Modulation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration by vitamin B12 in rat thymocytes
Modulation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration by vitamin B12 in rat thymocytes
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DOI:
10.1006/bcmd.2001.0450
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发表时间:
2001-09-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Carpenter, DO
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作者:
Sukocheva, OA;Abramov, AY;Carpenter, DO
We have studied several novel effects of vitamin B-12 (cyanocobalamin) on cellular Ca2+ homeostasis in rat thymocytes. We determined the effect of various concentrations of vitamin B-12 on intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](i)) and parameters of Ca-in(2+) signaling using the fluorescent dye Fura-2. The basal [Ca2+](i) in Ca2+-containing media was 115 +/- 5 nM but in vitamin B-12 (10 nM)-treated thymocytes [Ca2+](i) was decreased to 60 +/- 15 nM (mean +/- SEM) during the first 5 min. The decline in [Ca2+](i) was accompanied by an increase in the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ store, presumably as a result of Ca-ATPase activation. At the same time 100 nM-10 mM B-12 induced the accumulation of Ca2+ in mitochondria. Somewhat higher concentrations of B-12 (1-10 nM) had no effect on [Ca2+](i). A further increase in B-12 concentration with range from 50 muM to 1 mM caused a dose-dependent elevation of [Ca2+](i) from the basal level (115 +/- 15 nM) up to 200 +/- 50 nM in thymocytes, and this elevation was partially blocked in Ca2+-free media. This high concentration of vitamin B-12 caused a gradual decrease of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ stores by means of Ca-ATPase inhibition. The B-12-induced increase in [Ca2+](i) was not observed after depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores, induced by addition of 2',5'-di(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone (BHQ), an inhibitor of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase, concanavalin A, or arachidonic acid. These studies show that vitamin B-12 regulates [Ca2+](i) via several different mechanisms at different B-12 concentrations. Participation of G proteins and calmodulin activity in B-12-mediated [Ca2+](i) increase is discussed. (C) 2001 Academic Press.