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Thrombin and related protease-activated receptors 1, 2, 3, and 4 (PAR1–4) play a multifunctional role in many types of cells including endothelial cells. Here, using RT-PCR and immunofluorescence staining, we showed for the first time that PAR1–4 are expressed on primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC). Digital fluorescence microscopy and fura 2 were used to monitor intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) changes in response to thrombin and PAR1-activating peptide (PAR1-AP) SFFLRN. Both thrombin and PAR1-AP induced a dose-dependent [Ca2+]i rise that was inhibited by pretreatment of HBMEC with the phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122 and the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase inhibitor thapsigargin. Thrombin induced transient [Ca2+]i increase, whereas PAR1-AP exhibited sustained [Ca2+]i rise. The PAR1-AP-induced sustained [Ca2+]i rise was significantly reduced in the absence of extracellular calcium or in the presence of an inhibitor of store-operated calcium channels, SKF-96365. Restoration of extracellular Ca2+ to the cells that were initially activated by PAR1-AP in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ resulted in significant [Ca2+]i rise; however, this effect was not observed after thrombin stimulation. Pretreatment of the cells with a low thrombin concentration (0.1 nM) prevented [Ca2+]i rise in response to high thrombin concentration (10 nM), but pretreatment with PAR1-AP did not prevent subsequent [Ca2+]i rise to high PAR1-AP concentration. Additionally, treatment with thrombin decreased transendothelial electrical resistance in HBMEC, whereas PAR1-AP was without significant effect. These findings suggest that, in contrast to thrombin, stimulation of PAR1 by untethered peptide SFFLRN results in stimulation of store-operated Ca2+ influx without significantly affecting brain endothelial barrier functions. store-operated calcium influx; desensitization; transendothelial electrical resistance; digital imaging  相似文献   

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We examined the effects of dissolved nitric oxide (NO) gas oncytoplasmic calcium levels ([Ca2+]i) in C6glioma cells under anoxic conditions. The maximum elevation (27 ± 3 nM) of [Ca2+]i was reached at 10 µM NO. Asecond application of NO was ineffective if the first was >0.5 µM.The NO donor diethylamine/NO mimicked the effects of NO. Acute exposureof the cells to low calcium levels was without effect on the NO-evokedresponse. Thapsigargin (TG) increased [Ca2+]iand was less effective if cells were pretreated with NO. Hemoglobin inhibited the effects of NO at a molar ratio of 10:1. 8-Bromo-cGMP waswithout effect on the NO-evoked response. If cells were pretreated withTG or exposed chronically to nominal amounts of calcium, NO decreased[Ca2+]i. The results suggest that C6 gliomacells have two receptors for NO. One receptor (NOA)elevates [Ca2+]i and resides on theendoplasmic reticulum (ER). The other receptor (NOB)decreases [Ca2+]i and resides on theplasmalemma or the ER. The latter receptor dominates when the level ofcalcium within intracellular stores is diminished.

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Allosteric regulation by cytosolic Ca2+ of Na+/Ca2+ exchange activity in the Ca2+ efflux mode has received little attention because it has been technically difficult to distinguish between the roles of Ca2+ as allosteric activator and transport substrate. In this study, we used transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells to compare the Ca2+ efflux activities in nontransfected cells and in cells expressing either the wild-type exchanger or a mutant, (241–680), that operates constitutively; i.e., its activity does not require allosteric Ca2+ activation. Expression of the wild-type exchanger did not significantly lower the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) compared with nontransfected cells. During Ca2+ entry through store-operated Ca2+ channels, Ca2+ efflux by the wild-type exchanger became evident only after [Ca2+]i approached 100–200 nM. A subsequent decline in [Ca2+]i was observed, suggesting that the activation process was time dependent. In contrast, Ca2+ efflux activity was evident under all experimental conditions in cells expressing the constitutive exchanger mutant. After transient exposure to elevated [Ca2+]i, the wild-type exchanger behaved similarly to the constitutive mutant for tens of seconds after [Ca2+]i had returned to resting levels. We conclude that Ca2+ efflux activity by the wild-type exchanger is allosterically activated by Ca2+, perhaps in a time-dependent manner, and that the activated state is briefly retained after the return of [Ca2+]i to resting levels. persistent calcium activation; store-operated channels; calcium transient  相似文献   

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Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a potentially fatal pharmacogenetic syndrome caused by exposure to halogenated volatile anesthetics and/or depolarizing muscle relaxants. We have measured intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) using double-barreled, Ca2+-selective microelectrodes in myoballs prepared from skeletal muscle of MH-susceptible (MHS) and MH-nonsusceptible (MHN) swine. Resting [Ca2+]i was approximately twofold in MHS compared with MHN quiescent myoballs (232 ± 35 vs. 112 ± 11 nM). Treatment of myoballs with caffeine or 4-chloro-m-cresol (4-CmC) produced an elevation in [Ca2+]i in both groups; however, the concentration required to cause a rise in [Ca2+]i elevation was four times lower in MHS than in MHN skeletal muscle cells. Incubation of MHS cells with the fast-complexing Ca2+ buffer BAPTA reduced [Ca2+]i, raised the concentration of caffeine and 4-CmC required to cause an elevation of [Ca2+]i, and reduced the amount of Ca2+ release associated with exposure to any given concentration of caffeine or 4-CmC to MHN levels. These results suggest that the differences in the response of MHS skeletal myoballs to caffeine and 4-CmC may be mediated at least in part by the chronic high resting [Ca2+]i levels in these cells. calcium homeostasis; 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid  相似文献   

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Ethanol strongly augments secretin-stimulated, but not acetylcholine (ACh)-stimulated, fluid secretion from pancreatic duct cells. To understand its mechanism of action, we examined the effect of short-chain n-alcohols on fluid secretion and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in guinea pig pancreatic ducts. Fluid secretion was measured by monitoring the luminal volume of isolated interlobular ducts. [Ca2+]i was estimated using fura-2 microfluorometry. Methanol and ethanol at 0.3–10 mM concentrations significantly augmented fluid secretion and induced a transient elevation of [Ca2+]i in secretin- or dibutyryl adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (DBcAMP)-stimulated ducts. However, they failed to affect fluid secretion and [Ca2+]i in unstimulated and ACh-stimulated ducts. In contrast, propanol and butanol at 0.3–10 mM concentrations significantly reduced fluid secretion and decreased [Ca2+]i in unstimulated ducts and in ducts stimulated with secretin, DBcAMP, or ACh. Both stimulatory and inhibitory effects of n-alcohols completely disappeared after their removal from the perfusate. Propanol and butanol inhibited the plateau phase, but not the initial peak, of [Ca2+]i response to ACh as well as the [Ca2+]i elevation induced by thapsigargin, suggesting that they inhibit Ca2+ influx. Removal of extracellular Ca2+ reduced [Ca2+]i in duct cells and completely abolished secretin-stimulated fluid secretion. In conclusion, there is a distinct cutoff point between ethanol (C2) and propanol (C3) in their effects on fluid secretion and [Ca2+]i in duct cells. Short-chain n-alcohols appear to affect pancreatic ductal fluid secretion by activating or inhibiting the plasma membrane Ca2+ channel. intracellular calcium; acetylcholine  相似文献   

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It has been suggested that the sodium/calcium exchanger NCX1 may have a more important physiological role in embryonic and neonatal hearts than in adult hearts. However, in chick heart sarcolemmal vesicles, sodium-dependent calcium transport is reported to be small and, moreover, to be 3–12 times smaller in hearts at embryonic day (ED) 4–5 than at ED18, the opposite of what would be expected of a transporter that is more important in early development. To better assess the role of NCX1 in calcium regulation in the chick embryonic heart, we measured the activity of NCX1 in chick embryonic hearts as extracellular calcium-activated exchanger current (INCX) under controlled ionic conditions. With intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) = 47 nM, INCX density increased from 1.34 ± 0.28 pA/pF at ED2 to 3.22 ± 0.55 pA/pF at ED11 (P = 0.006); however, with [Ca2+]i = 481 nM, the increase was small and statistically insignificant, from 4.54 ± 0.77 to 5.88 ± 0.73 pA/pF (P = 0.20, membrane potential = 0 mV, extracellular calcium concentration = 2 mM). Plots of INCX density against [Ca2+]i were well fitted by the Michaelis-Menton equation and extrapolated to identical maximal currents for ED2 and ED11 cells (extracellular calcium concentration = 1, 2, or 4 mM). Thus the increase in INCX at low [Ca2+]i appeared to reflect a developmental change in allosteric regulation of the exchanger by intracellular calcium rather than an increase in the membrane density of NCX1. Supporting this conclusion, RT-PCR demonstrated little change in the amount of mRNA encoding NCX1 expression from ED2 through ED18. NCX1; chick embryo; allosteric regulation; sodium/calcium exchange current  相似文献   

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Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of pancreatic acinar cells whereby intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) signaling and enzyme secretion are impaired. Increased oxidative stress has been suggested to mediate the associated cell injury. The present study tested the effects of the oxidant, hydrogen peroxide, on [Ca2+]i signaling in rat pancreatic acinar cells by simultaneously imaging fura-2, to measure [Ca2+]i, and dichlorofluorescein, to measure oxidative stress. Millimolar concentrations of hydrogen peroxide increased cellular oxidative stress and irreversibly increased [Ca2+]i, which was sensitive to antioxidants and removal of external Ca2+, and ultimately led to cell lysis. Responses were also abolished by pretreatment with (sarco)endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase inhibitors, unless cells were prestimulated with cholecystokinin to promote mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake. This suggests that hydrogen peroxide promotes Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum and the mitochondria and that it promotes Ca2+ influx. Lower concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (10–100 µM) increased [Ca2+]i and altered cholecystokinin-evoked [Ca2+]i oscillations with marked heterogeneity, the severity of which was directly related to oxidative stress, suggesting differences in cellular antioxidant capacity. These changes in [Ca2+]i also upregulated the activity of the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase in a Ca2+-dependent manner, whereas higher concentrations (0.1–1 mM) inactivated the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase. This may be important in facilitating "Ca2+ overload," resulting in cell injury associated with pancreatitis. oxidant stress; pancreatitis; calcium pump  相似文献   

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The hypothesisthat vascular protection in females and its absence in males reflectsgender differences in [Ca2+]i andCa2+ mobilization mechanisms of vascular smooth musclecontraction was tested in fura 2-loaded aortic smooth muscle cellsisolated from intact and gonadectomized male and female Wistar-Kyoto(WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats. In WKY cells incubated in Hanks' solution (1 mM Ca2+), the resting length and[Ca2+]i were significantlydifferent in intact males (64.5 ± 1.2 µm and 83 ± 3 nM) than inintact females (76.5 ± 1.5 µm and 64 ± 7 nM). In intact male WKY,phenylephrine (Phe, 105 M) caused transient increasein [Ca2+]i to 428 ± 13 nMfollowed by maintained increase to 201 ± 8 nM and 32% cellcontraction. In intact female WKY, the Phe-induced [Ca2+]i transient was notsignificantly different, but the maintained [Ca2+]i (159 ± 7 nM) and cellcontraction (26%) were significantly less than in intact male WKY. InCa2+-free (2 mM EGTA) Hanks', Phe and caffeine (10 mM)caused transient increases in[Ca2+]i and contraction that werenot significantly different between males and females. Membranedepolarization by 51 mM KCl caused 31% cell contraction and increased[Ca2+]i to 259 ± 9 nM in intactmale WKY, which were significantly greater than a 24% contraction and214 ± 8 nM [Ca2+]i in intactfemale WKY. Maintained Phe- and KCl-stimulated cell contraction and[Ca2+]i were significantly greaterin SHR than WKY in all groups of rats. Reduction in cell contractionand [Ca2+]i in intact femalescompared with intact males was significantly greater in SHR (~30%)than WKY (~20%). No significant differences in cell contraction or[Ca2+]i were observed betweencastrated males, ovariectomized (OVX) females, and intact males, orbetween OVX females with 17-estradiol implants and intact females.Exogenous application of 17-estradiol (108 M) tocells from OVX females caused greater reduction in Phe- and KCl-inducedcontraction and [Ca2+]i in SHR thanWKY. Thus the basal, maintained Phe- and depolarization-induced [Ca2+]i and contraction of vascularsmooth muscle triggered by Ca2+ entry from theextracellular space exhibit differences depending on gender and thepresence or absence of female gonads. Cell contraction and[Ca2+]i due to Ca2+release from the intracellular stores are not affected by gender or gonadectomy. Gender-specific reduction in contractility and [Ca2+]i in vascular smoothmuscle of female rats is greater in SHR than WKY rats.

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Effects of cytoplasmic Ca2+ on the electrical properties ofthe plasma membrane were investigated in tonoplast-free cellsof Chara australis that had been internally perfused with media,containing either 1 mM ATP to fuel the electrogenic pump orhexokinase and glucose to deplete the ATP and stop the pump. In the presence of ATP, cytoplasmic Ca2+ up to 2.5?10–5M did not affect the membrane potential (about -190 mV), butmembrane resistance decreased uniformly with increasing [Ca2+]i.In the absence of ATP, the membrane potential, which was onlyabout -110 mV, was depolarized further by raising [Ca2+]i from1.4?10–6 to 2.5?10–5 M. Membrane resistance, whichwas nearly the twofold that of ATP-provided cells, decreasedmarkedly with an increase in [Ca2+]i from zero to 1.38?10–6M, but showed no change for further increases. Internodal cellsof Nitellopsis obtusa were more sensitive to intracellular Ca2+with respect to membrane potential than were those of Charaaustralis, reconfirming the results obtained by Mimura and Tazawa(1983). The effect of cytoplasmic Ca2+ on the ATP-dependent H+ effluxwas measured. No marked difference in H+ effluxes was detectedbetween zero and 2.5?10–5 M [Ca2+]i; but, at 10–4M the ATP-dependent H+ efflux was almost zero. Ca2+ efflux experimentswere done to investigate dependencies on [Ca2+]i and [ATP]i.The efflux was about 1 pmol cm–2 s–1 at all [Ca2+]iconcentrations tested (1.38?10–6, 2.5?10–5, 10–4M).This value is much higher than the influx reported by Hayamaet al. (1979), and this efflux was independent of [ATP]i. Thepossibility of a Ca2+-extruding pump is discussed. 1 Present address: Botanisches Institut der Universit?t Bonn,Venusbergweg 22, 5300 Bonn, F.R.G. (Received September 22, 1984; Accepted February 19, 1985)  相似文献   

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Palytoxin-induced cell death cascade in bovine aortic endothelial cells   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
The plasmalemmal Na+-K+-ATPase (NKA) pump is the receptor for the potent marine toxin palytoxin (PTX). PTX binds to the NKA and converts the pump into a monovalent cation channel that exhibits a slight permeability to Ca2+. However, the ability of PTX to directly increase cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) via Na+ pump channels and to initiate Ca2+ overload-induced oncotic cell death has not been examined. Thus the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of PTX on [Ca2+]i and the downstream events associated with cell death in bovine aortic endothelial cells. PTX (3–100 nM) produced a graded increase in [Ca2+]i that was dependent on extracellular Ca2+. The increase in [Ca2+]i initiated by 100 nM PTX was blocked by pretreatment with ouabain with an IC50 < 1 µM. The elevation in [Ca2+]i could be reversed by addition of ouabain at various times after PTX, but this required much higher concentrations of ouabain (0.5 mM). These results suggest that the PTX-induced rise in [Ca2+]i occurs via the Na+ pump. Subsequent to the rise in [Ca2+]i, PTX also caused a concentration-dependent increase in uptake of the vital dye ethidium bromide (EB) but not YO-PRO-1. EB uptake was also blocked by ouabain added either before or after PTX. Time-lapse video microscopy showed that PTX ultimately caused cell lysis as indicated by release of transiently expressed green fluorescent protein (molecular mass 27 kDa) and rapid uptake of propidium iodide. Cell lysis was 1) greatly delayed by removing extracellular Ca2+ or by adding ouabain after PTX, 2) blocked by the cytoprotective amino acid glycine, and 3) accompanied by dramatic membrane blebbing. These results demonstrate that PTX initiates a cell death cascade characteristic of Ca2+ overload. necrosis; vital dyes; membrane blebs; time-lapse video microscopy; fura-2  相似文献   

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Osteocytes comprise a heterogenous population of terminally differentiated osteoblasts that direct bone remodeling in response to applied mechanical loading of bone. Increased osteocyte density accompanies the anabolic effect of PTH in vivo, whereas accelerated osteocyte death may be precipitated by estrogen deficiency or excess glucocorticoid exposure (conditions benefitted by intermittent PTH therapy) and by renal failure (where circulating intact PTH and, especially, PTH carboxylfragments are elevated). Osteocytes express type-1 PTH/ PTHrP receptors (PTH1Rs), which are fully activated by aminoterminal PTH fragments and couple to multiple signal transducers, including adenylyl cyclase and phospholipase C. Activation of PTH1Rs in osteocytes promotes gap junction-mediated intercellular coupling, increases expression of MMP-9, potentiates calcium influx via stretch-activated cation channels, amplifies the osteogenic response to mechanical loading in vivo, and regulates apoptosis. Control of osteocyte apoptosis by PTH1Rs is complex, in that intermittent PTH(1-34) administration reduces the fraction of vertebral apoptotic osteocytes at 1 month in adult mice but increases femoral metaphyseal osteocyte apoptosis at 1-2 weeks in young rats. In MLO-Y4 cells, PTH(1-34) prevents apoptosis otherwise induced within 6 hr by dexamethasone. In older studies, large doses of intact PTH(1-84) caused rapid "degenerative" morphologic changes in osteocytes, similar to those described in renal osteodystrophy. We isolated clonal conditionally immortalized osteocytic (OC) cell lines from mice homozygous for targeted ablation of the PTH1R gene. OC cells express abundant (2-3 x 10(6) per cell) receptors specific for the carboxyl(C)-terminus of intact PTH(1-84) ("CPTHRs") but, as expected, do not express PTH1Rs or respond to PTH(1-34). CPTHRs are expressed at much lower levels by other skeletally-derived cell lines. Several highly conserved ligand determinants of CPTHR binding have been identified, including PTH(24-27), PTH(53-54) and the sequence PTH(55-84), loss of which reduces binding affinity by over 100-fold. Human PTH(53-84), like PTH(1-84), PTH(24-84), and PTH(39-84), increases OC cell apoptosis. Ala-scanning mutagenesis to define sequences within PTH(55-84) important for binding and bioactivity is underway. We conclude that osteocytes may be important targets for CPTH fragments that are secreted by the parathyroid glands or generated by peripheral metabolism of intact PTH and that accumulate in blood, especially in renal failure. Studies of functional interplay between responses to CPTHRs and (transfected) PTH1Rs, using receptor-specific ligands in OC cells, should provide new insight into PTH regulation of osteocyte function and survival.  相似文献   

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The regulationof intracellular Ca2+ signals in smooth muscle cells andarterial diameter by intravascular pressure was investigated in ratcerebral arteries (~150 µm) using a laser scanning confocal microscope and the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator fluo 3. Elevation of pressure from 10 to 60 mmHg increased Ca2+spark frequency 2.6-fold, Ca2+ wave frequency 1.9-fold, andglobal intracellular Ca2+ concentration([Ca2+]i) 1.4-fold in smooth muscle cells,and constricted arteries. Ryanodine (10 µM), an inhibitor ofryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release channels, or thapsigargin(100 nM), an inhibitor of the sarcoplasmic reticulumCa2+-ATPase, abolished sparks and waves, elevated global[Ca2+]i, and constricted pressurized (60 mmHg) arteries. Diltiazem (25 µM), a voltage-dependentCa2+ channel (VDCC) blocker, significantly reduced sparks,waves, and global [Ca2+]i, and dilatedpressurized (60 mmHg) arteries. Steady membrane depolarization elevatedCa2+ signaling similar to pressure and increased transientCa2+-sensitive K+ channel current frequencye-fold for ~7 mV, and these effects were prevented by VDCCblockers. Data are consistent with the hypothesis that pressure inducesa steady membrane depolarization that activates VDCCs, leading to anelevation of spark frequency, wave frequency, and global[Ca2+]i. In addition, pressure inducescontraction via an elevation of global[Ca2+]i, whereas the net effect of sparks andwaves, which do not significantly contribute to global[Ca2+]i in arteries pressurized to between 10 and 60 mmHg, is to oppose contraction.

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We investigatedthe role of intracellular calcium concentration([Ca2+]i) in endothelin-1 (ET-1) production,the effects of potential vasospastic agents on[Ca2+]i, and the presence of L-typevoltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in cerebral microvascularendothelial cells. Primary cultures of endothelial cells isolated frompiglet cerebral microvessels were used. Confluent cells were exposed toeither the thromboxane receptor agonist U-46619 (1 µM),5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT; 0.1 mM), or lysophosphatidic acid (LPA; 1 µM) alone or after pretreatment with the Ca2+-chelatingagent EDTA (100 mM), the L-type Ca2+ channel blockerverapamil (10 µM), or the antagonist of receptor-operated Ca2+ channel SKF-96365 HCl (10 µM) for 15 min. ET-1production increased from 1.2 (control) to 8.2 (U-46619), 4.9 (5-HT),or 3.9 (LPA) fmol/µg protein, respectively. Such elevated ET-1biosynthesis was attenuated by verapamil, EDTA, or SKF-96365 HCl. Toinvestigate the presence of L-type voltage-dependent Ca2+channels in endothelial cells, the [Ca2+]isignal was determined fluorometrically by using fura 2-AM. Superfusionof confluent endothelial cells with U-46619, 5-HT, or LPA significantlyincreased [Ca2+]i. Pretreatment ofendothelial cells with high K+ (60 mM) or nifedipine (4 µM) diminished increases in [Ca2+]i inducedby the vasoactive agents. These results indicate that 1)elevated [Ca2+]i signals are involved in ET-1biosynthesis induced by specific spasmogenic agents, 2) theincreases in [Ca2+]i induced by thevasoactive agents tested involve receptor as well as L-typevoltage-dependent Ca2+ channels, and 3) primarycultures of cerebral microvascular endothelial cells express L-typevoltage-dependent Ca2+ channels.

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Cl is essential for the vasoconstrictive response to angiotensin II (ANG II). In vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), we determined whether ANG II-induced transient increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is Cl dependent. After incubating the cells at different extracellular Cl concentration ([Cl]e) for 40 min, the ANG II-induced Ca2+ transients at 120 meq/l Cl were more than twice those at either 80 or 20 meq/l Cl. Replacing Cl with bicarbonate or gluconate yielded similar results. In addition, after removal of extracellular Ca2+, ANG II-induced as well as platelet-derived growth factor-induced Ca2+ release exhibited Cl dependency. The difference of Ca2+ release with high vs. low [Cl]e was not affected by acutely altering [Cl]e 1 min before administration of ANG II when [Cl]i was yet to be equilibrated with [Cl]e. Pretreatment of a Cl channel inhibitor, 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid, increased ANG II-induced Ca2+ release and entry at 20 meq/l Cl but did not alter those at 120 meq/l Cl. However, after equilibration, a reduced [Cl]e did not affect thapsigargin-induced Ca2+ release, suggesting that Cl may not affect the size of intracellular Ca2+ stores. Nevertheless, at high [Cl], the peak increase of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] induced by ANG II was approximately sixfold that at low [Cl]. Thus the Cl-dependent effects of ANG II on Ca2+ transients may be mediated, at least in part, by a Cl-dependent Ins(1,4,5)P3 accumulation in VSMC. anion; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate; Ca2+ release  相似文献   

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The subcellular spatial and temporal organization ofagonist-induced Ca2+ signals wasinvestigated in single cultured vascular endothelial cells.Extracellular application of ATP initiated a rapid increase ofintracellular Ca2+ concentration([Ca2+]i)in peripheral cytoplasmic processes from where activation propagated asa[Ca2+]iwave toward the central regions of the cell. The average propagation velocity of the[Ca2+]iwave in the peripheral processes was 20-60 µm/s, whereas in thecentral region the wave propagated at <10 µm/s. The time course ofthe recovery of[Ca2+]idepended on the cell geometry. In the peripheral processes (i.e.,regions with a high surface-to-volume ratio)[Ca2+]ideclined monotonically, whereas in the central region[Ca2+]idecreased in an oscillatory fashion. Propagating[Ca2+]iwaves were preceded by small, highly localized[Ca2+]itransients originating from 1- to 3-µm-wide regions. The average amplitude of these elementary events ofCa2+ release was 23 nM, and theunderlying flux of Ca2+ amountedto ~1-2 × 1018mol/s or ~0.3 pA, consistent with aCa2+ flux through a single orsmall number of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-release channels.

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The purpose ofthe present study was to determine whether cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR)acts as a second messenger forCa2+ release through ryanodinereceptor (RyR) channels in tracheal smooth muscle (TSM). Freshlydissociated porcine TSM cells were permeabilized with -escin, andreal-time confocal microscopy was used to examine changes inintracellular Ca2+ concentration([Ca2+]i).cADPR (10 nM-10 µM) induced a dose-dependent increase in [Ca2+]i,which was blocked by the cADPR receptor antagonist 8-amino-cADPR (20 µM) and by the RyR blockers ruthenium red (10 µM) and ryanodine (10 µM), but not by the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor blockerheparin (0.5 mg/ml). During steady-state[Ca2+]ioscillations induced by acetylcholine (ACh), addition of 100 nM and 1 µM cADPR increased oscillation frequency and decreased peak-to-troughamplitude. ACh-induced[Ca2+]ioscillations were blocked by 8-amino-cADPR; however, 8-amino-cADPR didnot block the[Ca2+]iresponse to a subsequent exposure to caffeine. These results indicatethat cADPR acts as a second messenger forCa2+ release through RyR channelsin TSM cells and may be necessary for initiating ACh-induced[Ca2+]ioscillations.

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Decoding of fast cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) transients by mitochondria was studied in permeabilized cat ventricular myocytes. Mitochondrial [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]m) was measured with fluo-3 trapped inside mitochondria after removal of cytosolic indicator by plasma membrane permeabilization with digitonin. Elevation of extramitochondrial [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]em) to >0.5 µM resulted in a [Ca2+]em-dependent increase in the rate of mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation ([Ca2+]em resulting in half-maximal rate of Ca2+ accumulation = 4.4 µM) via Ca2+ uniporter. Ca2+ uptake was sensitive to the Ca2+ uniporter blocker ruthenium red and the protonophore carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone and depended on inorganic phosphate concentration. The rates of [Ca2+]m increase and recovery were dependent on the extramitochondrial [Na+] ([Na+]em) due to Ca2+ extrusion via mitochondrial Na+/Ca2+ exchanger. The maximal rate of Ca2+ extrusion was observed with [Na+]em in the range of 20–40 mM. Rapid switching (0.25–1 Hz) of [Ca2+]em between 0 and 100 µM simulated rapid beat-to-beat changes in [Ca2+]i (with [Ca2+]i transient duration of 100–500 ms). No [Ca2+]m oscillations were observed, either under conditions of maximal rate of Ca2+ uptake (100 µM [Ca2+]em, 0 [Na+]em) or with maximal rate of Ca2+ removal (0 [Ca2+]em, 40 mM [Na+]em). The slow frequency-dependent increase of [Ca2+]m argues against a rapid transmission of Ca2+ signals between cytosol and mitochondria on a beat-to-beat basis in the heart. [Ca2+]m changes elicited by continuous or pulsatile exposure to elevated [Ca2+]em showed no difference in mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake. Thus in cardiac myocytes fast [Ca2+]i transients are integrated by mitochondrial Ca2+ transport systems, resulting in a frequency-dependent net mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation. mitochondrial Ca2+; excitation-contraction coupling; cardiomyocytes  相似文献   

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The rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) Ca2+-sensing receptor (CaR) was stably expressed in-frame as an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) fusion protein in human embryonic kidney (HEK)293 cells, and is functionally linked to changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i). RT-PCR analysis indicated the presence of the message for the DRG CaR cDNA. Western blot analysis of membrane proteins showed a doublet of 168–175 and 185 kDa, consistent with immature and mature forms of the CaR.EGFP fusion protein, respectively. Increasing extracellular [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]e) from 0.5 to 1 mM resulted in increases in [Ca2+]i levels, which were blocked by 30 µM 2-aminoethyldiphenyl borate. [Ca2+]e-response studies indicate a Ca2+ sensitivity with an EC50 of 1.75 ± 0.10 mM. NPS R-467 and Gd3+ activated the CaR. When [Ca2+]e was successively raised from 0.25 to 4 mM, peak [Ca2+]i, attained with 0.5 mM, was reduced by 50%. Similar reductions were observed with repeated applications of 10 mM Ca2+, 1 and 10 µM NPS R-467, or 50 and 100 µM Gd3+, indicating desensitization of the response. Furthermore, Ca2+ mobilization increased phosphorylated protein kinase C (PKC) levels in the cells. However, the PKC activator, phorbol myristate acetate did not inhibit CaR-mediated Ca2+ signaling. Rather, a spectrum of PKC inhibitors partially reduced peak responses to Cae2+. Treatment of cells with 100 nM PMA for 24 h, to downregulate PKC, reduced [Ca2+]i transients by 49.9 ± 5.2% (at 1 mM Ca2+) and 40.5 ± 6.5% (at 2 mM Ca2+), compared with controls. The findings suggest involvement of PKC in the pathway for Ca2+ mobilization following CaR activation. desensitization; protein kinase C  相似文献   

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The myoplasmic free Ca2+concentration([Ca2+]i)was measured in intact single fibers from mouse skeletal muscle withthe fluorescent Ca2+ indicatorindo 1. Some fibers were perfused in a solution in which theconcentration of Na+ was reducedfrom 145.4 to 0.4 mM (low-Na+solution) in an attempt to activate reverse-modeNa+/Ca2+exchange (Ca2+ entry in exchangefor Na+ leaving the cell). Undernormal resting conditions, application oflow-Na+ solution only increased[Ca2+]iby 5.8 ± 1.8 nM from a mean resting[Ca2+]iof 42 nM. In other fibers,[Ca2+]iwas elevated by stimulating sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)Ca2+ release with caffeine (10 mM)and by inhibiting SR Ca2+ uptakewith2,5-di(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone(TBQ; 0.5 µM) in an attempt to activate forward-modeNa+/Ca2+exchange (Ca2+ removal from thecell in exchange for Na+ influx).These two agents caused a large increase in[Ca2+]i,which then declined to a plateau level approximately twice the baseline[Ca2+]iover 20 min. If the cell was allowed to recover between exposures tocaffeine and TBQ in a solution in whichCa2+ had been removed, theincrease in[Ca2+]iduring the second exposure was very low, suggesting thatCa2+ had left the cell during theinitial exposure. Application of caffeine and TBQ to a preparation inlow-Na+ solution produced a large,sustained increase in[Ca2+]iof ~1 µM. However, when cells were exposed to caffeine and TBQ in alow-Na+ solution in whichCa2+ had been removed, a sustainedincrease in[Ca2+]iwas not observed, although[Ca2+]iremained higher and declined slower than in normalNa+ solution. This suggests thatforward-modeNa+/Ca2+exchange contributed to the fall of[Ca2+]iin normal Na+ solution, but whenextracellular Na+ was low, aprolonged elevation of[Ca2+]icould activate reverse-modeNa+/Ca2+exchange. The results provide evidence that skeletal muscle fibers possess aNa+/Ca2+exchange mechanism that becomes active in its forward mode when [Ca2+]iis increased to levels similar to that obtained during contraction.

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The repeated elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) above resting levels during contractile activity has been associated with long-lasting muscle fatigue. The mechanism underlying this fatigue appears to involve elevated [Ca2+]i levels that induce disruption of the excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling process at the triad junction. Unclear, however, are which aspects of the activity-related [Ca2+]i changes are responsible for the deleterious effects, in particular whether they depend primarily on the peak [Ca2+]i reached locally at particular sites or on the temporal summation of the increased [Ca2+] in the cytoplasm as a whole. In this study, we used mechanically skinned fibers from rat extensor digitorum longus muscle, in which the normal E-C coupling process remains intact. The [Ca2+]i was raised either by applying a set elevated [Ca2+] throughout the fiber or by using action potential stimulation to induce the release of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ by the normal E-C coupling system with or without augmentation by caffeine or buffering with BAPTA. Herein we show that elevating [Ca2+]i in the physiological range of 2–20 µM irreversibly disrupts E-C coupling in a concentration-dependent manner but requires exposure for a relatively long time (1–3 min) to cause substantial uncoupling. The effectiveness of Ca2+ released via the endogenous system in disrupting E-C coupling indicates that the relatively high [Ca2+]i attained close to the release site at the triad junction is a more important factor than the increase in bulk [Ca2+]i. Our results suggest that during prolonged vigorous activity, the many repeated episodes of relatively high triadic [Ca2+] can disrupt E-C coupling and lead to long-lasting fatigue. skeletal muscle; low-frequency fatigue; ryanodine receptor; skinned fiber  相似文献   

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