scholarly journals Oscillations of cytosolic free calcium concentration in the presence of intracellular antibodies to phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate in voltage-clamped guinea-pig hepatocytes

1992 ◽  
Vol 288 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Noel ◽  
K Fukami ◽  
A M Hill ◽  
T Capiod
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Bile Acid ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Calcium Concentration ◽  
Free Calcium ◽  
Internal Perfusion ◽  
Cytosolic Free Calcium ◽  
Free Calcium Concentration ◽  
Cytosolic Free Calcium Concentration ◽  
Stimulation Of

In liver cells, the stimulation of alpha 1-adrenoceptors by noradrenaline induces the production of Ins(1,4,5)P3 through the degradation of membrane polyphosphoinositides [PtdIns(4,5)P2]. InsP3 evokes in turn the release of Ca2+ from internal stores. Our results show that the internal perfusion of single guinea-pig hepatocytes with monoclonal anti-PtdInsP2 antibody blocks the rise in cytosolic free Ca2+ concn. ([Ca2+]i) evoked by noradrenaline, an InsP3-dependent agonist, but not by the monohydroxylated bile acid taurolithocholate 3-sulphate, which is known to permeabilize the endoplasmic reticulum. In these conditions, the bile acid elicited either fast or slow fluctuations of [Ca2+]i independently of any InsP3 production. The responses to the bile acid were also observed in the absence of external Ca2+. The presence of intracellular anti-PtdInsP2 antibody does not affect the response to a photolytic release of InsP3 (1.5 microM final concn.) from a caged precursor.

Angiotensin II causes sustained elevations in cytosolic calcium in glomerulosa cells

1988 ◽  
Vol 255 (3) ◽  
pp. E338-E346 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Calcium Concentration ◽  
Cytosolic Calcium ◽  
Calcium Signal ◽  
Free Calcium ◽  
Cytosolic Free Calcium ◽  
Cytosolic Calcium Concentration ◽  
Free Calcium Concentration ◽  
Cytosolic Free Calcium Concentration ◽  
Glomerulosa Cells

Studies were conducted to examine the effects of angiotensin II on cytosolic free calcium concentration in bovine adrenal glomerulosa cells maintained in primary culture. The calcium indicator, fura-2, and discontinuous dual-wavelength fluorescence spectroscopy were used to measure cytosolic free calcium in superfused adherent cell monolayers. Basal cytosolic free calcium concentration was 63.7 +/- 3.3 nM. The threshold concentration for angiotensin II-stimulated increases in cytosolic calcium was 10(-14)-10(-13) M, and maximal elevation of cytosolic calcium was produced by 10(-9) M angiotensin II. Angiotensin II (10(-13) M) produced a gradual increase in cytosolic calcium concentration that plateaued after 3-5 min of superfusion at a level approximately 1.2 times that of control cells. The calcium signal invoked by a maximal concentration (10(-9) M) of angiotensin II, in contrast, was characterized by an immediate, intense (approximately 8-fold) increase in cytosolic calcium concentration that decayed within 5 min to a lower, but sustained, level 2.5-3 times that of control cells. The calcium signals invoked by intermediate concentrations (10(-12)-10(-10) M) of angiotensin II exhibited dose-dependent increases in magnitude and a gradual transition in nature between those invoked by threshold and maximal concentrations of the peptide. The effect of angiotensin II to increase cytosolic calcium concentration was accompanied by an increase in aldosterone output. The increase in steroidogenesis was most closely correlated with the magnitude of the initial calcium signal. At high concentrations (10(-10) and 10(-9) M) of angiotensin II, there was a clear dissociation between aldosterone output and the magnitude of the sustained calcium signal.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Vasopressin increases cytosolic free calcium in LLC-PK1 cells through a V1-receptor

1987 ◽  
Vol 253 (2) ◽  
pp. F328-F332 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Burnatowska-Hledin ◽  
W. S. Spielman
Keyword(s):  
Parathyroid Hormone ◽  
Arginine Vasopressin ◽  
Calcium Concentration ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Free Calcium ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Cytosolic Free Calcium ◽  
Free Calcium Concentration ◽  
Cytosolic Free Calcium Concentration ◽  
Dose Dependent

We examined the effects of arginine vasopressin (AVP), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and bradykinin (BK) on the cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca]i) in cultured LLC-PK1 and MDCK kidney cell lines by use of the fluorescent Ca chelator fura-2. In LLC-PK1 cells, the addition of AVP but not [1-desamino-8-D-arginine]vasopressin (dDAVP, V2 agonist), PTH, or BK (10(-6) M) caused a significant increase in [Ca]i. The AVP-induced increase in [Ca]i from 61 +/- 6 to 225 +/- 44 nM (n = 7, P less than 0.01) was rapid and transient, returning to base line in 2 to 3 min. The effect of AVP was dose dependent and was present at 1 (61% increase) but not 5 min after extracellular Ca was removed. The effect of 10(-6) M AVP could be blocked with the pressor (V1) antagonist, d(CH2)5Tyr(Me)AVP, but not dDAVP. In MDCK cells, BK, but not AVP and PTH, increased [Ca]i from 146 +/- 11 to 281 +/- 31 nM (n = 9, P less than 0.001). The removal of extracellular Ca (5 min), reduced but did not abolish this effect. These results indicate that [Ca]i mobilized by activation of V1-receptors may mediate AVP-regulated function in some transporting epithelia.

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