Estradiol inhibits ATP-induced intracellular calcium concentration increase in dorsal root ganglia neurons
Estradiol inhibits ATP-induced intracellular calcium concentration increase in dorsal root ganglia neurons
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DOI:
10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00915-6
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发表时间:
2003-01-01
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Micevych, PE
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作者:
Chaban, VV;Mayer, EA;Micevych, PE
Estrogen has been implicated in modulation of pain processing. Although this modulation occurs within the CNS, estrogen may also act on primary afferent neurons whose cell bodies are located within the dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Primary cultures of rat DRG neurons were loaded with Fura-2 and tested for ATP-induced changes in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+](i)) by fluorescent ratio imaging. ATP, an algesic agent, induces [Ca2+](i) changes via activation of purinergic 2X (P2X) type receptors and voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCC). ATP (10 muM) caused increased [Ca2+](i) transients (226.6.+/-16.7 nM, n = 42) in 53% of small to medium DRG neurons. A 5-min incubation with 17beta-estradiol (100 nM) inhibited ATP-induced [Ca2+](i) (164+/-14.6 nM, P