Effects of benzo-a-pyrene on oxytocin-induced Ca2+ oscillations in myometrial cells
Effects of benzo-a-pyrene on oxytocin-induced Ca2+ oscillations in myometrial cells
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DOI:
10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.02.005
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发表时间:
2006-08-20
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Burghardt, Robert C.
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作者:
Barhoumi, Rola;Awooda, Igbal;Burghardt, Robert C.
Benzo-a-pyrene (BaP) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that exists its a major environmental pollutant. The effect of this carcinogen/mutagen upon myometrial Ca2+ signaling in a human myometrial cell line (PHM1) was examined. Exposure Of Cells to BaP did not alter basal Ca2+ levels or the inositol(1.4.5) trisphosphate-releasible Ca2+ pool. However. BaP significantly decreased the initial oxytocin-induced Ca2+ transient and the frequency of oxytoxcin-induced Ca2+ Oscillations a well a delayed their onset. To determine the specific effects of BaP. pharmacologic agents that target intracellular Ca2+ homeotasis mechanisms were used. Genistein (a non-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor) and AG1478 (all epidermal growth factor receptor blocker) markedly reduced the oxytocin-induced Ca2+ oscillations in control. but had no effect in BaP treated cells. Addition of epidermal growth factor or serum before or after oxytocin restored the Ca2+ oscillations in BaP treated cells to a level similar to control cells. while the K-channel blocker tetraethylammonium chloride. partially restored the Ca2+ response. These data that the tyrosine kinase pathway. which is part of the G-protein Coupled receptor pathway response to oxytocin in PHM1 cell. is a target of BaP action and that EGF or serum call restore the oxytocin-induced Ca oscillations. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.