Mechanosensitive Calcium Entry and Mobilization in Renal A6 Cells
Mechanosensitive Calcium Entry and Mobilization in Renal A6 Cells
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10.1007/s002329900495
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1999-03
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V. Urbach;I. Leguen;I. O'kelly;B. Harvey
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V. Urbach;I. Leguen;I. O'kelly;B. Harvey
Using spectrofluorescence imaging of fura-2 loaded renal A6 cells, we have investigated the generation of the cytosolic Ca2+signal in response to osmotic shock and localized membrane stretch. Upon hypotonic exposure, the cells began to swell prior to a transient increase in [Ca2+]iand the cells remained swollen after [Ca2+]ihad returned towards basal levels. Exposure to 2/3rd strength Ringer produced a cell volume increase within 3 min, followed by a slow regulatory volume decrease (RVD). The hypotonic challenge also produced a transient increase in [Ca2+] after a delay of 22 sec. Both the RVD and [Ca2+]iresponse to hypotonicity were inhibited in a Ca2+-free bathing solution and by gadolinium (10 μm), an inhibitor of stretch-activated channels. Stretching the membrane by application of subatmospheric pressure (-2 kPa) inside a cell-attached patch-pipette induced a similar global increase in [Ca2+]ias occurred after hypotonic shock. A stretch-sensitive [Ca2+]iincrease was also observed in a Ca2+-free bathing solution, provided the patch-pipette contained Ca2+. The mechanosensitive [Ca2+]iresponse was by gadolinium (10 μm) or Ca2+-free pipette solutions, even when Ca2+(2 mm) was present in the bath. Long-term (>10 min) pretreatment of the cells with thapsigargin inhibited the [Ca2+]iresponse to hypotonicity. These results provide evidence that cell swelling or mechanical stimulation can activate a powerful amplification system linked to intracellular Ca2+release mechanisms.