The mechanism of calcium channel facilitation in bovine chromaffin cells
The mechanism of calcium channel facilitation in bovine chromaffin cells
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DOI:
10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021524
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发表时间:
1996-08-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Garcia, AG
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作者:
Albillos, A;Gandia, L;Garcia, AG
1. This study was planned to clarify the mechanism of Ca2+ channel facilitation by depolarizing prepulses given to voltage-clamped bovine chromaffin cells. The hypothesis for an autocrine modulation of such channels was tested by studying the effects of a soluble vesicle lysate (SVL) on whole-cell Ba2+ currents (I-Ba).2. SVL was prepared from a bovine adrenal medullary homogenate. The ATP content in this concentrated SVL amounted to 3.18 +/- 0.12 mM (n = 4). The concentration of noradrenaline and adrenaline present in the SVL was 11.2 +/- 0.97 and 15.2 +/- 2 mM, respectively (n = 5). A 1:1000 dilution of SVL in the external solution halved the magnitude of I-Ba and produced a 7-fold slowing of its activation kinetics. The blocking effects of SVL were concentration dependent and quickly reversed upon washout.3. Inhibition and slowing of the kinetics of I-Ba by SVL could be partially reversed by strong depolarizing prepulses (+90 mV, 45 ms). This reversal of inhibition, called Ca2+ channel facilitation, persisted in the presence of 3 mu M nifedipine.4. Intracellular dialysis of GDP-beta-S (0.5 mM) or pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin (100 ng ml(-1) for 18-24 h) prevented the reduction in peak current caused by a 1:100 dilution of SVL; no prepulse facilitation could be observed under these conditions.5. The receptor blockers naloxone (10 mu M) or suramin (100 mu M) and PPADS (100 mu M) largely antagonized the effects of SVL. Treatment of SVL with alkaline phosphatase or dialysis against a saline buffer to remove low molecular mass materials (