increase either in the presence or in the absence of external Ca2+.SignificanceThese results indicate that SF acts directly as a non-selective relaxant to vascular smooth muscle. The direct inhibition of the common pathway after [Ca2+]i increase may account for the SF-induced relaxation in Ca2+-dependent contraction, while the blockage of the PKC-mediated contractile mechanism is likely responsible for the SF-induced relaxation in Ca2+-independent contraction.  相似文献   

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Mitochondrial Ca2+ activates many processes, from mitochondrial metabolism to opening of the permeability transition pore (PTP) and apoptosis. However, there is considerable controversy regarding the free mitochondrial [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]M) levels that can be attained during cell activation or even in mitochondrial preparations. Studies using fluorescent dyes (rhod-2 or similar), have reported that phosphate precipitation precludes [Ca2+]M from increasing above 2–3 μM. Instead, using low-Ca2+-affinity aequorin probes, we have measured [Ca2+]M values more than two orders of magnitude higher. We confirm here these values by making a direct in situ calibration of mitochondrial aequorin, and we show that a prolonged increase in [Ca2+]M to levels of 0.5–1 mM was actually observed at any phosphate concentration (0–10 mM) during continuous perfusion of 3.5–100 μM Ca2+-buffers. In spite of this high and maintained (>10 min) [Ca2+]M, mitochondria retained functionality and the [Ca2+]M drop induced by a protonophore was fully reversible. In addition, this high [Ca2+]M did not induce PTP opening unless additional activators (phenyl arsine oxide, PAO) were present. PAO induced a rapid, concentration-dependent and irreversible drop in [Ca2+]M. In conclusion [Ca2+]M levels of 0.5–1 mM can be reached and maintained for prolonged periods (>10 min) in phosphate-containing medium, and massive opening of PTP requires additional pore activators.  相似文献   

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《Cell calcium》2010,47(5-6):347-355
TPEN (N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-ethylenediamine) is a membrane-permeable heavy-metal ion chelator with a dissociation constant for Ca2+ comparable to the Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]) within the intracellular Ca2+ stores. It has been used as modulator of intracellular heavy metals and of free intraluminal [Ca2+], without influencing the cytosolic [Ca2+] that falls in the nanomolar range. In our previous studies, we gave evidence that TPEN modifies the Ca2+ homeostasis of striated muscle independent of this buffering ability. Here we describe the direct interaction of TPEN with the ryanodine receptor (RyR) Ca2+ release channel and the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ pump (SERCA). In lipid bilayers, at negative potentials and low [Ca2+], TPEN increased the open probability of RyR, while at positive potentials it inhibited channel activity. On permeabilized skeletal muscle fibers of the frog, but not of the rat, 50 μM TPEN increased the number of spontaneous Ca2+ sparks and induced propagating events with a velocity of 273 ± 7 μm/s. Determining the hydrolytic activity of the SR revealed that TPEN inhibits the SERCA pump, with an IC50 = 692 ± 62 μM and a Hill coefficient of 0.88 ± 0.10. These findings provide experimental evidence that TPEN directly modifies both the release of Ca2+ from and its reuptake into the SR.  相似文献   

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Local Ca2+ spark releases are essential to the Ca2+ cycling process. Thus, they play an important role in ventricular and atrial cell contraction, as well as in sinoatrial cell automaticity. Characterizing their properties in healthy cells from different regions in the heart can reveal the basic biophysical differences among these regions. We designed a semi-automatic Matlab Graphical User Interface (called Sparkalyzer) to characterize parameters of Ca2+ spark release from any major cardiac tissue, as recorded in line-scan mode with a confocal laser-scanning microscope. We validated the algorithm on experimental images from rabbit sinoatrial, atrial, and ventricular cells loaded with Fluo-4 AM. The program characterizes general image parameters of Ca2+ transients and sparks: spark duration, which indicates for how long the spark provides Ca2+ to the closed intracellular mechanisms (typical value: 25 ± 1, 23 ± 1, 26 ± 1 ms for sinoatrial, atrial, and ventricular cells, respectively); spark amplitude, which indicates the amount of Ca2+ released by a single spark (1.6 ± 0.1, 1.6 ± 0.2, 1.4 ± 0.1 F/F0 for sinoatrial, atrial, and ventricular cells, respectively); spark length, which is the length of the Ca2+ wavelets fired out of a row of ryanodine receptors (5 ± 0.1, 5 ± 0.2, 3.4 ± 0.3 μm for sinoatrial, atrial, or ventricular cells, respectively) and number of sparks (0.14 ± 0.02, 0.025 ± 0.01, 0.02 ± 0.01 for 1 μm in 1 s for sinoatrial, atrial, and ventricular cells, respectively). This method is reliable for Ca2+ spark analysis of sinoatrial, atrial, or ventricular cells. Moreover, by examining the average value of Ca2+ spark characteristics and their scattering around the mean, atrial, ventricular and sinoatrial cells can be differentiated.  相似文献   

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Glyphosate is the primary active constituent of the commercial pesticide Roundup. The present results show that acute Roundup exposure at low doses (36 ppm, 0.036 g/L) for 30 min induces oxidative stress and activates multiple stress-response pathways leading to Sertoli cell death in prepubertal rat testis. The pesticide increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration by opening L-type voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels as well as endoplasmic reticulum IP3 and ryanodine receptors, leading to Ca2+ overload within the cells, which set off oxidative stress and necrotic cell death. Similarly, 30 min incubation of testis with glyphosate alone (36 ppm) also increased 45Ca2+ uptake. These events were prevented by the antioxidants Trolox and ascorbic acid. Activated protein kinase C, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and the mitogen-activated protein kinases such as ERK1/2 and p38MAPK play a role in eliciting Ca2+ influx and cell death. Roundup decreased the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and increased the amounts of thiobarbituric acid-reactive species (TBARS) and protein carbonyls. Also, exposure to glyphosate–Roundup stimulated the activity of glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase, γ-glutamyltransferase, catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, supporting downregulated GSH levels. Glyphosate has been described as an endocrine disruptor affecting the male reproductive system; however, the molecular basis of its toxicity remains to be clarified. We propose that Roundup toxicity, implicated in Ca2+ overload, cell signaling misregulation, stress response of the endoplasmic reticulum, and/or depleted antioxidant defenses, could contribute to Sertoli cell disruption in spermatogenesis that could have an impact on male fertility.  相似文献   

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《Cell calcium》2015,58(5-6):321-336
The quintessential property of developing cardiomyocytes is their ability to beat spontaneously. The mechanisms underlying spontaneous beating in developing cardiomyocytes are thought to resemble those of adult heart, but have not been directly tested. Contributions of sarcoplasmic and mitochondrial Ca2+-signaling vs. If-channel in initiating spontaneous beating were tested in human induced Pluripotent Stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPS-CM) and rat Neonatal cardiomyocytes (rN-CM). Whole-cell and perforated-patch voltage-clamping and 2-D confocal imaging showed: (1) both cell types beat spontaneously (60–140/min, at 24 °C); (2) holding potentials between −70 and 0 mV had no significant effects on spontaneous pacing, but suppressed action potential formation; (3) spontaneous pacing at −50 mV activated cytosolic Ca2+-transients, accompanied by in-phase inward current oscillations that were suppressed by Na+-Ca2+-exchanger (NCX)- and ryanodine receptor (RyR2)-blockers, but not by Ca2+- and If-channels blockers; (4) spreading fluorescence images of cytosolic Ca2+-transients emanated repeatedly from preferred central cellular locations during spontaneous beating; (5) mitochondrial un-coupler, FCCP at non-depolarizing concentrations (∼50 nM), reversibly suppressed spontaneous pacing; (6) genetically encoded mitochondrial Ca2+-biosensor (mitycam-E31Q) detected regionally diverse, and FCCP-sensitive mitochondrial Ca2+-uptake and release signals activating during INCX oscillations; (7) If-channel was absent in rN-CM, but activated only negative to −80 mV in hiPS-CM; nevertheless blockers of If-channel failed to alter spontaneous pacing.  相似文献   

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Environmental exposure to nickel is associated to respiratory disorders and potential toxicity in the lung but molecular mechanisms remain incompletely explored. The extracellular Ca2+-sensing receptor (CaSR) is widely distributed and may be activated by divalent cations. In this study, we investigated the presence of CaSR in human cultured airway epithelial cells and its activation by nickel. Nickel transiently increased intracellular calcium (?log EC50 = 4.67 ± 0.06) in A549 and human bronchial epithelial cells as measured by epifluorescence microscopy. Nickel (20 μM)-induced calcium responses were reduced after thapsigargin or ryanodine exposure but not by Ca2+-free medium. Inhibition of phospholipase-C or inositol trisphosphate release reduced intracellular calcium responses to nickel indicating activation of Gq-signaling. CaSR mRNA and protein expression in epithelial cells was demonstrated by RT-PCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. Transfection of specific siRNA inhibited CaSR expression and suppressed nickel-induced intracellular calcium responses in A549 cells thus confirming nickel-CaSR activation. NPS2390, a CaSR antagonist, abolished the calcium response to nickel. Nickel-induced contraction, proliferation, α1(I)collagen production and inflammatory cytokines mRNA expression by epithelial cells as measured by traction microscopy, BrdU assay and RT-PCR, respectively. These responses were blocked by NPS2390. In conclusion, micromolar nickel concentrations, relevant to nickel found in the lung tissue of humans exposed to high environmental nickel, trigger intracellular Ca2+ mobilization in human airway epithelial cells through the activation of CaSR which translates into pathophysiological outputs potentially related to pulmonary disease.  相似文献   

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Recent studies have shown that the mitochondrial DNA mutations are involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Our previous study identified mitochondrial tRNAIle A4263G mutation in a large Chinese Han family with maternally-inherited hypertension. This mutation may contribute to mitochondrial Ca2+ cycling dysfuntion, but the mechanism is unclear. Lymphoblastoid cell lines were derived from hypertensive and normotensive individuals, either with or without tRNAIle A4263G mutation. The mitochondrial calcium ([Ca2+]m) in cells from hypertensive subjects with the tRNAIle A4263G mutation, was lower than in cells from normotension or hypertension without mutation, or normotension with mutation (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]c) in hypertensive with mutation cells was higher than another three groups. After exposure to caffeine, which could increase the [Ca2+]c by activating ryanodine receptor on endoplasmic reticulum, [Ca2+]c/[Ca2+]m increased higher than in hypertensive with mutation cells from another three groups. Moreover, MCU expression was decreased in hypertensive with mutation cells compared with in another three groups (P < 0.05). [Ca2+]c increased and [Ca2+]m decreased after treatment with Ru360 (an inhibitor of MCU) or an siRNA against MCU. In this study we found decreased MCU expression in hypertensive with mutation cells contributed to dysregulated Ca2+ uptake into the mitochondria, and cytoplasmic Ca2+ overload. This abnormality might be involved in the underlying mechanisms of maternally inherited hypertension in subjects carrying the mitochondrial tRNAIle A4263G mutation.  相似文献   

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《Cell calcium》2015,58(5-6):366-375
In healthy pancreatic islets, glucose-stimulated changes in intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) provide a reasonable reflection of the patterns and relative amounts of insulin secretion. We report that [Ca2+]i in islets under stress, however, dissociates with insulin release in different ways for different stressors. Islets were exposed for 48 h to a variety of stressors: cytokines (low-grade inflammation), 28 mM glucose (28G, glucotoxicity), free fatty acids (FFAs, lipotoxicity), thapsigargin (ER stress), or rotenone (mitochondrial stress). We then measured [Ca2+]i and insulin release in parallel studies. Islets exposed to all stressors except rotenone displayed significantly elevated [Ca2+]i in low glucose, however, increased insulin secretion was only observed for 28G due to increased nifedipine-sensitive calcium-channel flux. Following 3–11 mM glucose stimulation, all stressors substantially reduced the peak glucose-stimulated [Ca2+]i response (first phase). Thapsigargin and cytokines also substantially impacted aspects of calcium influx and ER calcium handling. Stressors did not significantly impact insulin secretion in 11 mM glucose for any stressor, although FFAs showed a borderline reduction, which contributed to a significant decrease in the stimulation index (11:3 mM glucose) observed for FFAs and also for 28G. We also clamped [Ca2+]i using 30 mM KCl + 250 μM diazoxide to test the amplifying pathway. Only rotenone-treated islets showed a robust increase in 3–11 mM glucose-stimulated insulin secretion under clamped conditions, suggesting that low-level mitochondrial stress might activate the metabolic amplifying pathway. We conclude that different stressors dissociate [Ca2+]i from insulin secretion differently: ER stressors (thapsigargin, cytokines) primarily affect [Ca2+]i but not conventional insulin secretion and ‘metabolic’ stressors (FFAs, 28G, rotenone) impacted insulin secretion.  相似文献   

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Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a pharmacogenetic disorder that manifests in susceptible individuals exposed to volatile anaesthetics. Over 400 variants in the ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) have been reported but relatively few have been definitively associated with susceptibility to MH. This is largely due to the technical challenges of demonstrating abnormal Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. This study focuses on the R2452W variant and its functional characterisation with the aim of classifying this variant as MH causative. HEK293 cells were transiently transfected with full-length human wildtype or R2452W mutant RYR1 cDNA. In addition, B-lymphoblastoid cells from blood and myoblasts propagated from in vitro contracture tests were extracted from patients positive for the R2452W variant. All cell lines generated were loaded with the ratiometric dye Fura-2 AM, stimulated with the RYR1-specific agonist 4-chloro-m-cresol and Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum was monitored by fluorescence emission. All cells expressing the RYR1 R2452W variant show a significantly higher Ca2+ release in response to the agonist, 4-chloro-m-cresol, compared to cells expressing RYR1 WT. These results indicate that the R2452W variant results in a hypersensitive ryanodine receptor 1 and suggest that the R2452W variant in the ryanodine receptor 1 is likely to be causative of MH.  相似文献   

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An l-ornithine high producing strain Bacillus thuringiensis SK20.001 was screened by our laboratory. An intracellular arginase used to biosynthesize l-ornithine from the strain was purified and characterized. The final specific arginase activity was 589.2 units/mg, with 70.1 fold enrichment and 22.4% recovery. The molecular weight of the enzyme was approximately 33,000 Da as evaluated by SDS-PAGE and 191,000 Da as determined by gel filtration. The enzyme had an optimum pH of 10.0 and an optimum temperature of 40 °C. It was stable from pH 8.0–12.0 and <50 °C without Mn2+. The presence of Mn2+ and Ni2+ had strong effects on the enzyme activity, and Mn2+ significantly increased the thermal stability of the enzyme. The arginase was slightly inhibited by Ca2+, Fe2+ and Zn2+. Trp, Asp, Glu, Tyr, and Arg residues were directly involved in the arginase activity evaluated by chemical modifications. The Km and Vmax for l-arginine were estimated to be 15.6 mM and 538.9 μmol/min/mg. The biosynthesis yield of l-ornithine was 72.7 g/L with the enzyme.  相似文献   

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