Arachidonic acid elevates cytosolic free calcium concentration in rat anterior pituitary cells

Summary Arachidonic acid is liberated from phospholipids by various hypothalamic releasing hormones and may be involved in stimulus-secretion coupling in rat adenohypophysis. In the present study, the effect of exogenous arachidonic acid on calcium homeostasis in rat anterior pituitary cells was investigated in vitro. Arachidonic acid markedly stimulated the release of various anterior pituitary hormones (beta-endorphin, luteinizing hormone, growth hormone). Arachidonic acid (10 mol/l) decreased the initial rate of ⁴⁵Ca²⁺ uptake. In cells prelabelled with ⁴⁵Ca²⁺, arachidonic acid (10 mol/l) decreased the exchangeable cell calcium content and increased the rate of ⁴⁵Ca²⁺ extrusion. Cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i) was measured with the fluorescent indicator fura-2. Arachidonic acid markedly elevated [Ca²⁺]_i. The concentration dependency of this effect (1 mol/l and above) was similar to that on hormone secretion. Arachidonic acid (6 mol/l) elevated [Ca²⁺]_i by about 300 nmol/l, and arachidonic acid (10 mol/l) raised [Ca²⁺]i i into the micromolar range. The effect of arachidonic acid (3 mol/l) on [Ca²⁺]_i was not influenced by inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism (nordihydroguaiaretic acid, BW755C). In Ca²⁺-free media (Ca²⁺ omitted, EGTA 2 mmol/l), the effect of arachidonic acid (3 mol/l) on [Ca²⁺]_i was almost unimpaired, whereas the effect of arachidonic acid (10 mol/l) was reduced. Thus, the secretagogue arachidonic acid induces calcium mobilization and an increase in cytosolic free calcium concentration. These actions further qualify arachidonic acid as a potential intracellular mediator of stimulus-induced hormone secretion from rat adenohypophysis.This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Kn 220/1-2) Send offprint requests to W. Knepel.     

蝙蝠葛苏林碱对PC12细胞内游离钙浓度的影响

目的进一步探讨蝙蝠葛苏林碱（Dau）的抗脑缺血／缺氧损伤与其钙拮抗作用间的关系。方法：培养的PC12细胞用Fura－2／AM负载，用AR－CM－MIC阳离子测定系统观测Dau对单细胞内游离钙（[Ca(2+)]_i）升高的影响。结果：Dau（0．1～100μmol·L(－1)）可浓度依赖性抑制高钾和caffeine引起的[Ca(2+)］_i增加，对肌浆网钙泵抑制剂cy－clopiszonicacid引起的[Ca(2+)]_i升高也有抑制作用。结论：Dau不仅抑制电压依赖性钙通道开放引起的细胞外钙内流和caffeine引起的内钙释放．而且对钙泵也可能有影响，这可能是其抗脑缺血／缺氧损伤的重要机制。     

粉防己碱对培养大鼠心肌细胞胞内游离钙的影响(英文)

目的:研究粉防己碱对心肌的作用。方法:采用Fura-2和AR-CM-MIC阳离子测定系统测定培养大鼠单个心肌细胞胞内游离钙。结果:外钙1.3mmol·L~(-1)时,细胞静息钙为90±12nmol·L~(-1)。粉防己碱不影响静息钙,但可明显抑制CaCl_2,KCl,哇巴因引起的胞内钙增高;对于去甲肾上腺素引起的胞内钙增高,粉防己碱只有在外钙存在时,方对其有抑制作用。结论;粉防己碱抑制钙离子的跨膜运动,但在心肌细胞,它并非是选择性的钙通道阻滞剂。     

Measurement of free cytosolic calcium in single cells: method and application.

Intracellular calcium [Ca2+]i acts as an important intracellular messenger system for secretion and synthesis, cell growth and differentiation. In order to demonstrate definitively that a change in [Ca2+]i is responsible for a physiological event, one has to measure [Ca2+]i directly within intact cells and correlate the time course of any [Ca2+]i changes with the biological response. Measurement of [Ca2+]i was done in a single cell preloaded with fluorescent Ca indicator fura2 using a fluorescent unit (lonoquant) consisting of an inverted microscope (Zeiss IM 35) equipped with a mercury lamp and a rotating filter wheel containing filters at wavelengths of 340 and 380 nm. Cells were alternately excited and emission signals of fura 2-loaded cells were collected by a photomultiplier and recorded on-line on a computer screen. As a model system, the rat C-cell carcinoma cell line rMTC 6-23 secreting calcitonin was used. An acute elevation of extracellular calcium resulted in an increase in [Ca2+]i within 5 sec and rapid release of preformed calcitonin. This tight linkage between extracellular calcium and [Ca2+]i is mediated via Ca influx through voltage-dependent Ca channels. These channels are modulated by intracellular cAMP, yielding a rhythmic oscillation of [Ca2+]i, as well as by extracellular somatostatin blocking the Ca channel and the increase of [Ca2+]i via a pertussis toxin sensitive Gi protein. The change in [Ca2+]i is associated with changes in calcitonin secretion, confirming the stimulus secretion coupling via voltage-dependent Ca channels in C-cells.     

小檗胺对ROCC介导的血管平滑肌细胞内游离钙的影响

目的　研究小檗胺 (BA)对受体调控性Ca2 +通道介导的家兔胸主动脉血管平滑肌细胞内游离钙 ([Ca2 +]i)的影响。方法　家兔主动脉血管平滑肌以Fluo 3/AM负载 ,通过激光扫描共聚焦显微镜 (LSCM )测定 [Ca2 +]i。结果　在细胞外Ca2 +存在的条件下 ,BA 30 μmol·L-1不影响静息[Ca2 +]i;但对去甲肾上腺素 (NE) 30mmol·L-1、5 羟色胺 (5 HT) 1μmol·L-1诱导的 [Ca2 +]i 升高有明显的抑制作用。在无胞外钙时 ,对咖啡因 40mmol·L-1诱导的 [Ca2 +]i 升高没有作用。结论　BA对ROCC激活后的外钙内流有明显的抑制作用 ,对内钙释放没有影响。其作用与维拉帕米相似     

左旋千金藤定碱对培养牛主动脉血管平滑肌细胞胞内游离Ca~(2+)的影响

目的：研究左旋千金藤定碱（ｌ－ｓｔｅｐｈｏｌｉｄｉｎｅ，ＳＰＤ）对血管平滑肌的作用。方法：采用Ｆｕｒａ－２和ＡＲ－ＣＭ－ＭＩＣ阳离子测定系统测定培养牛主动脉血管平滑肌细胞内游离钙。结果：ＳＰＤ１～１００μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１不影响静息［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ，但可剂量依赖地抑制高Ｋ＋引起的［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ增高，其ＩＣ５０为３９．６（９５％可信限２３．４～６７．１）μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１，但其作用弱于尼群地平；ＳＰＤ１～１００μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１对去甲肾上腺素、血管紧张素Ⅱ、５－ＨＴ、ＡＴＰ引起的［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ增高也有明显的抑制作用；高浓度ＳＰＤ对无外钙时去甲肾上腺素引起的［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ增高也有一定的抑制作用。结论：左旋千金藤定碱对培养血管平滑肌细胞电压依赖性钙通道和受体调控性钙通道均有抑制作用；其对电压依赖性钙通道的抑制作用弱于尼群地平。     

Antagonism of platelet-activating factor-induced increase in cytosolic free calcium concentration in human endothelial cells.

The effects of platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonists on the agonist-induced increase in cytosolic free calcium concentration, [Ca2+]i, in human vascular endothelial cells grown in monolayer were investigated by a continuous superfusion technique using a calcium fluorescent probe, fura-2. PAF caused a small but dose-dependent increase in [Ca2+]i. Seven structurally dissimilar PAF antagonists dose-dependently suppressed the peak response, among which WEB 2086 was the most potent, followed by WEB 2170 greater than FR 900452 not equal to ONO 6240 greater than BN 52021 not equal to kadsurenone not equal to CV 3988. These antagonists except for CV 3988 were specific for PAF, since they had no effects on calcium mobilization induced by thrombin or histamine, while CV 3988 had a non-specific effect. PAF in the same range of concentration increased prostacyclin release from human endothelial cells. WEB 2086 also inhibited the PAF-induced prostacyclin release, while it had not effect on the release induced by histamine and thrombin. These results demonstrate the specificity and dose-response characteristics of PAF antagonists in cultured human endothelial cells and suggest that a PAF antagonist could be a valuable therapeutic agent in certain human diseases where PAF activation of endothelial cells may have a critical role.     

钾通道开放剂降低血管平滑肌细胞内游离钙浓度(英文)

目的:研究PCO—Pin,Nic,Lem及RP对VMSC内[Ca~(2 )]_i的改变及其可能机制。方法:VSMC加入Fura-2 AM 2.5μmol·L~(-1)37℃下孵育50min,[Ca~(2 )]_i用荧光分光光度计检测。结果:4种PCO能较弱地抑制K~ 30 mmol·L~(-1)诱导的[Ca~(2 )]_i增加,但明显抑制ATP 0.1mmol·L~(-1)诱导的[Ca~(2 )]_i峰相及持续相增加,且呈剂量依赖性。格列苯脲完全阻断Pin,Lem及RP的作用,只部分抑制Nic的作用。无钙液中先给4种PCO,能显著抑制ATP诱导的[Ca~(2 )]_i峰相增加。结论:4种PCO均抑制ATP诱导的[Ca~(2 )]_i增加,此作用与减少细胞外钙内流及细胞内钙释放有关。     

Level of cytosolic free calcium during acetaminophen toxicity in mouse hepatocytes.

It has been suggested that elevated cytosolic free calcium plays a key role in acetaminophen-induced cell death. The present study has examined the effect of a toxic concentration of acetaminophen on cytosolic free calcium in single mouse hepatocytes, using the dye fura-2 and video imaging fluorescence microscopy. Cytosolic free calcium was calculated from the ratio of emitted fluorescence at greater than 475 nm produced by excitation at 340 and 380 nm, using a double-intensified silicon target camera and digital image processing. In the presence of 5 mM acetaminophen, cell death did not occur for 2 hr, but the toxic lesion that ultimately killed the cells occurred as early as 1 hr. If cytosolic free calcium plays an important role in these toxic events, it would be expected to increase during this period. However, during a 2-hr exposure, cytosolic free calcium concentration in cells exposed to acetaminophen was not different from control. In hepatocytes incubated for longer than 2 hr, the calcium concentration increased shortly before loss of cell viability (i.e., as a late event), consistent with an influx of calcium through a damaged cell membrane. This late increase in calcium occurred well after the appearance of cell surface blebs. The data suggest that there is no sustained change in cytosolic free calcium in acetaminophen injury either before or during the time when irreversible toxic events occur in hepatocytes.     

Effects of the Chinese herb component phellopterin on the increase in cytosolic free calcium in PC12 cells

The present study investigated the effects of the Chinese Herb component, phellopterin on high K⁺ and glutamate‐induced extracellular calcium influx and caffeine or cyclopiazonic acid (CPA)‐induced calcium release from internal stores in attached PC12 cells. Attached cells were loaded with the calcium fluorescent indicator Fluo‐3/AM with the final concentration of 5 µM for 50 min at 37°C and cytosolic free Ca²⁺ measured as fluorescent intensity (FI) (excitation: 488 nm; emission: 535 nm). When PC12 cells were exposed to extracellular Ca²⁺([Ca²⁺]₀) 2.0 mM, the FI for resting [Ca²⁺]_i was 1,188±163, high K⁺ (75 mM) and glutamate (10 mM) induced an increase in [Ca²⁺]_i with peak values of 4,270±982 and 3,096±402, respectively. Phellopterin (0.1–100 µM) had no apparent effect on resting [Ca²⁺]_i, but inhibited high K⁺ and glutamate induced the increase in [Ca²⁺]_i in a dose‐dependent manner. When PC12 cells were exposed to Ca²⁺‐free solution, the FI for resting [Ca²⁺]_i was 804±77. Caffeine (40 mM) and CPA (30 µM) stimulated Ca²⁺ release from caffeine‐ryanodine and inositol 1,4,5‐tris‐phosphate (InsP₃₎‐sensitive internal calcium stores, inducing an increase in [Ca²⁺]_i to 2,938±362 and 1,816±291, respectively. Phellopterin (0.1–100 µmol/L) inhibited caffeine and CPA stimulated intracellular calcium release in a dose‐dependent manner. In summary, phellopterin, a novel component isolated from Changii radix, inhibited Ca²⁺ influx induced by stimulation of voltage‐gated and receptor‐dependent calcium channels with a greater inhibition of receptor‐dependent calcium channels. It also inhibited Ca²⁺ release from caffeine‐ryanodine and InsP₃‐sensitive internal stores, being more potent for caffeine stimulation. Phellopterin may be a promising candidate for the development of new classes of calcium antagonists. Drug Dev Res 68:79–83, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Silica increases cytosolic free calcium ion concentration of alveolar macrophages in vitro.

Rat alveolar macrophages were exposed to silica dust (quartz) suspended in culture medium (SiO2, dry particle size less than 5 microns in diameter) and fluctuation in their cytosolic free calcium content ([Ca2+]i) was detected in cell monolayers with a fluorescent calcium probe (Indo-1AM). Cytosolic free calcium content was correlated with lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, an index of cell damage. SiO2 induced a concentration- and time-dependent increase of cytosolic free Ca2+ ion concentration and LDH release. [Ca2+]i was increased about fivefold when cells were exposed to 200 micrograms of SiO2 per milliliter (3 ml per dish) for 2 hr. [Ca2+]i changed within 15 min of SiO2 treatment, whereas LDH release was measurably increased only after 30 min. Chelation of extracellular Ca2+ by 2 mM ethylene glycol bis(beta-aminoethyl ether) N,N'-tetraacetate did not prevent SiO2-induced fluctuation of macrophage [Ca2+]i, but did partially prevent the SiO2-induced increase in LDH release (p less than 0.01). We conclude that a very early event in SiO2-induced damage of alveolar macrophages involves mobilization of intracellular calcium pools to increase [Ca2+]i. These results suggest that SiO2-induced macrophage damage, a key event in the development of silicosis, may involve perturbation of intracellular calcium homeostasis.     

金雀异黄素对猪血小板聚集和胞浆游离钙的影响

AIM: To study the effects of genistein on aggregation and cytosolic free calcium concentration in platelets. METHODS: Using turbidimetry to analyse aggregation and using Fura-2 fluorescence technique to determine Ca2+ level. RESULTS: Genistein strongly inhibited the pig platelet aggregation induced by thrombin (250 U.L-1). When genistein concentrations were 5 and 20 mumol.L-1, the inhibition rates on the aggregation were 52% and 73%, respectively. Genistein inhibited the rise of cytosolic free calcium concentration in platelets stimulated by thrombin (500 U.L-1) in the presence of extracellular Ca2+ 1 mmol.L-1. When genistein concentrations were 10, 20, 40, and 80 mumol.L-1, the inhibition rates were 24%, 40%, 63%, and 65%, respectively, but no effect on thrombin-induced internal Ca2+ release from dense tubular system. CONCLUSION: Genistein is a potential anti-platelet agent, mainly due to an inhibition of Ca2+ influx.     

Effects of advanced glycosylation end products on proliferation and cytosolic free calcium in cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells

目的：研究糖基化终产物（ＡＧＥＰ）对主动脉平滑肌细胞增殖的影响及其与［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ的关系．方法：采用同位素掺入法分别测定ＤＮＡ和蛋白质合成；Ｆｕｒａ２ＡＭ测定［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ．结果：ＡＧＥＰ以浓度、时间相关的方式促进［３Ｈ］ＴｄＲ与［３Ｈ］Ｌｅｕ掺入细胞，随ＡＧＥＰ作用时间、糖化时间延长，掺入率增加明显．ＡＧＥＰ增加［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ，与时间、浓度相关，但随ＡＧＥＰ作用时间延长（４０分钟后）而有所降低，ＢＳＡ修饰中葡萄糖浓度的增加，糖基化时间延长，［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ也呈上升趋势．结论：ＡＧＥＰ刺激平滑肌细胞增殖，并与细胞［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ浓度增加有关．     

Effect of nucleotides on the cytosolic free calcium activity and inositol phosphate formation in human glomerular epithelial cells.

1. Glomerular epithelial cells (GEC) were cultured from human kidneys and immunologically characterized. 2. The effect of extracellular nucleotides on the cytosolic free calcium activity [Ca2+]i was investigated with the fura-2 microfluorescence method. Extracellular UTP, UDP, UMP, ATP, adenosine 5'-O-(3-thio)-trisphosphate (ATP-gamma-S), inosine-triphosphate (ITP), guanyltriphosphate (GTP), 2-methylthio-ATP, AMP, alpha,beta-methylene-ATP and adenosine led to a rapid, transient, concentration-dependent increase of [Ca2+]i, followed by a plateau above the baseline level. 3. In a calcium-free extracellular solution, the rapid increase of [Ca2+]i was still present, whereas the plateau level was abolished. 4. ATP and UTP (ED50 both: 10(-5) M) stimulated inositol trisphosphate (InsP3) formation in GEC. 5. The order of potency for the purine nucleotides in stimulating InsP3 formation was ATP = ATP-gamma-S greater than ADP greater than 2-methylthio-ATP greater than AMP = a,beta methylene-ATP = adenosine. 6. The increase of InsP3 induced by ATP (10(-5) M) could be inhibited by the P2 receptor blocker suramin (greater than 10(-4) M). Reactive blue 2 exhibited a weak stimulating effect on the InsP3 formation and only a weak inhibitory effect at a concentration of 10(-3) M was observed. 7. Protein kinase C activation by preincubation of GEC with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, 100 ng ml-1, 15 min) abolished the effect of ATP (10(-5) M) on InsP3 formation. Downregulation of protein kinase C by long term incubation (18 h) with PMA had no significant effect on the phosphoinositol turnover induced by ATP.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

芥子碱对PC12细胞内游离钙升高的影响

目的:考察芥子碱对高钾除极和谷氨酸引起细胞外钙内流以及咖啡因和环匹阿尼酸(cyclopiazonic acid,CPA)引起细胞内钙释放所导致的PCI2细胞内游离钙升高的影响.方法:PCI2细胞用终浓度为5 μmol·L-1的钙离子荧光指示剂Fluo-3/AM于37℃避光负载孵育.细胞内游离钙([Ca2 ]i)用Victor Ⅱ1420多功能标记分析仪检测,以荧光强度(FI)表示.结果:当有外钙存在时,PCI2细胞静息[Ca2 ]i的FI值为(1188±163),75 mmol·L-1 KCl和10 mmol·L-1谷氨酸引起细胞外钙内流,使[Ca2 ]i增高,FI峰值分别增至(4270±982)和(3096±402).芥子碱(0.01,0.1,1.0,10,100 μmol·L-1)对静息[Ca2 ]i没有明显的影响,但浓度相关性地抑制高钾和谷氨酸诱发的[Ca2 ]i增高,抑制率分别为10.2%,39.5%,53.7%,71.8%.88.4%和30.3%,55.7%,68.5%,79.2%,94.1%.当无外钙存在时,PCI2细胞静息[Ca2 ]i的FI值为(813±112).咖啡因(40 mmol·L-1)和CPA(30 μmol·L-1)分别引起Caffeine-ryanodine和三磷酸肌醇(InsP3)敏感型-钙池释放而使[Ca2 ]i升高,FI值分别增至(2944±371)和(1844±332).芥子碱(0.1,1.0,10,100μmol·L-1)浓度相关性地抑制咖啡因和CPA诱发的[Ca2 ]i增高,抑制率分别为23.7%,61.9%.77.5%.88.2%和10.9%,23.8%,44.6%,68.3%.结论:芥子碱能显著抑制电压依赖性和受体依赖性钙通道开放所引起的外钙内流,且对受体依赖性钙通道的抑制作用更强.此外,芥子碱对Caffeine-ryanodine受体和InsP3敏感型钙池的内钙释放也有明显抑制作用,且对Caffeine-ryanodine受体敏感型钙池的抑制作用更强.这提示芥子碱有望成为很有研发前景的新型钙阻滞剂.     

Intracellular free calcium concentration in rat anterior pituitary cells as indicated by fura-2: effect of arginine-vasopressin

Summary Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) stimulates adrenocorticotropin and -endorphin release from corticotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland through mechanisms which are not initiated by an elevation of the cellular levels of adenosine-3,5-cyclic-monophosphate. In the present study the effect of AVP on the cytoplasmic concentrations of free calcium ions in rat anterior pituitary cells was examined. Cytosolic free Ca²⁺ concentrations were monitored directly using the new, intracellularly trapped fluorescent indicator fura-2. In cells incubated in medium containing 1.3 mmol/l Ca²⁺, AVP (100 nmol/l) caused an immediate elevation of the cytoplasmic Ca²⁺ concentration by about 50 nmol/l (P < 0.001). The intracellular Ca²⁺ levels remained elevated during the observation period of 2–3 min. This effect of AVP was blocked by a specific vasopressin antagonist. By contrast, the glucocorticoid dexamethasone did not affect the AVP-induced elevation of cytosolic Ca²⁺ concentration. When the cells were incubated in Ca²⁺-free medium (Ca²⁺ omitted, EGTA 2 mmol/l), the AVP-induced as well as the K⁺ depolarization-induced increase in free cytoplasmic Ca²⁺ were abolished, whereas the ionophore ionomycin evoked a rapid transient elevation of free Ca²⁺. The increase in cytoplasmic Ca²⁺ concentration induced by AVP was preserved in medium containing the calcium channel blockers Mg²⁺ (Mg²⁺ 31.2 mmol/l; Ca²⁺ 1.3 mmol/l) or nifedipine (1 mol/l). The potassium-evoked calcium signal was blocked by Mg²⁺ (31.2 mmol/l). We conclude that vasopressin induces a rapid rise in the cytoplasmic concentration of free calcium ions in corticotrophs. Vasopressin may mobilize calcium through mechanisms that neither are glucocorticoid-sensitive nor involve the influx of extracellular celcium through voltage-dependent calcium channels. The rise in Ca²⁺ concentration may be an early intracellular signal that links the cell-surface receptors for vasopressin to secretion of ACTH and -endorphin. Send offprint requests to W. Knepel     

Effects of kinins upon cytosolic calcium concentrations in mouse mesangial cells

Bradykinin (BK) induces increases in cytosolic calcium concentration [Ca++]i in several cell lines. Because the role of BK in the renal system, particularly in mesangial cell (MC), is not clear, we investigated the effects of kinins on [Ca++]i in mouse-immortalized MC. [Ca++]i was evaluated by spectrofluorometry and expressed as a ratio between the obtained and basal [Ca++]i. BK (0.1 microM) induced a non-sustained increase in [Ca++]i (4.70 +/- 0.27; N = 28). A similar effect was observed with the B2 receptor agonist, Tyr8-BK (0.1 microM, 3.34 +/- 0.48; N = 7), while B1 receptor agonists, des-Arg10-Kallidin (Kal) (1 microM, N = 11) and des-Arg9-BK (1 microM, N = 8), exhibited only discrete responses (1.45 +/- 0.08 and 1.12 +/- 0.04, respectively). Cross-desensitization was seen between BK and Tyr8-BK, but not between BK and des-Arg10-Kal. The BK response was decreased (5.09 +/- 0.30, N = 6 to 1.57 +/- 0.12, N = 7, P < 0.001) by the B2 receptor antagonist HOE 140 (0.1 microM, 15 min), while the B1 receptor antagonist des-Arg9-[Leu8]-BK (1 microM, 15 min) had no effect on BK or des-Arg10-Kal actions. Incubation of cells with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (100 microg/ml, 24 h) alone or in association with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) (10 ng/ml, N = 6) did not enhance B1 agonist responses. BK was inhibited by repeated cell washouts in zero Ca++ solution (2.04 +/- 0.19, N = 6 P < 0.001), and the residual response was almost abolished by thapsigargin (Thaps) a sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium-ATPase inhibitor (1 microM) (1.18 +/- 0.08, N = 5 P < 0.001). Additionally, BK was not inhibited by verapamil (50 microM), nifedipine (30 microM), Ni++ (300 microM) or La (10 microM). In conclusion, BK induces [Ca++]i in mouse MC mainly by B2 receptor activation. B1 receptors have a minor role in this phenomenon even in the presence of known B1 receptor synthesis inducers. Finally, BK mobilizes extracellular calcium sources and, to a lesser extent, intracellular Thaps-sensitive calcium stores. The ion channels involved in calcium influx remain to be detected.     

糖基化终产物对培养的大鼠主动脉平滑肌细胞增殖及胞浆游离钙含…

目的：研究糖基化终产物（ＡＧＥＰ）对主动脉平滑肌细胞增殖的影响及其与［Ｃａ＾２＋］ｉ的关系。方法：采用同位素掺入法分别测定ＤＮＡ和蛋白质合成；Ｆｕｒａ２－ＡＭ测定［Ｃａ＾２＋］ｉ。结果：ＡＧＥＰ以浓度、时间相关的方式促进［＾３Ｈ］ＴｄＲ与［＾Ｈ］Ｌｅｕ掺入细胞，随ＡＧＥＰ作用时间、糖化时间延长，掺入率增加明显，ＡＧＥＰ增加［Ｃａ＾２＋］ｉ，与时间、浓度相关，但随ＡＧＥＰ作用时间延长（４０分钟后）而