An overview on the homeostasis of Ca2+ in chemoreceptor cells of the rabbit and rat carotid bodies
An overview on the homeostasis of Ca2+ in chemoreceptor cells of the rabbit and rat carotid bodies
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10.1007/0-387-31311-7_33
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2006-01-01
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Gonzalez, C
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Conde, SV;Caceres, AI;Gonzalez, C
Carotid body (CB) chemoreceptors sense arterial PO2 and PCO2/pH becoming activated in hypoxic hypoxia and in all types of acidosis. The sensing structures in the CB are chemoreceptor cells (CBCC), which are connected synaptically with the sensory nerve endings of the carotid sinus nerve (CSN). In situations of hypoxia and acidosis, CBCC are activated and their rate of release of neurotransmitters (NT) increase, promoting an increase in the activity of the CSN and subsequent ventilatory and cardiovascular reflexes (5). The release of NT induced by natural stimuli is dependent on the presence of Ca2+ in the extracellular milieu (4, 10). Ca2+ enters the cells via voltage operated-Ca2+ channels (VOCC; 10, 11) and triggers the exocytotic release of NT. However, there are several aspects of the homeostasis of Ca2+ by CBCC during stimulation and the recovery of basal Ca2+ levels in the post stimulus period that have nor been studied.