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Aktar A, Wodz KM, Heit B. Monitoring Cellular Responses to Infection with Fluorescent Biosensors. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2440:99-114. [PMID: 35218535 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2051-9_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Fluorescent biosensors are chemically or genetically encoded reporters of cellular processes, signaling pathways, or biomolecule concentration, whose output is quantified using fluorescence microscopy or fluorescence spectrometry. These biosensors can detect the target activity or metabolites via mechanisms including conversion between nonfluorescent and fluorescent forms, changes in reporter intensity, changes in the intensity ratio across fluorescence channels, alterations to the subcellular localization of the bioreporter, and by fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Here, we describe the use of a chemical photoconverting biosensor, and genetically encoded localization and ratiometric biosensors, for monitoring the cellular and signaling processes involved in pathogen-induced apoptosis and the resulting destruction of the pathogen. While this study uses biosensors to monitor responses to infection, these approaches can be readily translated to other cellular systems and other fluorescent biosensors.
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- Amena Aktar
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Human Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Human Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Human Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
- Robarts Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
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Lazrak A, Yu Z, Doran S, Jian MY, Creighton J, Laube M, Garantziotis S, Prakash YS, Matalon S. Upregulation of airway smooth muscle calcium-sensing receptor by low-molecular-weight hyaluronan. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 318:L459-L471. [PMID: 31913654 PMCID: PMC7099432 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00429.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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We investigated the mechanisms involved in the development of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) following exposure of mice to halogens. Male mice (C57BL/6; 20-25 g) exposed to either bromine (Br2) or Cl2 (600 or 400 ppm, respectively, for 30 min) developed AHR 24 h after exposure. Nifedipine (5 mg/kg body wt; an L-type calcium channel blocker), administered subcutaneously after Br2 or Cl2 exposure, produced higher AHR compared with Br2 or Cl2 alone. In contrast, diltiazem (5 mg/kg body wt; a nondihydropyridine L-type calcium channel blocker) decreased AHR to control (air) values. Exposure of immortalized human airway smooth muscle cells (hASMC) to Br2 resulted in membrane potential depolarization (Vm Air: 62 ± 3 mV; 3 h post Br2:-45 ± 5 mV; means ± 1 SE; P < 0.001), increased intracellular [Ca2+]i, and increased expression of the calcium-sensing receptor (Ca-SR) protein. Treatment of hASMC with a siRNA against Ca-SR significantly inhibited the Br2 and nifedipine-induced Vm depolarization and [Ca2+]i increase. Intranasal administration of an antagonist to Ca-SR in mice postexposure to Br2 reversed the effects of Br2 and nifedipine on AHR. Incubation of hASMC with low-molecular-weight hyaluronan (LMW-HA), generated by exposing high-molecular-weight hyaluronan (HMW-HA) to Br2, caused Vm depolarization, [Ca2+]i increase, and Ca-SR expression to a similar extent as exposure to Br2 and Cl2. The addition of HMW-HA to cells or mice exposed to Br2, Cl2, or LMW-HA reversed these effects in vitro and improved AHR in vivo. We conclude that detrimental effects of halogen exposure on AHR are mediated via activation of the Ca-SR by LMW-HA.
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- Ahmed Lazrak
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine & Pulmonary Injury Repair Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine & Pulmonary Injury Repair Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine & Pulmonary Injury Repair Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine & Pulmonary Injury Repair Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine & Pulmonary Injury Repair Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Matrix Biology Group, Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine & Pulmonary Injury Repair Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Barbara M. Sanborn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, PO Box 20708, Houston, TX 77225
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Zhang C, Shan XL, Liao YL, Zhao P, Guo W, Wei HC, Lu R. Effects of stachydrine on norepinephrine-induced neonatal rat cardiac myocytes hypertrophy and intracellular calcium transients. Altern Ther Health Med 2014; 14:474. [PMID: 25488774 PMCID: PMC4295334 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Background Leonurus heterophyllus sweet has been suggested to have cardioprotective effects against heart diseases, including ischemic diseases and ventricular remodeling. However, the active ingredients of the herb and the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of stachydrine (STA), a major constituent of Leonurus heterophyllus sweet, on norepinephrine (NE) induced hypertrophy and the changes of calcium transients in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Methods Ventricular myocytes from 1-day-old Wistar rats were isolated and cultured in DMEM/F12 with 1 μmol/L norepinephrine in the presence or absence of 10 μmol/L STA for 72 h. Cardiomyocytes hypertrophy was evaluated by cell surface area, total protein/DNA content, β/α-MHC mRNA ratio. While calcium handling function was evaluated by Ca2+-transient amplitude and decay, SERCA2a activity and expression, PLN expression and phosphorylation. β1-adrenergic receptor system activation was evaluated by the content of cAMP and the activation of PKA. Results NE treatment increases the cell surface area, protein synthesis, the expression level of β-MHC and β/α-MHC ratio. These effects were attenuated by STA. NE-induced hypertrophy was associated with increased Ca2+-transient amplitude, accelerated decay of the Ca2+-transient, increased phospholamban expression, hyper-phosphorylation at both the serine-16 and threonine-17 residues, increased intracellular cAMP level, and PKA overactivation. All of which were significantly inhibited by STA. Conclusion These data suggest that STA attenuates norepinephrine-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and has potential protective effects against β-adrenergic receptor induced Ca2+ mishandling.
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Carter KP, Young AM, Palmer AE. Fluorescent sensors for measuring metal ions in living systems. Chem Rev 2014; 114:4564-601. [PMID: 24588137 PMCID: PMC4096685 DOI: 10.1021/cr400546e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1527] [Impact Index Per Article: 152.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Kyle P. Carter
- Department
of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, BioFrontiers Institute, University
of Colorado, UCB 596,
3415 Colorado AvenueBoulder, Colorado 80303, United
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- Department
of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, BioFrontiers Institute, University
of Colorado, UCB 596,
3415 Colorado AvenueBoulder, Colorado 80303, United
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- Department
of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, BioFrontiers Institute, University
of Colorado, UCB 596,
3415 Colorado AvenueBoulder, Colorado 80303, United
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Lakowicz JR, Szmacinski H, Johnson ML. Calcium imaging using fluorescence lifetimes and long-wavelength probes. J Fluoresc 2013; 2:47-62. [PMID: 24243158 DOI: 10.1007/bf00866388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/1992] [Revised: 05/12/1992] [Accepted: 06/08/1992] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We describe imaging of calcium concentrations using the long-wavelength Ca(2+) indicators, Calcium Green, Orange, and Crimson. The lifetimes of these probes were measured using the frequency-domain method and were found to increase from 50% to severalfold in response to calcium. The two-dimensional images of the calcium concentration were obtained using a new apparatus for fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM). We also describe procedures to correct for the position-dependent frequency response of the gain-modulated image intensifier used in the FLIM apparatus. Importantly, the FLIM method does not require the probe to display shifts in the excitation or emission spectra. Using the FLIM method, calcium imaging is possible using probes which display changes in lifetime in response to calcium. Consequently, calcium imaging is possible with excitation wavelengths ranging from 488 to as long as 620 nm, where autofluorescence and/or photochemical damage is minimal. These probes are also suitable for calcium measurements of single cells using lifetime-based flow cytometry.
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- J R Lakowicz
- Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Maryland at Baltimore, 660 West Redwood Strect, 21201, Baltimore, Maryland
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Hyrc KL, Minta A, Escamilla PR, Chan PPL, Meshik XA, Goldberg MP. Synthesis and properties of Asante Calcium Red--a novel family of long excitation wavelength calcium indicators. Cell Calcium 2013; 54:320-33. [PMID: 24017967 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2013.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Although many synthetic calcium indicators are available, a search for compounds with improved characteristics continues. Here, we describe the synthesis and properties of Asante Calcium Red-1 (ACR-1) and its low affinity derivative (ACR-1-LA) created by linking BAPTA to seminaphthofluorescein. The indicators combine a visible light (450-540 nm) excitation with deep-red fluorescence (640 nm). Upon Ca2+ binding, the indicators raise their fluorescence with longer excitation wavelengths producing higher responses. Although the changes occur without any spectral shifts, it is possible to ratio Ca(2+)-dependent (640 nm) and quasi-independent (530 nm) emission when using visible (< 490 nm) or multiphoton (∼780 nm) excitation. Therefore, both probes can be used as single wavelength or, less dynamic, ratiometric indicators. Long indicator emission might allow easy [Ca2+]i measurement in GFP expressing cells. The indicators bind Ca2+ with either high (Kd = 0.49 ± 0.07 μM; ACR-1) or low affinity (Kd = 6.65 ± 0.13 μM; ACR-1-LA). Chelating Zn2+ (Kd = 0.38 ± 0.02 nM) or Mg2+ (Kd∼5mM) slightly raises and binding Co2+ quenches dye fluorescence. New indicators are somewhat pH-sensitive (pKa = 6.31 ± 0.07), but fairly resistant to bleaching. The probes are rather dim, which combined with low AM ester loading efficiency, might complicate in situ imaging. Despite potential drawbacks, ACR-1 and ACR-1-LA are promising new calcium indicators.
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- Krzysztof L Hyrc
- The Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Center for the Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Alafi Neuroimaging Laboratory, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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There is a vast array of dyes currently available for measurement of cytosolic calcium. These encompass single and dual excitation and single and dual emission probes. The choice of particular probe depends on the experimental question and the type of equipment to be used. It is therefore extremely difficult to define a universal approach that will suit all potential investigators. Preparations under investigation are loaded with the selected organic indicator dye by incubation with ester derivatives, by micropipet injection or reverse permeabilization. Indicators can also be targeted to a range of intracellular organelles. Calibration of a fluorescent signal into Ca(2+) concentration is in theory relatively simple but the investigator needs to take great care in this process. This chapter describes the theory of these processes and some of the pitfalls users should be aware of. Precise experimental details can be found in the subsequent chapters of this volume.
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- Alec W M Simpson
- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Thompson K, Dockery P, Horobin RW. Predicting and avoiding subcellular compartmentalization artifacts arising from acetoxymethyl ester calcium imaging probes. The case of fluo-3 AM and a general account of the phenomenon including a problem avoidance chart. Biotech Histochem 2012; 87:468-83. [DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2012.703691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Thompson K, Dockery P, Horobin RW. Predicting and avoiding subcellular compartmentalization artifacts arising from acetoxymethyl ester calcium imaging probes. The case of fluo-3 AM and a general account of the phenomenon including a problem avoidance chart. Biotech Histochem 2012. [DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2011.703691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Read ND, Allan WTG, Knight H, Knight MR, Malhó R, Russell A, Shacklock PS, Trewavas AJ. Imaging and measurement of cytosolic free calcium in plant and fungal cells. J Microsc 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1992.tb01507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTIONDuring the past decades, many different fluorescent indicators have been developed for measuring intracellular ion concentrations. Of particular interest are fluorescent calcium indicators because of the fundamental role of Ca2+in various cellular processes such as contraction, secretion, and gene activation. For a quantitative understanding of the physiological roles of Ca2+, fluorescence signals measured with calcium indicators have to be converted to intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). Similarly, changes in [Ca2+]iand the underlying calcium fluxes need to be inferred from the corresponding fluorescence changes. This article describes the theoretical background and the various principal methods for the calibration of calcium imaging data.
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INTRODUCTIONFluorescent calcium indicators are useful for measuring intracellular calcium ion concentrations. For a quantitative understanding of the physiological roles of Ca2+, fluorescence signals measured with calcium indicators have to be converted to intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). Most methods for converting a fluorescence signal to [Ca2+]i require the determination of a set of three calibration parameters: (Keff, Rmin, Rmax), (Kd, ΔF/Fmax, [Ca2+]rest), or (Kd, Rf, Fmax) or (Kapp, τmin, τmax). Here we describe the classical procedure for calibration of ratiometric measurements for both in vivo and in vitro calibrations, which is also useful for determining Kd and Rf. The [Ca2+]i dependence of the fluorescence ratio is measured using a set of at least three calibration solutions with known [Ca2+]i levels.
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Reijonen S, Kukkonen JP, Hyrskyluoto A, Kivinen J, Kairisalo M, Takei N, Lindholm D, Korhonen L. Downregulation of NF-kappaB signaling by mutant huntingtin proteins induces oxidative stress and cell death. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:1929-41. [PMID: 20232225 PMCID: PMC11115952 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0305-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2009] [Revised: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Accumulation of abnormal proteins and endoplasmic reticulum stress accompany neurodegenerative diseases including Huntington's disease. We show that the expression of mutant huntingtin proteins with extended polyglutamine repeats differentially affected endoplasmic reticulum signaling cascades linked to the inositol-requiring enzyme-1 (IRE1) pathway. Thus, the p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathways were activated, while the levels of the nuclear factor-kappaB-p65 (NF-kappaB-p65) protein decreased. Downregulation of NF-kappaB signaling was linked to decreased antioxidant levels, increased oxidative stress, and enhanced cell death. Concomitantly, calpain was activated, and treatment with calpain inhibitors restored NF-kappaB-p65 levels and increased cell viability. The calpain regulator, calpastatin, was low in cells expressing mutant huntingtin, and overexpression of calpastatin counteracted the deleterious effects caused by N-terminal mutant huntingtin proteins. These results show that calpastatin and an altered NF-kappaB-p65 signaling are crucial factors involved in oxidative stress and cell death mediated by mutant huntingtin proteins.
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- Sami Reijonen
- Minerva Medical Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Minerva Medical Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
- Unit of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Post Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Minerva Medical Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Minerva Medical Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Minerva Medical Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Minerva Medical Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Minerva Medical Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
- Division of Child Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Post Box 280, 00029 HUS, Finland
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Bai L, Zhang G, Zhou Y, Zhang Z, Wang W, Du Y, Wu Z, Song CP. Plasma membrane-associated proline-rich extensin-like receptor kinase 4, a novel regulator of Ca signalling, is required for abscisic acid responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 60:314-27. [PMID: 19566594 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.03956.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Plant roots respond to environmental stresses or the exogenous plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) by undergoing marked physiological and morphological changes. We show here that PERK4, a gene that encodes a member of the Arabidopsis thaliana proline-rich extensin-like receptor kinase family, plays an important role in ABA responses. Mutation of PERK4 by T-DNA insertion decreased sensitivity to ABA with respect to seed germination, seedling growth and primary root tip growth. The effect on root growth was due to enhanced cell elongation rather than cell division. The cytosolic free calcium concentration and Ca(2+) channel currents were lower in perk4 root cells than in wild-type cells in the presence of ABA. Root growth was similar in wild-type and perk4 plants after the application of a Ca(2+) channel blocker. PERK4 localised to the plasma membrane, and was shown to be an ABA- and Ca(2+)-activated protein kinase. Our data suggest that the receptor-like kinase encoded by PERK4 functions at an early stage of ABA signalling to inhibit root cell elongation by perturbing Ca(2+) homeostasis.
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- Ling Bai
- Henan Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, Department of Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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Peng XB, Sun MX, Yang HY. Comparative detection of calcium fluctuations in single female sex cells of tobacco to distinguish calcium signals triggered by in vitro fertilization. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2009; 51:782-91. [PMID: 19686375 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2009.00857.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Double fertilization is a key process of sexual reproduction in higher plants. The role of calcium in the activation of female sex cells through fertilization has recently received a great deal of attention. The establishment of a Ca(2+)-imaging technique for living, single, female sex cells is a difficult but necessary prerequisite for evaluating the role of Ca(2+) in the transduction of external stimuli, including the fusion with the sperm cell, to internal cellular processes. The present study describes the use of Fluo-3 for reporting the Ca(2+) signal in isolated, single, female sex cells, egg cells and central cells, of tobacco plants. A suitable loading protocol was optimized by loading the cells at pH 5.6 with 2 microM Fluo-3 for 30 min at 30 degrees C. Under these conditions, several key factors related to in vitro fertilization were also investigated in order to test their possible effects on the [Ca(2+)](cyt) of the female sex cells. The results indicated that the bovine serum albumin-fusion system was superior to the polyethlene glycol-fusion system for detecting calcium fluctuations in female sex cells during fertilization. The central cell was fertilized with the sperm cell in bovine serum albumin; however, no evident calcium dynamic was detected, implying that a transient calcium rise might be a specific signal for egg cell fertilization.
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- Xiong-Bo Peng
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Song J, Zawieja DC, Granger HJ, Goodman A, Davis MJ. Multiple Ionic Mechanisms Activated by Bradykinin in Coronary Venular Endothelial Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/10623329609024679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Pippow A, Husch A, Pouzat C, Kloppenburg P. Differences of Ca2+ handling properties in identified central olfactory neurons of the antennal lobe. Cell Calcium 2009; 46:87-98. [PMID: 19545897 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 05/15/2009] [Accepted: 05/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Information processing in neurons depends on highly localized Ca2+ signals. The spatial and temporal dynamics of these signals are determined by a variety of cellular parameters including the calcium influx, calcium buffering and calcium extrusion. Our long-term goal is to better understand how intracellular Ca2+ dynamics are controlled and contribute to information processing in defined interneurons of the insect olfactory system. The latter has served as an excellent model to study general mechanisms of olfaction. Using patch-clamp recordings and fast optical imaging in combination with the 'added buffer approach', we analyzed the Ca2+ handling properties of different identified neuron types in Periplaneta americana's olfactory system. Our focus was on two types of local interneurons (LNs) with significant differences in intrinsic electrophysiological properties: (1) spiking LNs that generate 'normal' Na+ driven action potentials and (2) non-spiking LNs that do not express voltage-activated Na+ channels. We found that the distinct electrophysiological properties from different types of central olfactory interneurons are strongly correlated with their cell specific calcium handling properties: non-spiking LNs, in which Ca2+ is the only cation that enters the cell to contribute to membrane depolarization, had the highest endogenous Ca2+ binding ratio and Ca2+ extrusion rate.
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- Andreas Pippow
- Institute of Zoology and Physiology, Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne and Cologne Excellence Cluster in Aging Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Weyertal 119, Cologne 50931, Germany
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Kukkonen JP. An easy ratiometric compensation for the extracellular Ca2+ indicator-caused fluorescence artifact. Anal Biochem 2009; 390:212-4. [PMID: 19376081 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 04/11/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Measurement of intracellular Ca(2+) dynamics is one of the most central real-time assays for cellular signaling. Ratiometric methods reduce the need for internal calibration and also effectively compensate for most artifacts when used in imaging. However, ratiometric calculation cannot compensate for extracellularly leaked (and fluorescent) Ca(2+) indicator and will instead indicate erroneous Ca(2+) concentration. This frequently occurs in systems where extracellular indicator is accumulated such as fluorescence spectrophotometers and plate readers. Here I present a method that, for the first time, fully compensates for this phenomenon. The method uses a single-step internal calibration together with a predefined ratiometric calibration protocol.
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- Jyrki P Kukkonen
- Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Biochemistry, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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Fay FS, Gilbert SH, Brundage RA. Calcium signalling during chemotaxis. CIBA FOUNDATION SYMPOSIUM 2007; 188:121-35; discussion 136-40. [PMID: 7587614 DOI: 10.1002/9780470514696.ch8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The role of Ca2+ in chemotaxis of eosinophils from the newt Taricha granulosa was investigated using fluorescent indicators and digital imaging microscopy. In response to serum chemoattractant, cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) rises prior to polarization. In polarized locomoting cells [Ca2+]i gradients (tail-high-front-low) are always seen, and when cells turn [Ca2+]i rises transiently and falls fastest and furthest in the new direction of cell motion. These Ca2+ signals, which are required for polarization and locomotion, arise from Ca2+ derived from internal stores released in response to inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) (because microinjected heparin fully blocks them). 1,2-Diacyl-sn-glycerol (DAG), which is co-produced with InsP3, has an inhibitory effect on Ca2+ signals, an effect apparently mediated by protein kinase C. Studies with caged InsP3 reveal that InsP3-responsive stores appear to be concentrated in the nuclear and microtubule-organizing centre regions and that InsP3 moves so rapidly within the cell that it is effectively a global secondary messenger. Thus, stable [Ca2+] gradients observed during unidirectional migration appear to result from the concentration of InsP3-responsive Ca2+ stores in the rear of the cell. By contrast, we propose that reorientation of the [Ca2+] gradient prior to a change in direction of motion results from the joint actions of InsP3 and DAG, with InsP3 acting as a global secondary messenger stimulating Ca2+ release and DAG, through protein kinase C, acting as a spatially restricted secondary messenger inhibiting [Ca2+] increases locally near the site of chemotactic stimulation.
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- F S Fay
- Department of Physiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01605, USA
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Hyrc KL, Rzeszotnik Z, Kennedy BR, Goldberg MP. Determining calcium concentration in heterogeneous model systems using multiple indicators. Cell Calcium 2007; 42:576-89. [PMID: 17376527 PMCID: PMC7343377 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2007.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2006] [Revised: 02/02/2007] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Intracellular free calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]i) are assessed by measuring indicator fluorescence in entire cells or subcellular regions using fluorescence microscopy. [Ca2+]i is calculated using equations which link fluorescence intensities (or intensity ratios) to calcium concentrations [G. Grynkiewicz, M. Poenie, R.Y. Tsien, A new generation of Ca2+ indicators with greatly improved fluorescence properties, J. Biol. Chem. 260 (1985) 3440-3450]. However, if calcium ions are heterogeneously distributed within a region of interest, then the observed average fluorescence intensity may not reflect average [Ca2+]i. We assessed potential calcium determination errors in mathematical and experimental models consisting of 'low' and 'high' calcium compartments, using indicators with different affinity for calcium. [Ca2+] calculated using average fluorescence intensity was lower than the actual mean concentrations. Low affinity indicators reported higher (more accurate) values than their high affinity counterparts. To estimate compartment dimensions and respective [Ca2+], we extended the standard approach by using different indicator responses to the same [Ca2+]. While two indicators were sufficient to provide a partial characterization of two-compartment model systems, the use of three or more indicators offered full description of the model provided compartmental [Ca2+] were within the indicator sensitivity ranges. These results show that uneven calcium distribution causes underestimation of actual [Ca2+], and offers novel approaches to estimating calcium heterogeneity.
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- Krzysztof L Hyrc
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Alafi Neuroimaging Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MI 63110, USA.
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Komazaki S, Takano K. Induction of increase in intracellular calcium concentration of embryonic cells and acceleration of morphogenetic cell movements during amphibian gastrulation by a 50-Hz magnetic field. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 307:156-62. [PMID: 17397069 DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The influence of an alternating electromagnetic field (EMF) on early development of amphibian embryos was examined. When the embryos developed under the influence of a low-frequency EMF (50 Hz, 5-30 mT), the rate of early development was accelerated. The effect of EMF was exerted preferentially at the gastrula stage, and the period of gastrulation was shortened. Histological observations showed that EMF promoted morphogenetic cell movements during the gastrulation. The concentration of intracellular free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) in the embryonic cells under the influence of EMF was analyzed using Fura-2, an indicator of the intracellular concentration of calcium ions. The influence of EMF on [Ca2+]i was analyzed in embryonic cells isolated from blastula, gastrula, and neurula, EMF increased a [Ca2+]i particularly in the cells isolated from gastrula. Our results suggest that EMF specifically increased the [Ca2+]i of gastrula cells, thereby, accelerating the rate of morphogenetic cell movements during gastrulation.
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- Shinji Komazaki
- Department of Anatomy, Saitama Medical School, Moroyama, Iruma, Saitama 350-0495, Japan.
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Trautner S, Amtorp O, Boesgaard S, Andersen CB, Galbo H, Haunsoe S, Sheykhzade M. Ca2+ sensitisation of force production by noradrenaline in femoral conductance and resistance arteries from rats with postinfarction congestive heart failure. Vascul Pharmacol 2006; 44:156-65. [PMID: 16337838 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2005.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2005] [Revised: 10/12/2005] [Accepted: 11/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this study we tested the hypothesis that arterial myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity and/or the Ca(2+) sensitising effect of noradrenaline (NA) is enhanced in post-infarction congestive heart failure (CHF), which could contribute to the high peripheral vascular resistance in this condition. Femoral skeletal muscle resistance and conductance arteries (mean lumen diameters of 159 and 519 microm) from rats with CHF and sham-operated control rats were used. Isometric tension development and intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) were measured simultaneously in isolated vessel segments using wire myography and the FURA-2 fluorescence technique. In conductance and resistance arteries, the resting levels of [Ca(2+)](i) and tension in physiological saline solution (PSS) and active tension in response to single doses of 125 mM K(+) (KPSS) were unaffected by CHF. During cumulative application of extracellular Ca(2+) to arteries depolarised with 125 mM K(+) or activated with 30 microM NA, [Ca(2+)](i) and vessel wall tension were similar in CHF and control rats. However, the conductance arteries showed significantly higher calcium sensitivity than resistance arteries in these experiments. We conclude that an abnormality in the sensitivity of the contractile apparatus to Ca(2+), or in NA-induced Ca(2+) sensitisation in arterial vascular smooth muscle cells is unlikely to contribute to the ubiquitously elevated vascular resistance associated with CHF. However, our data demonstrate significant differences in vascular Ca(2+) handling, myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity and tension development between resistance and conductance arteries, regardless of CHF.
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- Simon Trautner
- Department of Cardiology, The Danish National Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
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Samain E, Pili-Floury S, Bouillier H, Clichet A, Safar M, Dagher G, Marty J, Renaud JF. EFFECT OF PROPOFOL ON VASOCONSTRICTION AND CALCIUM MOBILIZATION INDUCED BY ANGIOTENSIN II DIFFERS IN AORTAS FROM NORMOTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE RATS. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2004; 31:163-8. [PMID: 15008959 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2004.03968.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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1. Angiotensin (Ang) II is a potent vasopressor agent, involved in the short-term control of arterial blood pressure during anaesthesia. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that propofol, a widely used intravenous anaesthetic agent, could alter the arterial response to AngII and to evaluate its effect in genetic hypertension. 2. We studied the effect of increasing concentrations of propofol (5.6 x 10-7 to 5.6 x 10-4 mol/L) on aortic ring maximal isometric tension elicited by AngII and on AngII-induced Ca2+ mobilization in aortic smooth muscle cells from Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). 3. Maximal tension developed by aortic rings from WKY rats was greater than that developed by rings from SHR. In both WKY rats and SHR, propofol at concentrations from 5.6 x 10-6 mol/L decreased maximal tension induced by AngII in a concentration-dependent manner. The magnitude of inhibition was higher in SHR than in WKY rats, whereas pD2 values were not different. In addition, Ca2+ mobilization induced by AngII was inhibited by propofol in a concentration-dependent manner, with the same magnitude and pD2 values. 4. These results suggest that the arterial response to AngII may be altered during propofol anaesthesia, particularly in hypertension.
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- Emmanuel Samain
- Department of Medical Research, CNRS UMR 8078, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, University of Paris XI, Le Plessis-Robinson, France.
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Creazzo TL, Burch J, Godt RE. Calcium buffering and excitation-contraction coupling in developing avian myocardium. Biophys J 2004; 86:966-77. [PMID: 14747332 PMCID: PMC1303944 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(04)74172-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2003] [Accepted: 09/23/2003] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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This report provides a detailed analysis of developmental changes in cytoplasmic free calcium (Ca(2+)) buffering and excitation-contraction coupling in embryonic chick ventricular myocytes. The peak magnitude of field-stimulated Ca(2+) transients declined by 41% between embryonic day (ED) 5 and 15, with most of the decline occurring between ED5 and 11. This was due primarily to a decrease in Ca(2+) currents. Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) content increased 14-fold from ED5 to 15. Ca(2+) transients in voltage-clamped myocytes after blockade of SR function permitted computation of the fast Ca buffer power of the cytosol as expressed as generalized values of B(max) and K(D). B(max) rose with development whereas K(D) did not change significantly. The computed SR Ca(2+) contribution to the Ca(2+) transient and gain factor for Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release increased markedly between ED5 and 11 and slightly thereafter. These results paralleled the maturation of SR and peripheral couplings reported by others and demonstrated a strong relationship between structure and function in development of excitation-contraction coupling. Modeling of buffer power from estimates of the major cytosolic Ca binding moieties yielded a B(max) and K(D) in reasonable agreement with experiment. From ED5 to 15, troponin C was the major Ca(2+) binding moiety, followed by SR and calmodulin.
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- Tony L Creazzo
- Neonatal/Perinatal Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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Cruickshank SF, Baxter LM, Drummond RM. The Cl(-) channel blocker niflumic acid releases Ca(2+) from an intracellular store in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 140:1442-50. [PMID: 14623766 PMCID: PMC1574157 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2003] [Revised: 09/16/2003] [Accepted: 10/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The effect of the Cl- channel blockers niflumic acid (NFA), 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoic acid (NPPB), 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS), and anthracene-9-carboxylic acid (A-9-C), on Ca2+ signalling in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells was examined. Intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was monitored with either fura-2 or fluo-4, and caffeine was used to activate the ryanodine receptor, thereby releasing Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). NFA and NPPB significantly increased basal [Ca2+]i and attenuated the caffeine-induced increase in [Ca2+]i. These Cl- channel blockers also increased the half-time (t1/2) to peak for the caffeine-induced [Ca2+]i transient, and slowed the removal of Ca2+ from the cytosol following application of caffeine. Since DIDS and A-9-C were found to adversely affect fura-2 fluorescence, fluo-4 was used to monitor intracellular Ca2+ in studies involving these Cl- channel blockers. Both DIDS and A-9-C increased basal fluo-4 fluorescence, indicating an increase in intracellular Ca2+, and while DIDS had no significant effect on the t1/2 to peak for the caffeine-induced Ca2+ transient, it was significantly increased by A-9-C. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+, NFA significantly increased basal [Ca2+]i, suggesting that the release of Ca2+ from an intracellular store was responsible for the observed effect. Depleting the SR with the combination of caffeine and cyclopiazonic acid prevented the increase in basal [Ca2+]i induced by NFA. Additionally, incubating the cells with ryanodine also prevented the increase in basal [Ca2+]i induced by NFA. These data show that Cl- channel blockers have marked effects on Ca2+ signalling in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Furthermore, examination of the NFA-induced increase in [Ca2+]i indicates that it is likely due to Ca2+ release from an intracellular store, most probably the SR.
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- Stuart F Cruickshank
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 ONR
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 ONR
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 ONR
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Bradley KN, Currie S, MacMillan D, Muir TC, McCarron JG. Cyclic ADP-ribose increases Ca2+ removal in smooth muscle. J Cell Sci 2003; 116:4291-306. [PMID: 12966165 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ca2+ release via ryanodine receptors (RyRs) is vital in cell signalling and regulates diverse activities such as gene expression and excitation-contraction coupling. Cyclic ADP ribose (cADPR), a proposed modulator of RyR activity, releases Ca2+ from the intracellular store in sea urchin eggs but its mechanism of action in other cell types is controversial. In this study, caged cADPR was used to examine the effect of cADPR on Ca2+ signalling in single voltage-clamped smooth muscle cells that have RyR but lack FKBP12.6, a proposed target for cADPR. Although cADPR released Ca2+ in sea urchin eggs (a positive control), it failed to alter global or subsarcolemma [Ca2+]c, to cause Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release or to enhance caffeine responses in colonic myocytes. By contrast, caffeine (an accepted modulator of RyR) was effective in these respects. The lack of cADPR activity on Ca2+ release was unaffected by the introduction of recombinant FKBP12.6 into the myocytes. Indeed in western blots, using brain membrane preparations as a source of FKBP12.6, cADPR did not bind to FKBPs, although FK506 was effective. However, cADPR increased and its antagonist 8-bromo-cADPR slowed the rate of Ca2+ removal from the cytoplasm. The evidence indicates that cADPR modulates [Ca2+]c but not via RyR; the mechanism may involve the sarcolemma Ca2+ pump.
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- Karen N Bradley
- Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Neuroscience and Biomedical Systems, West Medical Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Lorenz JJ, Lorenz MGO, Barker JL. Pixel-based criteria-oriented analysis of time-lapse Ca2+-fluorescence images. J Neurosci Methods 2003; 127:157-66. [PMID: 12906945 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0270(03)00124-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Since its inception, the analysis of time-lapse video-images acquired during Ca2+ imaging experiments using fluorescence microscopy has been progressively optimized for achieving a high temporal resolution. In contrast, the spatial resolution of the acquired images is often compromised during analysis to varying degrees by the need to draw regions of interest (ROI). We developed a strategy to analyze images at the acquired spatial resolution-pixel-by-pixel, grouping all pixels based on criteria of interest (COI) in regard to their associated fluorescence values over time and visualizing the distributions of the pixel-groups detected in a pseudo-colored map. We applied this pixel-based COI-strategy to the analysis of relative intracellular free calcium levels (Ca(i)(2+)) in attached cultured embryonic hippocampal cells under baseline and experimental conditions designed to evaluate the contribution of extracellular Ca2+ (Ca(e)(2+)) to baseline Ca(i)(2+) levels. We discovered distinct groups of Ca(e)(2+)-dependent Ca(i)(2+) regulation patterns emergent during the earliest phases of hippocampal cell differentiation, which were not limited to inter-cell differences. Thus, pixel-based COI-analysis of time-lapse images can be used to disclose distinct patterns of Ca(e)(2+)-dependent Ca(i)(2+) levels and their corresponding subcellular distributions in developing hippocampal cells. Such a strategy should be useful in studying the emergence and distribution of Ca(i)(2+) signaling at subcellular levels of resolution using fluorescence microscopy.
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- Jürgen J Lorenz
- Laboratory of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 36, Rm 4A26, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892-4123, USA.
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Terada S, Muraoka I, Tabata I. Changes in [Ca2+]i induced by several glucose transport-enhancing stimuli in rat epitrochlearis muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2003; 94:1813-20. [PMID: 12547839 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00780.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The purpose of the present investigation was to establish a method for estimating intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations ([Ca(2+)](i)) in isolated rat epitrochlearis muscles. Epitrochlearis muscles excised from 4-wk-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were loaded with a fluorescent Ca(2+) indicator, fura 2-AM, for 60-90 min at 35 degrees C in oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit buffer. After fura 2 loading and subsequent 20-min incubation, the intensities of 500-nm fluorescence, induced by 340- and 380-nm excitation lights (F(total)340 and F(total)380), were measured. The fluorescences specific to fura-2 (F(fura 2)340 and F(fura 2)380) were calculated by subtracting the non-fura 2-specific component from F(total)340 and F(total)380, respectively. The ratio of F(fura 2)340 to F(fura 2)380 was calculated as R, and the change in the ratio from the baseline value (DeltaR) was used as an index of the change in [Ca(2+)](i). In resting muscle, DeltaR was stable for 60 min. Incubation for 20 min with caffeine (3-10 mM) significantly increased DeltaR in a concentration-dependent manner. Incubation with hypoxic Krebs-Henseleit buffer for 10-60 min significantly elevated DeltaR, depending on the duration of the incubation. Incubation with 50 microM N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide for 20 min significantly elevated DeltaR (P < 0.05). No significant increases in DeltaR were observed during incubation for 20 min with 2 mM 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-d-ribofuranoside or with 2 mU/ml insulin. These results demonstrated that, by using the fura 2-AM fluorescence method, the changes in [Ca(2+)](i) can be monitored in the rat epitrochlearis muscle and suggest that the method can be utilized to observe quantitative information regarding [Ca(2+)](i) that may be involved in contraction- and hypoxia-stimulated glucose transport activity in skeletal muscle.
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- Shin Terada
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Div. of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Inst. of Health & Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-8636, Japan
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Ledbetter MLS, Gatto CL. Concentrations of ouabain that prevent intercellular communication do not affect free calcium levels in cultured fibroblasts. Cell Biochem Funct 2003; 21:363-70. [PMID: 14624475 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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To better understand inhibition of gap-junction-mediated cell communication among cultured fibroblasts treated with the sodium pump inhibitor ouabain, we tested whether such cells have higher calcium levels than normal. Using the calcium indicator dye fura-2 with fluorescence spectroscopy and digital imaging microscopy, we determined cell calcium levels during exposure of cells to ouabain. The concentration of ouabain was high enough to achieve maximum alterations of steady-state sodium and potassium content and cell communication. We found no consistent change in calcium levels in human fibroblasts as a result of this treatment. In mouse 3T3 fibroblasts, concentrations of ouabain that inhibit cell communication were associated with a significant reduction of cell calcium. It appears, therefore, that the inhibition of communication by ouabain cannot be attributed to elevated cytosolic free calcium in the treated cultures.
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- Mary Lee S Ledbetter
- Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA.
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Fazal N, Al-Ghoul WM, Schmidt MJ, Choudhry MA, Sayeed MM. Lyn- and ERK-mediated vs. Ca2+ -mediated neutrophil O responses with thermal injury. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2002; 283:C1469-79. [PMID: 12372808 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00114.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We evaluated the dependency of neutrophil O production on PTK-Lyn and MAPK-ERK1/2 in rats after thermal injury. Activation of PTK-Lyn was assessed by immunoprecipitation. Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was assessed by Western blot analysis. O production was measured by isoluminol-enhanced luminometry. Imaging technique was employed to measure neutrophil [Ca2+](i) in individual cells. Thermal injury caused marked upregulation of Lyn and ERK1/2 accompanying enhanced neutrophil O production. Treatment of rats with PTK blocker (AG556) or MAPK blocker (AG1478) before burn injury caused complete inhibition of the respective kinase activation. Both AG556 and AG1478 produced an ~66% inhibition in O production. Treatment with diltiazem (DZ) produced an ~37% inhibition of O production without affecting Lyn or ERK1/2 activation with burn injury. Ca2+ mobilization was upregulated with burn injury but not affected by treatment of burn rats with AG556. Unlike the partial inhibition of burn-induced O production by AG556, AG1478, or DZ, platelet-activating factor antagonist (PAFa) treatment of burn rats produced near complete inhibition of O production. PAFa treatment also blocked activation of Lyn. The findings suggest that the near complete inhibition of O production by PAFa was a result of blockade of PTK as well as Ca2+ signaling. Overall, our studies show that enhanced neutrophil O production after thermal injury is a result of potentiation of Ca2+ -linked and -independent signaling triggered by inflammatory agents such as PAF.
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- Nadeem Fazal
- Burn & Shock Trauma Institute, Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Fazal N, Al-Ghoul WM, Choudhry MA, Sayeed MM. PAF receptor antagonist modulates neutrophil responses with thermal injury in vivo. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2001; 281:C1310-7. [PMID: 11546669 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.281.4.c1310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The role of platelet-activating factor (PAF) in Ca(2+) signaling and Ca(2+)-related enhancement of reactive oxygen intermediate (ROI) generation in neutrophils of burn-injured rats was ascertained by evaluating the effect of treatment of the rats with a PAF receptor antagonist. The treatment of rats with the antagonist also allowed us to evaluate the role of PAF in the priming of neutrophil ROI response with burn in vivo. A full skin thickness burn injury was produced in anesthetized rats by exposing 30% of total body surface area to 98 degrees C water for 10 s. Sham and burn rats were killed 1 day later, and their blood was collected to obtain neutrophils. Fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis was used to quantify ROI production by the neutrophils. Cytosolic-free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) imaging technique was employed to measure neutrophil [Ca(2+)](i) in individual cells and microfluorometry for the assessment of [Ca(2+)](i) responses in suspensions of neutrophils. There was an overt enhancement of ROI generation by burn rat neutrophils. ROI release was accompanied by a marked elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) signaling. The treatment of rats with PAF receptor antagonist before burn prevented the upregulation of both [Ca(2+)](i) and ROI generation in neutrophils. These studies indicate that enhanced ROI production in neutrophils in the early stages after burn injury results from a PAF-mediated priming of the [Ca(2+)](i) signaling pathways in vivo.
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- N Fazal
- Trauma/Critical Care Labs, Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Chen Y, Rivers RJ. Measurement of membrane potential and intracellular Ca(2+) of arteriolar endothelium and smooth muscle in vivo. Microvasc Res 2001; 62:55-62. [PMID: 11421660 DOI: 10.1006/mvre.2001.2315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have developed an intensity analysis technique for fluorescence microscopy that allows us to measure, in real time, the diameter and the membrane potential or intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)]i) of in vivo arteriolar endothelium or smooth muscle. Cheek pouch arterioles of anesthetized hamsters were luminally or abluminally labeled with Di-8-ANEPPS, a voltage-sensitive dye, or Fura PE3, a calcium indicator. The peak fluorescence intensities of the images were used to locate the endothelium or smooth muscle. The changes in membrane potential or [Ca(2+)]i were determined based on the ratiometric analysis of fluorescence intensity of the endothelium or smooth muscle. Membrane depolarization of the smooth muscle using KCl caused a decrease in the ratio of emission, 620 nm/560 nm ( approximately 6 mV/% ratio). The ratio of excitation, 340 nm/380 nm, increased with increasing free Ca(2+). Methacholine, a muscarinic receptor agonist, caused arteriolar dilation (12.2 +/- 0.9 µm). It produced hyperpolarization of the endothelium and smooth muscle (2.8 +/- 0.6% and 2.3 +/- 0.3% in ratio). Methacholine also induced an increase in [Ca(2+)]i (11.0 +/- 1.1% in ratio) of the endothelium. In contrast, methacholine caused a biphasic change in [Ca(2+)]i of the smooth muscle, a rapid reduction (-3.4 +/- 0.2% in ratio) followed by a prolonged increase (2.4 +/- 0.2% in ratio). These results demonstrate that the peak intensity analysis can be used to determine in real time the changes in membrane potential or [Ca(2+)]i of in vivo endothelium or smooth muscle.
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- Y Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Gunter KK, Gunter TE. Measurements of intracellular free calcium concentration in biological systems. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN TOXICOLOGY 2001; Chapter 2:Unit 2.5. [PMID: 23045045 DOI: 10.1002/0471140856.tx0205s01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Intracellular calcium plays a role in signaling and as a second messenger in many types of cells and its concentration is closely regulated in cells. Two techniques for measuring intracellular free calcium are using fluorescent ratiometric and nonratiometric probes are described in this unit: fluorescent spectroscopy to measure calcium concentrations in a suspension of cells and fluorescent digital imaging microscopy (FDIM) to measure calcium concentrations in plated cells.
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- K K Gunter
- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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Ma X, Chapleau MW, Whiteis CA, Abboud FM, Bielefeldt K. Angiotensin selectively activates a subpopulation of postganglionic sympathetic neurons in mice. Circ Res 2001; 88:787-93. [PMID: 11325870 DOI: 10.1161/hh0801.089542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Angiotensin II (Ang II) increases renal sympathetic nerve activity in anesthetized mice before and after ganglionic blockade, suggesting that Ang II may directly activate postganglionic sympathetic neurons. The present study directly tested this hypothesis in vitro. Neurons were dissociated from aortic-renal and celiac ganglia of C57BL/6J mice. Cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) was measured with ratio imaging using fura 2. Ang II increased [Ca(2+)](i) in a subpopulation of sympathetic neurons. At a concentration of 200 nmol/L, 14 (67%) of 21 neurons responded with a rise in [Ca(2+)](i). The Ang II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor blocker (losartan, 2 micromol/L) but not the Ang II type 2 (AT(2)) receptor blocker (PD123,319, 4 micromol/L) blocked this effect. The Ang II-induced [Ca(2+)](i) increase was abolished by removal of extracellular Ca(2+) but not altered by depletion of intracellular Ca(2+) stores with thapsigargin. Ang II no longer elicited a [Ca(2+)](i) increase in the presence of lanthanum (25 micromol/L). The specific N-type and L-type Ca(2+) channel blockers, omega-conotoxin GVIA and nifedipine, respectively, significantly inhibited the Ang II-induced [Ca(2+)](i) increase. The protein kinase C inhibitor H7 but not the protein kinase A inhibitor H89 blocked the response to Ang II. These results demonstrate that Ang II selectively activates a subpopulation of postganglionic sympathetic neurons in aortic-renal and celiac ganglia, triggering Ca(2+) influx through voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. This effect is mediated through AT(1) receptors and requires the activation of protein kinase C. The activation of a subgroup of sympathetic neurons by Ang II may exert unique effects on kidney function in pathological states associated with elevated Ang II.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Animals
- Biological Clocks/drug effects
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium/pharmacology
- Calcium Channel Blockers/pharmacology
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Ganglia, Sympathetic/cytology
- Ganglia, Sympathetic/drug effects
- Ganglia, Sympathetic/metabolism
- Intracellular Fluid/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Neurons/cytology
- Neurons/drug effects
- Neurons/metabolism
- Potassium Chloride/pharmacology
- Protein Kinase C/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
- Receptors, Angiotensin/metabolism
- Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic/cytology
- Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic/drug effects
- Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic/metabolism
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- X Ma
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Cardiovascular Center, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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Gu Y, Publicover SJ. Expression of functional metabotropic glutamate receptors in primary cultured rat osteoblasts. Cross-talk with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:34252-9. [PMID: 10950953 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m004520200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Osteoblasts and osteoclasts express functional N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, which participate in regulation of bone matrix. In rat femoral osteoblasts held in whole cell clamp there is a robust NMDA current but little if any response to l-glutamate. We have investigated expression of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) in these cells. By reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, we have detected expression of mGluR1b (but not mGluR1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6). Blockade of mGluRs with (+/-)-alpha-methyl-carboxyphenyl-glycine resulted in an enlarged l-glutamate-induced current that resembled the response to NMDA. Conversely, prior stimulation of mGluRs with trans-(+/-)-1-amino-1, 3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid (1S,3R-ACPD; mGluR agonist) reduced the NMDA-induced current by 77%. Monitoring of [Ca(2+)](i) showed that NMDA induced a sustained elevation of [Ca(2+)](i), which was dependent upon [Ca(2+)](o). Treatment with 1S,3R-ACPD generated an initial transient that was independent of [Ca(2+)](o), followed by a sustained, [Ca(2+)](o)-dependent phase, a response consistent with phospholipase C-mediated mobilization of stored Ca(2+). Investigations of the interaction between the two receptors confirmed inhibitory modulation of the NMDA receptor-induced rise in [Ca(2+)](i) by mGluRs. Parathyroid hormone, which also activates phospholipase C in osteoblasts, had a similar inhibitory effect on the NMDA receptor-induced [Ca(2+)](i) response. Elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) mediated by mGluR activation was reduced by subsequent stimulation of NMDA receptors. This is the first description of mGluRs in bone and shows that complex glutamatergic signaling can occur in this tissue.
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- Y Gu
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Pottorf WJ, Duckles SP, Buchholz JN. SERCA function declines with age in adrenergic nerves from the superior cervical ganglion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000; 20:281-90. [PMID: 11350493 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.2000.00194.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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1. Intracellular calcium is a universal second messenger integrating numerous cellular pathways. An age-related breakdown in the mechanisms controlling [Ca2+]i homeostasis could contribute to neuronal degeneration. One component of neuronal calcium regulation believed to decline with age is the function of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) pumps. 2. Therefore we investigated the impact of age on the capacity of SERCA pumps to control high (68 mM) [K+]-evoked [Ca2+]i-transients in acutely dissociated superior cervical ganglion (SCG) cells from 6- and 20-month-old Fisher-344 rats. Calcium transients were measured by fura-2 microfluorometry in the presence of vanadate (0.1 microM) to selectively block plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA) pumps, dinitrophenol (100 microM) to block mitochondrial calcium uptake and extracellular sodium replaced with tetraethylammonium to block Na+/Ca2+-exchanger, thus forcing the neuronal cells to rely on SERCA uptake to control [Ca2+]i homeostasis. 3. In the presence of these calcium buffering blockers, the rate of recovery of [Ca2+]i was significantly slower and time to recover to approximately 90% of resting [Ca2+]i was significantly greater in SCG cells from old (20 months) compared with young (6 months) animals. 4. This age-related change in the recovery phase of [K+]-evoked [Ca2+]i-transients could not be explained by differences in the sensitivity of SCG cells to the calcium buffering blockers, as no age-related difference in basal [Ca2+]i was observed. 5. These studies illustrate that when rat SCG cells are forced to rely on SERCAs to buffer [K+]-evoked [Ca2+]i-transients, an age-related decline in SERCA function is revealed. Such age-related declines in calcium regulation coupled with neuronal sensitivity to calcium overload underscore the importance of understanding the components of [Ca2+]i homeostasis and the functional compensation that may occur with advancing age.
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- W J Pottorf
- Department of Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
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Gurney AM, Drummond RM, Fay FS. Calcium signalling in sarcoplasmic reticulum, cytoplasm and mitochondria during activation of rabbit aorta myocytes. Cell Calcium 2000; 27:339-51. [PMID: 11013464 DOI: 10.1054/ceca.2000.0124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study investigated the relationship between cytoplasmic, mitochondrial, and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) [Ca(2+)] in rabbit aorta smooth muscle cells, following cell activation. Smooth muscle cells were loaded with the Ca(2+)-sensitive fluorescent indicator Mag-Fura-2-AM, and then either permeabilized by exposure to saponin, or dialyzed with a patch pipette in the whole-cell configuration to remove cytoplasmic indicator. When the intracellular solution contained millimolar EGTA or BAPTA, activation of SR Ca(2+)release through IP(3)or ryanodine receptors induced a decrease in the [Ca(2+)] reported by Mag-Fura-2. However, when EGTA was present at < or =100 microM, the same stimuli caused an increase in the [Ca(2+)] reported by Mag-Fura-2. The increase in [Ca(2+)] caused by phenylephrine or caffeine was delayed, and prolonged, with respect to the cytoplasmic Ca(2+)transient. Evidence is presented that this Mag-Fura-2 signal reflected a rise in mitochondrial [Ca(2+)]. Agents that inhibit mitochondrial function, such as FCCP or cyanide in combination with oligomycin B, converted the increase in organelle Mag-Fura-2 fluorescence to a decrease, while also prolonging the cytoplasmic Ca(2+)transient. There was considerable similarity between the localization of Mag-Fura-2 fluorescence and the mitochondria-selective indicator tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester. Thus, we propose that there is close functional integration between the SR and mitochondria in aorta smooth muscle cells, with mitochondria taking up Ca(2+)from the cytoplasm following cell activation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/metabolism
- Caffeine/pharmacology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling
- Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured/metabolism
- Cytoplasm/drug effects
- Cytoplasm/metabolism
- Dialysis
- Egtazic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- Egtazic Acid/pharmacology
- Fluorescence
- Fluorescent Dyes/metabolism
- Fura-2/analogs & derivatives
- Fura-2/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/pharmacology
- Intracellular Membranes/metabolism
- Male
- Mitochondria, Muscle/drug effects
- Mitochondria, Muscle/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Phenylephrine/pharmacology
- Rabbits
- Saponins/metabolism
- Sarcoplasmic Reticulum/drug effects
- Sarcoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
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- A M Gurney
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow, UK
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Samain E, Bouillier H, Marty J, Safar M, Dagher G. The effect of propofol on angiotensin II-induced Ca(2+) mobilization in aortic smooth muscle cells from normotensive and hypertensive rats. Anesth Analg 2000; 90:546-52. [PMID: 10702434 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200003000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED We studied the effect of propofol (5.6-560 micromol/L; 1-100 microg/mL) on the mechanisms involved in Ca(2+) mobilization elicited by angiotensin II (AngII) in Wistar Kyoto (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats. We studied the variations in intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) concentrations in cultured aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) isolated from 6-wk-old WKY and SHR rats loaded with the Ca(2+)-sensitive fluorescent dye, Fura-2, using fluorescent imaging microscopy. In the absence of external Ca(2+), AngII (1 micromol/L) induced a transient [Ca(2+)](i) mobilization from internal stores that was larger in SHR than in WKY rats. Ca(2+) influx was assessed after external Ca(2+) (1 mmol/L) reintroduction. Propofol (1-100 microg/mL) added 5 min before the experiments did not alter AngII-induced Ca(2+) release from internal stores in either strain. By contrast, Ca(2+) influx elicited by AngII was significantly decreased by propofol. This effect occurred at a smaller concentration of propofol in the SHR than in the WKY rats. When Ca(2+) stores were depleted by exposure of cells to thapsigargin, an inhibitor of the sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase, reintroduction of Ca(2+) to the medium induced a capacitative Ca(2+) influx of similar magnitude than that elicited by AngII. This influx was also significantly decreased by propofol at 100 microg/mL ( WKY: 27 +/- 3% of control values, n = 107; SHR: 16 +/- 3%, n = 47; P < 0.001). In conclusion, propofol decreased AngII-induced Ca(2+) influx through voltage-independent channels, without altering Ca(2+) release from internal stores in aortic VSMCs. The hypertensive rats were found to be more sensitive to the effect of propofol than the normotensive rats. This suggests that the response of VSMCs to AngII may be altered by propofol. IMPLICATIONS In rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells, propofol reduced angiotensin II-elicited Ca(2+) entry through capacitative Ca(2+) channels without altering Ca(2+) release from intracellular stores. Spontaneously hypertensive rats were more sensitive to these effects of propofol than normotensive rats. The response of vascular smooth muscle cells to angiotensin II may be altered by propofol.
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- E Samain
- Department of Anesthesiology, Beaujon Hospital, University Xavier Bichat, Clichy. INSERM U337, Paris, France
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Schecter AD, Calderon TM, Berman AB, McManus CM, Fallon JT, Rossikhina M, Zhao W, Christ G, Berman JW, Taubman MB. Human vascular smooth muscle cells possess functional CCR5. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:5466-71. [PMID: 10681524 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.8.5466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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CC chemokine receptors are important modulators of inflammation. Although CC chemokine receptors have been found predominantly on leukocytes, recent studies have suggested that vascular smooth muscle cells respond to CC chemokines. We now report that human smooth muscle cells express CCR5, a co-receptor for human immunodeficiency virus. CCR5 mRNA was detectable by RNA blot hybridization in human aortic and coronary artery smooth muscle cells. The cDNA generated by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction from aortic smooth muscle cells had 100% identity throughout the entire coding region with the CCR5 cloned from THP-1 cells. By immunohistochemistry, CCR5 and the CCR5 ligand, macrophage inflammatory protein-1beta (MIP-1beta), were detected in smooth muscle cells and macrophages of the atherosclerotic plaque. In smooth muscle cell culture, MIP-1beta induced a significant increase in intracellular calcium concentrations, which was blocked by an antibody to CCR5. In addition, MIP-1beta caused a calcium-dependent increase in tissue factor activity. Tissue factor is the initiator of coagulation and is thought to play a key role in arterial thrombosis. These data suggest that human arterial smooth muscle cells express functional CCR5 receptors and MIP-1beta is an agonist for these cells.
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- A D Schecter
- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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Pottorf WJ, Duckles SP, Buchholz JN. Adrenergic nerves compensate for a decline in calcium buffering during ageing. JOURNAL OF AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY 2000; 20:1-13. [PMID: 11048956 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.2000.00153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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1. The ubiquitous involvement of intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) in multiple neuronal pathways has led investigators to suggest that dysfunction of calcium homeostasis may be the primary mediator of age-related neuronal degeneration. Recently, it was shown that sympathetic neurones from superior cervical ganglion (SCG) of aged rats demonstrate decreased sarco-/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) function and that aged neurones are more dependent upon mitochondria to control K+-evoked [Ca2+]i transients. 2. Therefore, in the present study we investigated age-related changes in ATP-dependent calcium pumps of plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase (PMCA) and SERCA in acutely dissociated SCG cells from Fischer-344 rats aged 6 and 20 months. To distinguish between PMCA and SERCA pump activity, we applied the Ca2+-ATPase blocker vanadate and measured rates of recovery of K+-evoked [Ca2+]i transients by fura-2 microfluorometry. 3. Young SCG cells showed a biphasic response to vanadate over the vanadate concentration range (0.01-100 microM); however, old SCG cells showed only a single response over the same concentration range. Additionally, old SCG cells showed a greater sensitivity to Ca2+-ATPase blockade by vanadate. 4. The contribution of mitochondrial calcium uptake to regulate [Ca2+]i was also investigated. To measure the impact of mitochondrial calcium uptake, PMCAs and SERCAs were blocked with vanadate (100 microM) and extracellular sodium was replaced with tetraethylammonium (TEA) to block Na+/Ca2+-exchange. Treated SCG cells showed a decline of 50% in rate of recovery of [Ca2+]i in both 6- and 20-month-old cells; however, this effect did not vary with age. 5. These data suggest that there is an age-related decline in function of SERCAs, with an increased reliance on PMCAs to control high K+-evoked [Ca2+]i transients. In addition, there appears to be no age-related change in the capacity of the mitochondria to restore [Ca2+]i transients to basal levels.
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- W J Pottorf
- Department of Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA 92350, USA
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Yoshikawa N, Ariyoshi H, Aono Y, Sakon M, Kawasaki T, Monden M. Gradients in cytoplasmic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in migrating human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) stimulated by shear-stress. Life Sci 2000; 65:2643-51. [PMID: 10619372 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(99)00533-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Using a parallel-plate flow-chamber and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), we studied the distribution and temporal changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in migrating HUVECs stimulated by shear-stress. In the presence or absence of ATP, shear-stress (10 dyne/cm2) caused morphological change and migration of individual HUVECs in the random direction. After 120 minute exposure to shear-stress, 70% of the cells migrated in the direction of flow, whereas, as many as 30% of the cells migrated to the upstream against flow. A nonspecific plasma membrane Ca2+ channel blocker, Ni2+, abolished such responses markedly, suggesting that Ca2+ influx may be essential for shear-stress dependent morphological change and migration of HUVECs. Analysis of [Ca2+]i distribution revealed the appearance of localized [Ca2+]i elevation inside lamellipodium formed in the direction of cell migration. The localized rise in [Ca2+]i might be closely related with morphological change to regulate the direction of cell migration induced by shear-stress.
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- N Yoshikawa
- Dept. of Surgery II. Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
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Choudhry MA, Hockberger PE, Sayeed MM. PGE2 suppresses mitogen-induced Ca2+ mobilization in T cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 277:R1741-8. [PMID: 10600922 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.6.r1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PGE2-mediated suppression of T cell proliferation during sepsis could result from altered Ca2+ signaling. The present study evaluated the effects of PGE2 on Ca2+ release from intracellular stores and its influx through the plasma membrane in splenic T cells from Sprague-Dawley rats. Intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) responses in individual T cells were assessed using the Ca2+ imaging technique, and the release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores and Ca2+ influx were spectrofluorometrically quantified in T cell suspensions. Under unstimulated conditions, nearly 85% of T cells exhibited [Ca2+]i </=50 nM. After stimulation with concanavalin A (Con A), an increase in [Ca2+]i was recorded in approximately 60% of the cells. The pretreatment of T cells with PGE2 had no apparent effect on [Ca2+]i in resting cells; it significantly suppressed the Con A-induced increase in [Ca2+]i in all of the Con A-responsive cells. Ca2+ release from the intracellular stores contributed to the early spike in [Ca2+]i, and the late phase of elevation in [Ca2+]i was dependent on Ca2+ influx through the plasma membrane. Our data suggest that PGE(2) causes an overall suppression of the Con A-induced [Ca2+]i elevation in T cells via inhibiting both Ca2+ influx and its release from the intracellular stores.
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- M A Choudhry
- Trauma/Critical Care Research Laboratories, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, Burn & Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Chicago Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Johnson JD, Van Goor F, Wong CJ, Goldberg JI, Chang JP. Two endogenous gonadotropin-releasing hormones generate dissimilar Ca(2+) signals in identified goldfish gonadotropes. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1999; 116:178-91. [PMID: 10562448 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ca(2+) signals are involved in the signal transduction of neuroendocrine regulators. In goldfish, two endogenous gonadotropin-releasing hormones, salmon (s)GnRH and chicken (c)GnRH-II, control maturational gonadotropin secretion. Although considerable evidence suggests that sGnRH and cGnRH-II exert their activity on goldfish gonadotropes through a single population of receptors, differences in signal transduction mechanisms between these peptides have been demonstrated. We used ratiometric Fura-2 Ca(2+) imaging of single morphologically identified gonadotropes to quantitatively compare the Ca(2+) signals evoked by sGnRH and cGnRH-II. The amplitude and the rate of rise of sGnRH- and cGnRH-II-evoked Ca(2+) signals increased with concentration. At maximal concentrations, Ca(2+) signals generated by cGnRH-II rose significantly faster than those elicited by sGnRH, while other parameters such as the maximum amplitude, average Ca(2+) increase, and latency did not differ between the two peptides. Ca(2+) signals evoked by sGnRH or cGnRH-II were often spatially restricted to one part of the cell over the duration of the response. We provide a comprehensive account of the spatial and temporal aspects, including calculated kinetics, of GnRH-evoked Ca(2+) signals in single identified gonadotropes. This is the first report of quantified differences in Ca(2+) signals generated by two endogenous GnRH neuropeptides, which may act through the same receptor population in this cell type.
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- J D Johnson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, Canada
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Williams DA, Bowser DN, Petrou S. Confocal Ca2+ imaging of organelles, cells, tissues, and organs. Methods Enzymol 1999; 307:441-69. [PMID: 10506988 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(99)07027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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- D A Williams
- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is widely used to monitor intracellular calcium levels in living cells loaded with calcium-sensitive fluorophores. This review examines the basic advantages and limitations of CLSM in in vivo imaging analyses of calcium dynamics. The benefits of utilizing ratioed images and dextran-conjugated fluorophores are addressed, and practical aspects of handling confocal datasets are outlined. After considering some relatively new microscopical methods that can be used in conjunction with conventional CLSM, possible future applications of confocal techniques in analyses of intracellular calcium dynamics are discussed.
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- S A Stricker
- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.
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Tanowitz HB, Wittner M, Morris SA, Zhao W, Weiss LM, Hatcher VB, Braunstein VL, Huang H, Douglas SA, Valcic M, Spektor M, Christ GJ. The putative mechanistic basis for the modulatory role of endothelin-1 in the altered vascular tone induced by Trypanosoma cruzi. ENDOTHELIUM : JOURNAL OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL RESEARCH 1999; 6:217-30. [PMID: 10365773 DOI: 10.3109/10623329909053412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of heart disease in Latin America. T. cruzi-induced microvascular compromise, in turn, is thought to play a major role in chagasic heart disease. Previous in vitro studies have implicated endothelin-1 (ET-1) as a potentially important vasomodulator present in increased levels in the supernatant of T. cruzi infected cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Thus, the goal of the present investigation was to further evaluate the potentially important contribution of ET-1 to T. cruzi-induced alterations in vascular tone in vitro. Bioassay studies once again documented that exposure of isolated rat aortic rings to infected HUVEC supernatants elicited contractile responses whose steady-state magnitude was significantly greater than contractile responses elicited by exposure of aortic rings to uninfected HUVEC supernatants. Furthermore, the increased aortic contractility was significantly attenuated by the presence of the ET(A) subtype selective antagonists BMS-182,874 or BQ-123. Additionally, incubation of HUVEC with either verapamil or phosphoramidon prior to infection was also associated with reduced aortic contractility, upon exposure to the supernatant. Phosphoramidon, but not verapamil, produced a significant decrease in the measured ET-1 levels in the HUVEC supernatant. Consistent with the bioassay results, preincubation of Fura-2-loaded cultured rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells with verapamil resulted in a near complete ablation of ET-1-induced transmembrane Ca2+ flux. Taken together, these data are consistent with the hypothesis that ET-1-induced vasoconstriction may play an important modulatory role in the vascular compromise characteristic of T. cruzi infection.
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- H B Tanowitz
- Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Pu J, Ruffy F, Boyden PA. Effects of Bay Y5959 on Ca2+ currents and intracellular Ca2+ in cells that have survived in the epicardial border of the infarcted canine heart. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1999; 33:929-37. [PMID: 10367597 DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199906000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We determined and compared the effects of the dihydropyridine agonist, Bay Y5959, on the amplitude of L-type Ca2+ currents and intracellular Ca2+ transients in epicardial cells from noninfarcted hearts (NZs) and surviving cells from the epicardial border zone of 5-day infarcted canine hearts (IZs). We determined the effects of Bay Y5959 on the L-type Ca2+ current by using single cells and a whole-cell voltage-clamp approach. To elucidate the effects of Bay Y5959 on the amplitude and time course of the spatially averaged intracellular Ca2+ transient (Ca(i)T), myocytes from the two cell groups were loaded and studied by using the Ca2+-sensitive indicator fura-2/AM. Bay Y5959 increased the amplitude of the L-type Ca2+ current in both cell groups, but peak amplitude in NZs was always greater than that in IZs. Bay Y5959 also increased Ca(i)T amplitude in both NZs and IZs and significantly accelerated the Ca(i)T time course in IZs, particularly at the faster pacing-cycle length. We suggest that the Bay Y5959 effect to restore L-type Ca2+ currents in IZs contributes to its observed antiarrhythmic effects during the reentrant ventricular tachycardias that are known to occur in the epicardial border zone of the infarcted heart.
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- J Pu
- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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Abstract
The influx of the toxic cation Cd2+ was studied in fura 2-loaded rat cerebellar granule neurons. In cells depolarized with Ca2(+)-free, high-KCI solutions, the fluorescence emission ratio (R) increased in the presence of 100 microM Cd2(+). This increase was fully reversed by the Cd2+ chelator tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine, indicating a cadmium influx into the cell. The rate of increase, dR/dt, was greatly reduced (67+/-5%) by 1 microM nimodipine and enhanced by 1 microM Bay K 8644. Concurrent application of nimodipine and omega-agatoxin IVA (200 nM) blocked Cd2+ permeation almost completely (88+/-5%), whereas omega-conotoxin MVIIC (2 microM) reduced dR/dt by 24+/-8%. These results indicate a primary role of voltage-dependent calcium channels in Cd2+ permeation. Stimulation with glutamate or NMDA and glycine also caused a rise of R in external Cd2+. Simultaneous application of nimodipine and omega-agatoxin IVA moderately reduced dR/dt (25+/-3%). NMDA-driven Cd2(+) entry was almost completely prevented by 1 mM Mg2+, 50 microM memantine, and 10 microM 5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid, suggesting a major contribution of NMDA-gated channels in glutamate-stimulated Cd2+ influx. Moreover, perfusion with alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate caused a slow increase of R. These results suggest that Cd2+ permeates the cell membrane mainly through the same pathways of Ca2+ influx.
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Affiliation(s)
- C Usai
- Istituto di Cibernetica e Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Genova, Italy
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