Effects of fluid flow on intracellular calcium in bovine articular chondrocytes.
Effects of fluid flow on intracellular calcium in bovine articular chondrocytes.
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流体流动对牛关节软骨细胞内钙的影响。
DOI:
10.1152/ajpcell.1997.273.1.c30
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发表时间:
1997
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Donahue,HJ
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Yellowley,CE;Jacobs,CR;Li,Z;Zhou,Z;Donahue,HJ
Fluid flow-induced shear stress results in a variety of morphological and metabolic changes in cultured bovine articular chondrocytes (BAC). However, the mechanism by which the flow signal is transduced into a biological response is unknown. Therefore, we investigated the effects of fluid flow on intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in BAC. Cells loaded with fura 2 were exposed to steady and pulsatile (0.5 Hz) flow at 9, 18, and 34 ml/min in a parallel-plate flow chamber. In response to flow, there was a significant and flow rate-dependent increase in the percentage of cells showing a rise in [Ca2+]i, but no effect on the [Ca2+]i response amplitude. There was no significant difference between the [Ca2+]i responses to steady and pulsatile flow. Mean intracellular Ca2+ response values ranged between 26.2 +/- 1.6 (9 ml/min) and 38.0 +/- 6.8 nM (34 ml/min) above basal [Ca2+]i (81.3 +/- 24.1 nM, n = 90). Removal of extracellular Ca2+ or addition of Gd3+ significantly reduced the percentage of cells responding, suggesting that influx of Ca2+, possibly through mechanosensitive channels, contributes to the rise in intracellular Ca2+. Our data suggest fluid flow-induced mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ may contribute to the mechanism by which mechanical loads are transduced by chondrocytes.