Voltage dependence of Ca2+ sparks in intact cerebral arteries
Voltage dependence of Ca2+ sparks in intact cerebral arteries
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpcell.1998.274.6.c1755
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发表时间:
1998-06-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Nelson, MT
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作者:
Jaggar, JH;Stevenson, AS;Nelson, MT
Ca2+ sparks have been previously described in isolated smooth muscle cells. Here we present the first measurements of local Ca2+ transients ("Ca2+ sparks") in an intact smooth muscle preparation. Ca2+ sparks appear to result from the opening of ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release (RyR) channels in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](i)) was measured in intact cerebral arteries (40-150 mu m in diameter) from rats, using the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator fluo 3 and a laser scanning confocal microscope. Membrane potential depolarization by elevation of external K+ from 6 to 30 mM increased Ca2+ spark frequency (4.3-fold) and amplitude (similar to 2-fold) as well as global arterial wall [Ca2+](i) (similar to 1.7-fold). The half time of decay (similar to 50 ms) was not affected by membrane potential depolarization. Ryanodine (10 mu M), which inhibits RyR channels and Ca2+ sparks in isolated cells, and thapsigargin (100 nM), which indirectly inhibits RyR channels by blocking the SR Ca2+-ATPase, completely inhibited Ca2+ sparks in intact cerebral arteries. Diltiazem, an inhibitor of voltage-depen dent Ca2+ channels, lowered global [Ca2+](i) and Ca2+ spark frequency and amplitude in intact cerebral arteries in a concentration-dependent manner. The frequency of Ca2+ sparks (