Angiotensin II increases the cytosolic calcium activity in rat podocytes in culture
Angiotensin II increases the cytosolic calcium activity in rat podocytes in culture
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血管紧张素 II 可提高培养大鼠荚膜细胞的细胞膜钙活性
DOI:
10.1038/ki.1997.383
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发表时间:
1997-09-01
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19.6
通讯作者:
Pavenstadt, H
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作者:
Henger, A;Huber, T;Pavenstadt, H
In the glomerulus, angiotensin II (Ang II) reduces the ultrafiltration coefficient and enhances the filtration of macromolecules. During glomerular injury, inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system by angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors reduces proteinuria and retards the progression to end-stage renal insufficiency. The mechanisms by which Ang II modulates glomerular function are still a matter of investigation. To study whether Ang II may regulate the cytosolic calcium activity ([Ca2+](i)) in podocytes, these cells were propagated in short-term culture and the effect of Ang II was examined with the Fura-2 microfluorescence technique in single podocytes. The cellular identity of cultured podocytes was proven by the expression of WT-1 and pp44, specific antibodies against podocytes in vivo. Ang II led to a concentration-dependent, reversible and slow increase of [Ca2+](i) with an EC50 of 3 nmol/liter Ang II (N = 229). Ten nmol/liter Ang II increased [Ca2+](i) from 41 +/- 9 to 260 +/- 34 nmol/liter (N = 210). In a solution with an extracellular reduced Ca2+ concentration of 10 mu mol/liter, Ang II-mediated [Ca2+](i) increase was significantly reduced by 60 +/- 20% (N = 12), indicating that the [Ca2+](i) increase was due to a Ca2+ influx from the extracellular space and a release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores. Flufenamate, an inhibitor of non-selective ion channels, significantly inhibited Ang II-mediated increase of [Ca2+](i) (IC50 = 20 mu mol/liter, N = 29), whereas the L-type Ca2+ channel blocker nicardipine even in high concentrations of > 1 mu mol/liter had only a small inhibitory effect. The AT(1) receptor antagonist losartan inhibited Ang II-mediated [Ca2+](i) increase with an IC50 of about 0.3 nmol/liter (N = 35). The data suggest that Ang II increases [Ca2+](i) in podocytes by an influx of Ca2+ through non-selective channels and by a release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores. The effect of Ang II is mediated via an AT(1) receptor.