Calcium signaling in mast cells: focusing on L-type calcium channels.
Calcium signaling in mast cells: focusing on L-type calcium channels.
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10.1007/978-94-007-2888-2_44
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2012
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Yoshihiro Suzuki;Toshio Inoue;C. Ra
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作者:
Yoshihiro Suzuki;Toshio Inoue;C. Ra
Mast cells play central roles in adaptive and innate immunity. IgE-dependent stimulation of the high-affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI) results in rapid secretion of various proinflammatory chemical mediators and cytokines. All of the outputs depend to certain degrees on an increase in the intracellular Ca2+concentration, and influx of Ca2+from the extracellular space is often required for their full activation. There is strong evidence that FcεRI stimulation induces two different modes of Ca2+influx, store-operated Ca2+entry (SOCE) and non-SOCE, which are activated in response to endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+store depletion and independently of Ca2+store depletion, respectively, in mast cells. Although Ca2+release-activated Ca2+channels are the major route of SOCE, recent evidence indicates that they are not the only Ca2+channels activated by Ca2+store depletion. The recent data suggest that L-type Ca2+channels, which were thought to be a characteristic feature of excitable cells, exist in mast cells to mediate non-SOCE, which is critical for protecting mast cells against activation-induced mitochondrial cell death. In this chapter, we provide an overview of recent advances in our understanding of Ca2+signaling in mast cells with a special attention to the emerging role for the L-type Ca2+channels as a regulator of mast cell survival.