PLC‐dependent intracellular Ca2+ release was associated with C6‐ceramide‐induced inhibition of Na+ current in rat granule cells
PLC‐dependent intracellular Ca2+ release was associated with C6‐ceramide‐induced inhibition of Na+ current in rat granule cells
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05562.x
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发表时间:
2008-09
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Zheng Liu;Xiao‐Wei Fei;Yan-Jia Fang;Wen-Jie Shi;Yu-Qiu Zhang;Y. Mei
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作者:
Zheng Liu;Xiao‐Wei Fei;Yan-Jia Fang;Wen-Jie Shi;Yu-Qiu Zhang;Y. Mei
In this report, the effects of C6‐ceramide on the voltage‐gated inward Na+ currents (INa), two types of main K+ current [outward rectifier delayed K+ current (IK) and outward transient K+ current (IA)], and cell death in cultured rat cerebellar granule cells were investigated. At concentrations of 0.01–100 μM, ceramide produced a dose‐dependent and reversible inhibition of INa without alteration of the steady‐state activation and inactivation properties. Treatment with C2‐ceramide caused a similar inhibitory effect on INa. However, dihydro‐C6‐ceramide failed to modulate INa. The effect of C6‐ceramide on INa was abolished by intracellular infusion of the Ca2+‐chelating agent, 1,2‐bis (2‐aminophenoxy) ethane‐N, N, N9, N9‐tetraacetic acid, but was mimicked by application of caffeine. Blocking the release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum with ryanodine receptor blocker induced a gradual increase in INa amplitude and eliminated the effect of ceramide on INa. In contrast, the blocker of the inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate‐sensitive Ca2+ receptor did not affect the action of C6‐ceramide. Intracellular application of GTPγS also induced a gradual decrease in INa amplitude, while GDPβS eliminated the effect of C6‐ceramide on INa. Furthermore, the C6‐ceramide effect on INa was abolished after application of the phospholipase C (PLC) blockers and was greatly reduced by the calmodulin inhibitors. Fluorescence staining showed that C6‐ceramide decreased cell viability and blocking INa by tetrodotoxin did not mimic the effect of C6‐ceramide, and inhibiting intracellular Ca2+ release by dantrolene could not decrease the C6‐ceramide‐induced cell death. We therefore suggest that increased PLC‐dependent Ca2+ release through the ryanodine‐sensitive Ca2+ receptor may be responsible for the C6‐ceramide‐induced inhibition of INa, which does not seem to be associated with C6‐ceramide‐induced granule neuron death.