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Epidermal growth factor induces intracellular Ca2+ oscillations in microvascular endothelial cells
Authors:Moccia Francesco  Berra-Romani Roberto  Tritto Simona  Signorelli Silvia  Taglietti Vanni  Tanzi Franco
Institution:Department of Physiological and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. moccia@alpha.szn.it
Abstract:An increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration (Ca(2+)](i)) may play a role in the proliferative effect of several growth factors. In this study, the changes in Ca(2+)](i) elicited by epidermal growth factor (EGF) in rat cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (CMEC) have been investigated by using fura-2 conventional and confocal microscopy. A large heterogeneity in the latency and in the pattern of the Ca(2+) response was found at each dose of EGF (2.5-100 ng/ml), whereas some cells displayed a non-oscillatory behavior and others exhibited a variable number of Ca(2+) oscillations. On average, the fraction of responsive cells, the total number of oscillations and the duration of the Ca(2+) signal were higher at around 10 ng/ml EGF, while there was no dose-dependence in the lag time and in the amplitude of the Ca(2+)](i) increase. EGF-induced Ca(2+) spikes were abolished by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein, but not by its inactive analogue daidzein, and by the phospholipase C blocker NCDC. Only 1-2 transients could be elicited in Ca(2+)-free solution, while re-addition of extracellular Ca(2+) recovered the spiking activity. The oscillatory signal was prevented by the SERCA inhibitor thapsigargin and abolished by the calcium entry blockers Ni(2+) and La(3+). Moreover, EGF-induced Ca(2+) transients were abolished by the InsP(3) receptor blocker caffeine, while ryanodine was without effect. Confocal imaging microscopy showed that the Ca(2+) response to EGF was localized both in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus. We suggest that EGF-induced Ca(2+)](i) increase may play a role in the proliferative action of EGF on endothelial cells.
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