The effects of maitotoxin on 45Ca2+ flux and hormone release in GH3 rat pituitary cells.
The effects of maitotoxin on 45Ca2+ flux and hormone release in GH3 rat pituitary cells.
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麦毒毒素对 GH3 大鼠垂体细胞 45Ca2 通量和激素释放的影响。
DOI:
10.1210/endo-116-2-622
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发表时间:
1985
期刊:
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
R. Macleod
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
I. Login;A. Judd;M. Cronin;K. Koike;G. Schettini;T. Yasumoto;R. Macleod
Maitotoxin has been reported to activate calcium channels and stimulate calcium-dependent functions in several tissues, but a thorough investigation of 45Ca2+ fluxes is lacking. To characterize the influence of maitotoxin on 45Ca2+ flux in greater detail, we incubated dispersed GH3 pituitary tumor cells in 45Ca2+ with maitotoxin and other agents affecting calcium channels. Within 10 sec of exposure, maitotoxin induced a net calcium influx in cells at isotopic equilibrium. Calcium uptake was concentration dependent between 0.4 and 40 ng/ml maitotoxin and was inhibited by antagonists of voltage-dependent calcium channels but not by inhibitors of sodium channels. PRL and GH release from perifused GH3 cells was stimulated within 1 min by maitotoxin. We conclude that maitotoxin causes a rapid, concentration-dependent influx of calcium through presumed voltage-dependent endogenous calcium channels, culminating in enhanced hormone release. This potent toxin may provide a more precise understanding of the role of calcium in the stimulus-secretion coupling process.
影响因子:
4.1
作者:
THORNER, MO;HACKETT, JT;MACLEOD, RM
通讯作者:
MACLEOD, RM