Pacemaker activity in urethral interstitial cells is not dependent on capacitative calcium entry
Pacemaker activity in urethral interstitial cells is not dependent on capacitative calcium entry
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpcell.00090.2005
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发表时间:
2005-09-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Sergeant, GP
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作者:
Bradley, E;Hollywood, MA;Sergeant, GP
The aim of the present study was to investigate the properties and role of capacitative Ca2+ entry (CCE) in interstitial cells (IC) isolated from the rabbit urethra. Ca2+ entry in IC was larger in cells with depleted intracellular Ca2+ stores compared with controls, consistent with influx via a CCE pathway. The nonselective Ca2+ entry blockers Gd3+ ( 10 mu M), La3+ (10 mu M), and Ni2+ ( 100 mu M) reduced CCE by 67% (n = 14), 65% (n = 11), and 55% ( n = 9), respectively. These agents did not inhibit Ca2+ entry when stores were not depleted. Conversely, CCE in IC was resistant to SKF-96365 ( 10 mu M), wortmannin ( 10 mu M), and nifedipine ( 1 mu M). Spontaneous transient inward currents were recorded from IC voltage-clamped at -60 mV. These events were not significantly affected by Gd3+ (10 mu M) or La3+ ( 10 mu M) and were only slightly decreased in amplitude by 100 mu M Ni2+. The results from this study demonstrate that freshly dispersed IC from the rabbit urethra possess a CCE pathway. However, influx via this pathway does not appear to contribute to spontaneous activity in these cells.