The relative order of IP3 sensitivity of types 1 and 3 IP3 receptors is pH dependent

The type-3 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP₃) receptor, in contrast to the type-1 IP₃ receptor (IP₃R), is not stimulated by sulfhydryl oxidation and is less sensitive to adenosine 5’-triphosphate. In the present study we compared the effect of pH on the Ca²⁺ release induced by IP₃ and cytosolic Ca²⁺ between IP₃R3-expressing 16HBE14o– cells and IP₃R1-expressing A7r5 cells. Changing pH from 6.8 to 7.5 decreased the IP₃ concentration required for half-maximal stimulation of IP₃R3 (EC₅₀) 10.7-fold (from 2.14 to 0.20 μM). Similar alkalinization decreased the IP₃ concentration (EC₅₀) for stimulation of IP₃R1 only 2.5-fold (from 0.87 to 0.35 μM). IP₃R1 is therefore the more sensitive isoform at pH 6.8, while IP₃R3 is more sensitive at pH 7.5. Stimulation and inhibition of IP₃R1 and -3 by low and high cytosolic [Ca²⁺] respectively was observed at both pH 6.8 and 7.5. Increasing [H⁺] shifted the Ca²⁺-activation curve of IP₃R1 towards higher [Ca²⁺] but did not affect the Ca²⁺ dependence of IP₃R3. We conclude that IP₃R1 and -3 differ markedly in their response to protons. Received: 24 November 1998 / Received after revision: 15 March 1999 / Accepted: 8 April 1999     

3种钙激动剂促培养的大鼠血管平滑肌细胞增殖

目的：探讨不同来源的细胞内钙离子（[Ca²⁺]i）对血管平滑肌细胞（vascular smooth muscle cells, VSMCs）丝裂素活化蛋白激酶（MAPK）介导的增殖反应的作用。方法：以培养的大鼠VSMCs为靶细胞,用血管紧张素II（Ang Ⅱ）剌激VSMCs跨膜Ca²⁺内流、三磷酸肌醇（IP₃）和雷尼丁（RY）剌激胞内Ca²⁺释放,[γ-³² P]-ATP掺入法和免疫印迹（Western blot）测MAPK活性及蛋白含量,氚-亮氨酸（[³H]-Leu）、氚-胸腺嘧啶（[³H]-TdR）掺入量作为VSMCs增殖的指标。结果：Ang Ⅱ、IP₃和RY均能显著增加VSMCs的[Ca²⁺]i浓度、MAPK活性及蛋白含量,并提高[³H]-Leu、[³H]-TdR掺入量,与对照组VSMCs相比差异显著（P<0.01）。结论：钙激动剂诱导的MAPK活性及含量的增加参与了VSMCs的增殖,VSMCs的肥大增殖与[Ca²⁺]i浓度增加有关,而与[Ca²⁺]i的来源无关。     

Sodium-sensitive, calcium-independent potassium conductance in the leech giant glial cell

 We have measured membrane current, membrane potential and intracellular Na⁺ and Ca²⁺ concentrations, [Na⁺]_i and [Ca²⁺]_i, of the giant glial cell in the nervous system of the leech Hirudo medicinalis using conventional microelectrodes and the fluorescent dyes sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate (SBFI) and fura-2. When the Na⁺ was removed from the saline, the membrane conductance increased twofold from 1.29±0.1 μS to 2.57±0.18 μS (mean ± SEM; n=27). The rise in membrane conductance was accompanied by a current, which reversed around –74 mV, and the amplitude of K⁺-induced depolarizations or currents increased during Na⁺ removal, suggesting an increase in the K⁺ conductance of the glial membrane. We also monitored [Ca²⁺]_i when removing external Na⁺ in the presence and absence of external Ca²⁺, and during injection of the Ca²⁺-chelator BAPTA into the cells. Our results indicate that Na⁺ modulates a K⁺ conductance of these glial cells, independent of intra- and extracellular Ca²⁺. Received: 1 April 1998 / Received after revision and accepted: 22 May 1998     

ATP及其衍生物影响不死化人成纤维细胞增殖的实验研究

目的:探讨ATP及其衍生物对不死化人成纤维细胞的增殖抑制作用,并通过P₂嘌呤能受体从而了解ATP发挥细胞毒性作用的途径。方法:使用ATP及其衍生物ATP-Na₂,ATP-Mg,ADP,MeATP,BzATP,ATPγS,2-MeSATP和UTP在不同条件培养KMST-6人不死化成纤维细胞,检测细胞增殖状况,Westernblot分析、流式细胞仪检测细胞增殖周期以及Hoechst33258特异性细胞染色和DNA电泳检测细胞凋亡。结果:ATP及其衍生物对细胞增殖抑制作用的程度依次为:ATP=ADP＞ATPγS＞MeATP=BzATP;而2-MeSATP和UTP却未显示任何细胞毒性作用;0.4mmol/LATP培养48h时P²¹表达未见增高,细胞增殖停止于G₁／S期;1mmol/LATP培养48h时未发现细胞凋亡。结论:通过与P_2X或P_2Y嘌呤能受体相结合,ATP激活细胞内某些信号传导发挥细胞增殖的抑制作用;ATP引起增殖抑制不是通过细胞凋亡或者是周期素／CDK激酶抑制剂P²¹所致。     

ERKs及细胞内游离钙在内皮素-1诱导心肌细胞肥大反应中的作用

目的:研究细胞外信号调节激酶(ERKs)及细胞内游离钙(i)在内皮素-1(ET-1)介导心肌细胞肥大反应中的作用及机制。方法:利用培养的新生大鼠心肌细胞,①以蛋白合成速率、蛋白含量及细胞表面积为心肌肥大反应的指标;②用滤纸法测定ERKs活性;③用Fura-2/AM作为钙荧光指示剂测定心肌[Ca²⁺]i浓度。结果:①ET-1浓度依赖性增加新生大鼠心肌细胞蛋白质含量和心肌细胞表面积、ERKs活性及[Ca²⁺]i浓度,以上作用可被ET_A受体拮抗剂BQ123所完全抑制,被百日咳毒素(PTX)部分抑制,而ET_B受体拮抗剂BQ788则无效;②ERKs激酶特异性抑制剂PD98059可完全抑制ET-1激活ERKs的作用,钙通道拮抗剂硝苯地平可明显抑制ET-1介导的[Ca²⁺]i浓度增加,但二者皆仅部分抑制ET-1介导的心肌细胞肥大反应;③蛋白激酶C(PKC)选择性抑制剂staurosporine并不能明显抑制ET-1介导的ERKs激活,但可抑制ET-1介导的的[Ca²⁺]i浓度增加及心肌细胞肥大反应。结论:ET-1主要通过ET_A受体并经PTX敏感的G-蛋白介导心肌细胞肥大反应,该作用至少涉及两条途径:①通过PKC介导的心肌[Ca²⁺]i浓度增加;②不通过PKC介导的ERKs激活。     

钾通道对大鼠肺动脉平滑肌细胞[Ca2+]i的调节

目的:探讨在常氧、低氧条件下钾通道对大鼠肺动脉平滑肌细胞(PASMCs)[Ca²⁺]_i的调节。方法:采用钙荧光探针(Fura-2/AM)负载培养的大鼠PASMCs,观察常氧、低氧培养后3种钾通道抑制剂(4AP,TEA、Glib)对PASMCs[Ca²⁺]_i的调节,同时用四唑盐(MTT)比色法比较4AP、TEA、Glib对大鼠PASMCs增殖的影响。结果:(1)常氧状态下,PASMCs[Ca²⁺]_i为(156.91±8.60)nmol/L,低氧时为(294.01±16.81)nmol/L(P＜0.01)。(2)常氧状态下,4AP可引起PASMCs[Ca²⁺]_i升高,达(280.52±23.21)nmol/L(P＜0.01),而TEA、Glib无此作用。(3)低氧时,4AP和TEA都可引起PASMCs[Ca²⁺]_i的升高,分别为(422.41±24.28)nmol/L、(380.84±11.02)nmol/L(P<0.01),Glib无作用。(4)MTT比色法中,常氧和低氧状态下4AP均引起吸光度(A)值升高,分别是0.582±0.062,0.873±0.043(P＜0.01)。TEA仅在低氧时A值升高(0.729±0.041,P＜0.05),而Glib无论常氧还是低氧均无影响。结论:无论常氧还是低氧条件下,电压依赖性钾通道(K_V)对PASMCs[Ca²⁺]_i及其增殖起主要作用。钙激活的钾通道(K_Ca)在常氧条件下对[Ca²⁺]_i不起调节作用,而在低氧下使[Ca²⁺]_i降低,反应性地调节PASMCs增殖。ATP敏感性钾通道(K_ATP)无论在常氧还是低氧情况下对[Ca²⁺]_i的调节不起作用。     

Effect of caffeine on K+ efflux in frog skeletal muscle

 The exposure of frog skeletal muscle to caffeine (3–4 mM) generates an increase of the K⁺ (⁴²K⁺) efflux rate coefficient (k _K,o) which exhibits the following characteristics. First it is promoted by the rise in cytosolic Ca²⁺ ([Ca²⁺]_i), because the effect is mimicked by ionomycin (1.25 μM), a Ca²⁺ ionophore. Second, the inhibition of caffeine-induced Ca²⁺ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) by 40 μM tetracaine significantly reduced the increase in k _K,o (Δk _K,o). Third, charybdotoxin (23 nM), a blocker of the large-conductance Ca²⁺-dependent K⁺ channels (BK_Ca channels) reduced Δk _K,o by 22%. Fourth, apamin (10 nM), a blocker of the small-conductance Ca²⁺-dependent K⁺ channels (SK_Ca channels), did not affect Δk _K,o. Fifth, tolbutamide (800 μM), an inhibitor of K_ATP channels, reduced Δk _K,o by about 23%. Sixth, Ba²⁺, a blocker of most K⁺ channels, did not preclude the caffeine-induced Δk _K,o. Seventh, omitting Na⁺ from the external medium reduced Δk _K,o by about 40%. Eight, amiloride (5 mM) decreased Δk _K,o by 65%. It is concluded that the caffeine-induced rise of [Ca²⁺]_i increases K⁺ efflux, through the activation of: (1) two channels (BK_Ca and K_ATP) and (2) an external Na⁺-dependent amiloride-sensitive process. Received: 13 March 1998 / Received after revision: 17 June 1998 / Accepted: 14 September 1998     

K+通道在正常与慢性低氧大鼠低氧性肺血管收缩反应中的作用

目的:探讨K⁺通道在慢性低氧致低氧性肺血管收缩反应降低中的作用。方法:采用离体肺灌流实验,研究4-AP(4-aminopyridine,电压依赖性K⁺通道-Kv阻滞剂)、TEA(tetraethylamonium,Ca²⁺激活性K⁺通道-K_Ca阻滞剂)、GLIB(glibenclamide,ATP敏感性K⁺通道-K_ATP阻滞剂)对正常与慢性低氧大鼠肺血管低氧反应的影响。结果:4-AP、TEA均可使正常大鼠肺动脉基础压上升,且使其肺血管低氧反应明显增强;对于慢性低氧大鼠,其肺血管对低氧反应明显低下,4-AP、TEA升肺动脉基础压的作用明显低于对照鼠肺,GLIB也呈现升高肺动脉基础压力作用,4-AP、TEA、GLIB均可使肺血管低氧反应大大增强,增强的比例明显大于正常对照组。结论:在离体灌流鼠肺HPV中,Kv、K_Ca的开放起调节作用,大鼠经慢性低氧后,肺血管反应性明显降低,可能与Kv、K_Ca、K_ATP在HPV中的调节作用相对增强有关。     

ATP acting on P2Y receptors triggers calcium mobilization in primary cultures of rat neurohypophysial astrocytes (pituicytes)

 The effect of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) on the intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i) of cultured neurohypophysial astrocytes (pituicytes) was studied by fluorescence videomicroscopy. ATP evoked a [Ca²⁺]_i increase, which was dose dependent in the 2.5–50 μM range (EC₅₀=4.3 μM). The ATP-evoked [Ca²⁺]_i rise was not modified during the first minute following the removal of external Ca²⁺. Application of 500 nM thapsigargin inhibited the ATP-dependent [Ca²⁺]_i increase. Caffeine (10 mM) and ryanodine (1 μM) did not affect the ATP-induced [Ca²⁺]_i rise. The pituicytes responded to various P₂ purinoceptor agonists with the following order of potency: ATP=ATP[γ-S]=2-MeSATP≥ADP, where ATP[γ-S] is adenosine 5′-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) and 2-MeSATP is 2-methylthio-adenosine-5′-triphosphate. Adenosine, AMP, α,β-methylene adenosine-5′-triphosphate (α,β-MeATP), β,γ methylene adenosine-5′-triphosphate (β,γ-MeATP) and uridine 5′-triphosphate (UTP) were ineffective. The P₂ purinoceptor antagonists blocked the ATP-evoked [Ca²⁺]_i increase with the following selectivity: RB-2>suramin>PPADS, where RB-2 is Reactive Blue 2 and PPADS is pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,4′-disulphonic acid. The ATP-evoked [Ca²⁺]_i increase was substantially blocked by pertussis toxin treatment, suggesting that it might be mediated by a pertussis-toxin-sensitive G protein. The phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U-73122 (0.5 μM) abolished the ATP-evoked [Ca²⁺]_i rise, whereas its inactive stereoisomer U-73343 (0.5 μM) remained ineffective. Our results indicate that, in rat cultured pituicytes, ATP stimulation induces an increase in [Ca²⁺]_i due to PLC-mediated release from intracellular stores through activation of a pertussis-toxin-sensitive, G-protein-linked P_2Y receptor. Received: 24 September 1998 / Received after revision: 10 December 1998 / Accepted: 18 December 1998     

阿魏酸钠拮抗氧化型脂蛋白(a)对人动脉平滑肌细胞的作用

目的:研究脂蛋白(a)氧化前后致人动脉平滑肌细胞(SMC)增殖及细胞内游离钙浓度([Ca²⁺]_i)的变化,观察阿魏酸钠(SF)对其的影响。方法:Lp(a)经体外Cu²⁺氧化法氧化,硫代巴比妥酸(TBARS)比色法检测氧化程度,培养的人动脉SMC中分别加入不同浓度SF,作用12h后再与天然和氧化型Lp(a)共同孵育,以MTT比色法、流式细胞仪检测细胞增殖状况,采用荧光探针Fura-2/AM检测细胞[Ca²⁺]_i。结果:氧化型Lp(a)促人动脉SMC增殖的同时亦明显增加了[Ca²⁺]_i水平,作用较天然Lp(a)明显,SF(40,80mg/L)可显著抑制氧化型Lp(a)所致的细胞增殖和[Ca²⁺]_i增加,并呈剂量效应关系,而对天然Lp(a)所致的细胞增殖和[Ca²⁺]_i增加无明显影响。结论:氧化型Lp(a)通过升高[Ca²⁺]_i而显著促动脉SMC增殖可能是其致动脉粥样硬化的机制之一,SF拮抗这种作用可能与其抗氧化能力有关。     

ATP对人不死化成纤维细胞增殖及其细胞膜蛋白表达的影响

目的探讨ATP对不死化人成纤维细胞增殖及其细胞膜蛋白表达的影响。方法将正常人TIG-7和0UMS-36细胞株，不死化人KMST-6和SUSM-1细胞株在不同浓度的ATP，ADP，AMP条件下分别进行24和96h的常规细胞培养，观察存活细胞数目，DNA的合成和[     

Growth inhibitory effects of ATP and its derivatives on human fibroblasts immortalized with 60Co-gamma rays

In our previous study (Katayama B et al, Int J Mol Med 2: 603-606, 1998), cell growth inhibition caused by ATP added to cultures was found to be greater in immortalized human fibroblasts than in the normal human fibroblasts. Since it has been reported that ATP affects cells via P2-purinergic receptors, growth inhibitory effects of ATP and its derivatives on immortalized human fibroblasts were investigated in the present study in order to learn what type of receptors are involved in ATP cytotoxicity. The ATP derivatives used in this study were: ATP, ADP, beta, gamma-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate (MeATP), 2' & 3'-o-(4-benzoylbenzoyl) adenosine, triethylammonium salt (BzATP), adenosine 5'-o-(3-thiotriphosphate) (ATPgammaS), 2-methylthioadenosine 5'-triphosphate (2-MeSATP) and UTP. The extent of cytotoxicity induced by these drugs was found to be in the order of: ATP=ADP>ATPgammaS>MeATP=BzATP. On the other hand, neither 2-MeSATP nor UTP showed any cytotoxicity. These findings indicate that ATP may exert the cell growth inhibition by certain kinds of signal transduction via P2x or P2y purinergic receptors which affect intrinsic channels/pores of cell membrane and/or G protein activation. As a result, intracellular elevation in the concentrations of ions such as calcium and potassium, membrane depolarization, loss of endogenous ions/metabolites, and activation of inositol phospholipid-specific phospholipase C may occur. Actually, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, nifedipine, and an ATP-sensitive K+-channel blocker, glybenclamide, reduced the growth inhibitory effects of ATP on the cells to some extent. The growth inhibition caused by ATP was not due to apoptosis or induction of a cyclin/CDK kinase inhibitor, P21.     

ATP对人不死化成纤维细胞增殖及其细胞膜蛋白表达的影响

目的：探讨ATP对不死化人成纤维细胞增殖及其细胞膜蛋白表达的影响。方法：将正常人TIG-7和OUMS-36细胞株,不死化人KMST-6和SUSM-1细胞株在不同浓度的ATP、ADP、AMP条件下分别进行24和96 h的常规细胞培养,观察存活细胞数目,DNA的合成和[³²P]-ATP标记膜蛋白的表达。结果：培养96 h后,0.4 mmol/L ATP对不死化细胞KMST-6的抑制率为77%且DNA合成明显地被抑制,而正常OUMS-36细胞抑制率为41%且DNA合成无明显改变。在1 mmol/L ATP时,多数KMST-6细胞发生死亡,而正常OUMS-36细胞的增殖无明显影响。当ADP、AMP和腺苷或磷酸处理的细胞,仅有ADP处理的不死化细胞存活数目减少（P<0.01）。与正常细胞比较,不死化细胞30 kD、31 kD、33 kD和40 kD的[³²P]-ATP标记膜蛋白呈高表达。结论：ATP对不死化人成纤维细胞的增殖有明显的抑制作用,并且使磷酸化细胞膜蛋白表达增高。     

Rapid Activation of Protein Tyrosine Kinase and Phospholipase C-γ2 and Increase in Cytosolic Free Calcium Are Required by Ehrlichia chaffeensis for Internalization and Growth in THP-1 Cells

Ehrlichia chaffeensis, a bacterium that cannot survive outside the eukaryotic cell, proliferates exclusively in human monocytes and macrophages. In this study, signaling events required for ehrlichial infection of human monocytic cell line THP-1 were characterized. Entry and proliferation of E. chaffeensis in THP-1 cells were significantly blocked by various inhibitors that can regulate calcium signaling, including 8-(diethylamino)octyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (intracellular calcium mobilization inhibitors), verapamil and 1-[beta-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]-4-methoxyphenethyl]-1H-imidazole (SKF-96365) (calcium channel inhibitors), neomycin and 1-(6-[[17beta-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl]amino]hexyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (U-73122) (phospholipase C [PLC] inhibitors), monodansylcadaverine (a transglutaminase [TGase] inhibitor), and genistein (a protein tyrosine kinase [PTK] inhibitor). Addition of E. chaffeensis resulted in rapid increases in the level of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) and the level of cytosolic free calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) in THP-1 cells, which were prevented by pretreatment of THP-1 cells with inhibitors of TGase, PTK, and PLC. E. chaffeensis induced rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC-gamma2, and the presence of a PLC-gamma2 antisense oligonucleotide in THP-1 cells significantly blocked ehrlichial infection. Furthermore, tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins and PLC-gamma2 were colocalized with ehrlichial inclusions, as determined by double-immunofluorescence labeling. The heat-sensitive component of viable E. chaffeensis cells was essential for these signaling events. E. chaffeensis, therefore, can recruit interacting signal-transducing molecules and induce the following signaling events required for the establishment of infection in host cells: protein cross-linking by TGase, tyrosine phosphorylation, PLC-gamma2 activation, IP(3) production, and an increase in [Ca(2+)](i).     

Calcium-induced calcium release participates in cell volume regulation of rabbit TALH cells

Changes of cell volume and intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in immortalized thick ascending limb of Henle's loop (TALH) cells were monitored using confocal laser scanning microscopy and fura-2 fluorescence, respectively. Reduction of the extracellular osmolarity from 600 to 300 mosmol/l induced cell swelling followed by regulatory volume decrease (RVD). Simultaneously, the [Ca(2+)](i) increased transiently. The calcium rise was not observed in calcium-free solution or in the presence of nifedipine, indicating that the change was, in the first place, due to the activation of a calcium influx. Application of ATP or caffeine in isotonic solutions increased transiently the [Ca(2+)](i) which revealed the existence of stores in TALH cells sensitive to inositol-1,4,5 trisphosphate (IP(3)) and ryanodine. To examine the possibility that the calcium influx might induce calcium release, manganese quenching experiments were performed. In hypotonic calcium-free solutions, the decay of the calcium-insensitive and calcium-sensitive fluorescence occurred simultaneously. In the presence of extracellular calcium however, the calcium-sensitive wavelength revealed initial calcium influx followed by a calcium release from intracellular stores. Thus, the calcium influx was a prerequisite for the calcium release. We conclude that calcium-induced calcium release participates in global calcium signalling during RVD of TALH cells.     

辛伐他汀对小鼠胰腺β细胞功能的影响及机制研究

 目的：观察辛伐他汀对小鼠胰腺β细胞株MIN6胰岛素分泌功能的影响并探讨其可能机制。方法：将MIN6细胞随机分为正常对照组和低、中、高浓度辛伐他汀组,分别用含0、2、5、10 μmol/L辛伐他汀和15%胎牛血清的高糖DMEM培养基培养48 h。采用放射免疫分析法检测辛伐他汀对MIN6细胞胰岛素分泌功能的影响;生物化学发光法测定细胞内ATP含量;用实时荧光定量PCR检测内向整流钾离子通道62（Kir62）、电压依赖性钙离子通道12（CaV12）及葡萄糖转运体2（GLUT2）mRNA表达水平;用Western印迹检测Kir62、CaV12及GLUT2蛋白表达水平。结果：5和10 μmol/L的辛伐他汀能够明显减少MIN6细胞胰岛素的合成及分泌（P<005）;辛伐他汀处理组MIN6细胞内ATP水平较正常对照组明显降低（P<005）;辛伐他汀各处理组MIN6细胞Kir62 mRNA表达水平较正常对照组明显上调（均P<001）,5和10 μmol/L辛伐他汀组CaV12 mRNA水平明显下调（均P<001）,GLUT2 mRNA表达水平明显下调（P<005）;5和10 μmol/L辛伐他汀处理组Kir62蛋白表达较正常对照组明显升高（均P<001）,10 μmol/L辛伐他汀处理组CaV12及GLUT2蛋白表达水平明显下降（均P<001）,5 μmol/L辛伐他汀组CaV12蛋白表达水平较正常对照组亦有明显下降（P<001）。结论：辛伐他汀对小鼠胰腺β细胞株MIN6胰岛素的合成和分泌具有一定的抑制作用。辛伐他汀可能通过抑制MIN6细胞内ATP的生成以及上调MIN6细胞Kir62、下调CaV12和GLUT2的表达从而影响其胰岛素的合成和分泌。     

Inositol phosphates and intracellular calcium after bradykinin stimulation in fibroblasts from young, normal aged and Alzheimer donors.

Several studies suggest that alterations in the receptor-mediated phosphoinositide cascade and cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) are involved in the pathophysiology of aging and Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, the phosphoinositide cascade and [Ca2+]i were determined under resting conditions and after stimulation with bradykinin (100 nM) in cultured human skin fibroblasts from young (21 +/- 3 years), normal aged (59 +/- 6 years) and Alzheimer subjects (58 +/- 6 years). The inositol polyphosphates (IP3, IP2 and IP) were monitored after prelabeling the cells with [3H]inositol in serum free medium. [Ca2+]i was determined with the fluorescent probe, fura-2AM, under exactly analogous conditions. The bradykinin-induced formation of IP3 and IP2 increased significantly in fibroblasts from normal aged and Alzheimer donors compared to young subjects, but did not differ from each other. Bradykinin-induced IP3 formation was 63-117% above the young group at time points between 10-60 s in normal aged or Alzheimer donors. Bradykinin-induced IP2 formation was 49-59% above the young group at time points between 10-60 s in normal aged or Alzheimer subjects. Neither the basal [Ca2+]i, nor the bradykinin-stimulated [Ca2+]i, differed among fibroblasts from young, normal aged and Alzheimer donors. The precise molecular basis and pathophysiological significance of the enhanced bradykinin-induced phosphoinositide cascade in fibroblasts from aged donors remains to be determined.     

钙通道阻滞剂对缺氧/复氧心肌细胞的保护作用

目的:观察钙通道阻滞剂对缺氧/复氧(A/R)心肌细胞的保护作用。方法:原代培养大鼠心肌细胞分为A/R、A/R+硝苯地平(Nif)、A/R+钌红(Ru)+肝素(Hep)和对照4组。检测各组心肌细胞内钙浓度(i)、细胞活力、ATP含量及孵育液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)含量、[³H]-亮氨酸([3H]³H-Leu)掺入量、丝裂素活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)和蛋白激酶C(PKC)活性。结果:A/R+Nif和A/R+Ru+Hep组心肌细胞i、孵育液中LDH均显著低于A/R组(P<0.01);细胞活力、ATP含量、PKC和MAPK活性、³H-Leu掺入量显著高于A/R组(P<0.05或P<0.01)。结论:阻断心肌细胞外Ca²⁺内流及内贮Ca²⁺的释放,可通过减轻A/R介导的细胞Ca²⁺超载而对心肌细胞起保护作用。     

Ryanodine-, IP3- and NAADP-dependent calcium stores control acetylcholine release

Injections of inositol trisphosphate (IP3) or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) into the presynaptic neurone of an identified cholinergic synapse in the buccal ganglion of Aplysia californica increased the amplitude of the inhibitory postsynaptic current evoked by a presynaptic action potential. This suggests that Ca2+ release from various Ca2+ stores can modulate acetylcholine (ACh) release. Specific blockade of the calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) mechanism with ryanodine, or of IP3-induced calcium release with heparin, abolished the effects of IP3, but not the effects of NAADP, suggesting the presence of an intracellular Ca2+ pool independent of those containing ryanodine receptors (RyR) or IP3 receptors. To reinforce electrophysiological observations, intracellular [Ca2+]i changes were measured using the fluorescent dye rhod-2. Injections of cyclic ADP-ribose (an activator of RyR), IP3 or NAADP into the presynaptic neurone induced transient increases in the free intracellular Ca2+ concentration. RyR- and IP3-induced increases were prevented by application of respective selective antagonists but not NAADP-induced increases. Our results show that RyR-dependent, IP3-dependent, and NAADP-dependent Ca2+ stores are present in the same presynaptic terminal but are differently involved in the regulation of the presynaptic Ca2+ concentration that triggers transmitter release.     

Excitatory effect of ATP on acutely dissociated ventromedial hypothalamic neurons of the rat.

The ATP-induced increase in the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca]i) and current in acutely dissociated ventromedial hypothalamic rats neurons were investigated using fura-2 microfluorometry and the nystatin-perforated patch recording method, respectively. The ATP-induced [Ca]i increase was mimicked by dimethyl-thio-ATP and ATPgammaS, and was inhibited by P2 purinoreceptor antagonists. The ATP-induced [Ca]i increase was markedly reduced by removal of external Na(+) or Ca(2+), and by addition of various Ca(2+) channel antagonists. ATP induced a transient inward current exhibiting a strong inward rectification at membrane potentials more positive than -20 mV. The ATP-induced current at a holding potential of -70 mV was concentration-dependent with a half-maximum effective concentration of 26 microM. Increasing the external Ca(2+) concentration to 10 mM shifted the dose-response relationship to the right. ATP induced only a small current and a small increase in [Ca]i, even at 10 mM Ca(2+), when external Na(+) was removed, suggesting the relatively low permeability to Ca(2+) of purinoceptor channels. These results suggest that ATP activates non-selective cation channels by acting on P2X purinoceptors on dissociated ventromedial hypothalamic neurons, which in turn increases [Ca]i by increasing Ca(2+) influx through voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels.