Ca 2+ -dependent K + Channels in Bovine Adrenal Chromaffin Cells are Modulated by Lipoxygenase Metabolites of Arachidonic Acid

1997 ◽  
Vol 158 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.A. Twitchell ◽  
T. L. Peña ◽  
S.G. Rane
2002 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 377-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Mochizuki-Oda ◽  
Yuko Takeuchi ◽  
Kiyoshi Matsumura ◽  
Yoshio Oosawa ◽  
Yasuyoshi Watanabe

1990 ◽  
Vol 271 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Morgan ◽  
R D Burgoyne

The relationship between Ca2(+)-dependent arachidonic acid release and exocytosis from digitonin-permeabilized bovine adrenal chromaffin cells was investigated. The phospholipase A2 inhibitors mepacrine, nordihydroguaiaretic acid and indomethacin had no effect on either arachidonic acid release or secretion. The phospholipase A2 activator melittin had no effect on secretion. The specific diacylglycerol lipase inhibitor RG80267 had no effect on secretion, but decreased basal arachidonic acid release to such an extent that the level of arachidonic acid in treated cells in response to 10 microM-Ca2+ was equivalent to that of control cells in the absence of Ca2+. Staurosporine, a protein kinase C inhibitor, was found to abolish Ca2(+)-dependent arachidonic acid release completely, but had only a slight inhibitory effect on Ca2(+)-dependent secretion. It is concluded that arachidonic acid is not essential for Ca2(+)-dependent exocytosis in adrenal chromaffin cells.


1998 ◽  
Vol 248 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-He Chen ◽  
Hitoshi Houchi ◽  
Masahar Ohnaka ◽  
Sadaichi Sakamoto ◽  
Yasuharu Niwa ◽  
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1990 ◽  
Vol 269 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Morgan ◽  
R D Burgoyne

The effect of GTP analogues on catecholamine secretion and [3H]arachidonic acid release from digitonin-permeabilized adrenal chromaffin cells was examined. Several GTP analogues stimulated Ca2(+)-independent exocytosis, with the order of efficacy being XTP greater than ITP greater than guanosine 5′-[beta gamma-imido]triphosphate (p[NH]ppG) greater than guanosine 5′-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTP[S]). The stimulatory effect of the GTP analogues appeared to be due to activation of a conventional GTP-binding protein, as it was inhibited by guanosine 5′-[beta-thio]diphosphate (GDP[S]). In contrast, Ca2(+)-dependent exocytosis was only partially inhibited by high doses of GDP[S]. GTP did not stimulate Ca2(+)-independent exocytosis, but instead was found to inhibit secretion caused by micromolar Ca2+. Arachidonic acid (100 microM) also stimulated Ca2(+)-independent catecholamine secretion. Determination of the effect of GTP analogues on release of free [3H]arachidonic acid into the medium showed that it was stimulated by GTP[S] but inhibited by GTP, p[NH]ppG, ITP and XTP. The inhibition of [3H]arachidonic acid release by XTP was not prevented by GDP[S]. These results demonstrate that activation of a GTP-binding protein by certain GTP analogues can induce Ca2(+)-independent secretion in adrenal chromaffin cells and that the effect of GTP analogues on Ca2(+)-independent secretion can be dissociated from generation of arachidonic acid.


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