Stimulation of L-type Ca(2+) channels by increase of intracellular InsP3 in rat retinal pigment epithelial cells |
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Authors: | Mergler Stefan Strauss Olaf |
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Affiliation: | Universit?tsklinikum Charité der Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin, Medizinische Klinik, Hepatologie und Gastroenterologie, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany. |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of voltage-dependent L-type Ca(2+)channels in intracellular Ca(2+)signaling of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Patch-clamp techniques in conjunction with measurements of the intracellular free Ca(2+)using the Ca(2+)-sensitive fluorescence dye fura-2 were performed using cultured rat RPE cells. Intracellular application of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3; 10 microM) via the patch-pipette during the whole-cell configuration led to an increase in the intracellular free Ca(2+)([Ca(2+)](i)). This effect could be reduced by the L-type Ca(2+)channel blocker nifedipine (2 microM). At the moment of the maximal rise in [Ca(2+)](i)L-type currents displayed an increase in the current density and shifts in the activation curve and of the steady-state inactivation. Comparable changes of L-type channel activity could be observed by induction of capacitative Ca(2+)entry, a maneuver to release Ca(2+)from intracellular Ca(2+)stores independently from InsP3. The increase in L-type Ca(2+)channel activity and [Ca(2+)](i)by intracellular application of InsP3 or induction of capacitative Ca(2+)entry could be inhibited by blocking tyrosine kinase activity using genistein (5 microM) or tyrphostin 51 (10 microM). It is concluded that L-type Ca(2+)channels are involved in the Ca(2+)/InsP3 second messenger system by generating an influx of extracellular Ca(2+)into the cell. This is enabled by depletion of cytosolic Ca(2+)stores and tyrosine kinase-dependent activation of L-type channels. |
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Keywords: | L-type Ca2+channels retinal pigment epithelium second messenger system tyrosine kinase intracellular Ca2+ inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate |
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