Stimulation of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels by NO at rat myenteric neurons

2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (4) ◽  
pp. G886-G893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mabruka Sitmo ◽  
Matthias Rehn ◽  
Martin Diener
Keyword(s):  
Enteric Neurons ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
No Donor ◽  
Inward Current ◽  
Myenteric Neurons ◽  
Whole Cell Patch Clamp ◽  
Target Organs ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
Ca2 Channels

The aim of the present study was to characterize the action of the neurotransmitter NO on rat myenteric neurons. A NO donor such as GEA 3162 (10−4 mol/l) induced an increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration as indicated by an increase in the fura 2 ratio in ganglia loaded with this Ca2+-sensitive fluorescent dye. The effect of GEA 3162 was strongly reduced in the absence of extracellular Ca2+, suggesting an influx of Ca2+ from the extracellular space evoked by NO. A similar nearly complete inhibition was observed in the presence of Ca2+ channel blockers such as Ni2+ (5 × 10−4 mol/l) or nifedipine (10−6 mol/l). Whole cell patch-clamp recordings confirmed the activation of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels, measured as inward current carried by Ba2+, by the NO donor. The peak Ba2+-carried inward current increased from −100 ± 19 to −185 ± 34 pA in the presence of sodium nitroprusside (10−4 mol/l). The consequence was a hyperpolarization of the membrane, which was blocked by intracellular Cs+ and thus most probably reflects the activation of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels. Furthermore, at least two subtypes of NO synthases, NOS-1 (neuronal form) and NOS-3 (endothelial form), were found as transcripts in mRNA isolated from the rat myenteric ganglia. The expression of these NO synthases was confirmed immunohistochemically. These observations suggest that NO, released from nitrergic neurons within the enteric nervous system, not only affects target organs such as smooth muscle cells in the gut but has in addition profound effects on the enteric neurons themselves, the key players in the regulation of many gastrointestinal functions.

Characterizing voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels coupled to VIP release and NO synthesis in enteric synaptosomes

2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (5) ◽  
pp. G1027-G1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kurjak ◽  
A. Sennefelder ◽  
M. Aigner ◽  
V. Schusdziarra ◽  
H. D. Allescher
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
No Synthase ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
P Type ◽  
Ca2 Channels

In enteric synaptosomes of the rat, the role of voltage-dependent Ca2+channels in K+-induced VIP release and nitric oxide (NO) synthesis was investigated. Basal VIP release was 39 ± 4 pg/mg, and cofactor-substituted NO synthase activity was 7.0 ± 0.8 fmol · mg−1 · min−1. K+ depolarization (65 mM) stimulated VIP release Ca2+ dependently (basal, 100%; K+, 172.2 ± 16.2%; P < 0.05, n = 5). K+-stimulated VIP release was reduced by blockers of the P-type (ω-agatoxin-IVA, 3 × 10−8 M) and N-type (ω-conotoxin-GVIA, 10−6 M) Ca2+ channels by ∼50 and 25%, respectively, but not by blockers of the L-type (isradipine, 10−8 M), Q-type (ω-conotoxin-MVIIC, 10−6 M), or T-type (Ni2+, 10−6 M) Ca2+ channels. In contrast, NO synthesis was suppressed by ω-agatoxin-IVA, ω-conotoxin-GVIA, and isradipine by ∼79, 70, and 70%, respectively, whereas Ni2+ and ω-conotoxin-MVIIC had no effect. These findings are suggestive of a coupling of depolarization-induced VIP release primarily to the P- and N-type Ca2+ channels, whereas NO synthesis is presumably dependent on Ca2+ influx not only via the P- and N- but also via the L-type Ca2+ channel. In contrast, none of the Ca2+ channel blockers affected VIP release evoked by exogenous NO, suggesting that NO induces VIP secretion by a different mechanism, presumably involving intracellular Ca2+ stores.

Voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel and Na+ channel in frog taste cells

1983 ◽  
Vol 244 (1) ◽  
pp. C82-C88 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kashiwayanagi ◽  
M. Miyake ◽  
K. Kurihara
Keyword(s):  
Current Pulse ◽  
Lingual Artery ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Inward Current ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Taste Cells ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Current Voltage Relation ◽  
Ca2 Channels

Frog taste cells were hyperpolarized by injecting an inward current pulse, and regenerative anode-break potentials were observed at the termination of the current pulse. The results obtained are as follows. 1) The magnitude of the anode-break potentials increased with the extent of hyperpolarization of taste cells and reached a saturation level around -200 mV. 2) The magnitudes of the anode-break potentials observed in 80 different taste cells hyperpolarized to about -200 mV were distributed widely from cell to cell. The average magnitude was 39 mV. 3) The anode-break potentials were recorded after the lingual artery was perfused with artificial solutions containing various channel blockers. The results indicated that the anode-break potentials are composed of Na+ and Ca2+ components. 4) The slope of the current-voltage relation obtained with cells hyperpolarized to 100 mV was appreciably decreased above -50 mV by application of tetrodotoxin to the perfusing solution. Discussion was made on possible roles of the voltage-dependent Na+ and Ca2+ channels in the electrotonic spreading of the depolarization at the receptor membranes to the synaptic area and in releasing a chemical transmitter.

P2X2 receptors are essential for [Ca2+]i increases in response to ATP in cultured rat myenteric neurons

2005 ◽  
Vol 289 (5) ◽  
pp. G935-G948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshio Ohta ◽  
Akane Kubota ◽  
Matsuka Murakami ◽  
Ken-ichi Otsuguro ◽  
Shigeo Ito
Keyword(s):  
Rank Order ◽  
Reversal Potential ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Inward Rectification ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Myenteric Neurons ◽  
Whole Cell Patch Clamp ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
Inward Currents

We characterized ATP-induced changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and membrane current in cultured rat myenteric neurons using ratiometric Ca2+ imaging with fura-2 and the whole cell patch-clamp technique, respectively. Neuronal cells were functionally identified by [Ca2+]i responses to high K+ and nicotine, which occurred only in cells positive for neuron-specific protein gene product 9.5 immunoreactivity. ATP evoked a dose-dependent increase of [Ca2+]i that was greatly decreased by the removal of extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o). The amplitude of the [Ca2+]i response to ATP was reduced by half in the presence of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel blockers. In [Ca2+]o-free solution, ATP produced a small transient rise in [Ca2+]i similar to that induced by P2Y agonists. At −60 mV, ATP evoked a slowly inactivating inward current that was suppressed by the removal of extracellular Na+ concentration. The current-voltage relation for ATP showed an inward rectification with the reversal potential of about 0 mV. The apparent rank order of potency for the purinoceptor agonist-induced increases of [Ca2+]i was ATP ≥ adenosine 5′- O-3-triphosphate ≥ CTP ≥ 2-methylthio-ATP > benzoylbenzoyl-ATP. A similar potency order was obtained with current responses to these agonists. P2 antagonists inhibited inward currents induced by ATP. Ca2+ and Mg2+ suppressed the ATP-induced current, and Zn2+, Cu2+, and protons potentiated it. RT-PCR and immunocytochemical studies showed the expression of P2X2 receptors in cultured rat myenteric neurons. These results suggest that ATP mainly activates ionotropic P2X2 receptors, resulting in a [Ca2+]i increase dependent on [Ca2+]o in rat myenteric neurons. A small part of the ATP-induced [Ca2+]i increase may be also mediated via a P2Y receptor-related mechanism.

Role of Ca2+ and Na+ on luteinizing hormone release from the calf pituitary

1988 ◽  
Vol 255 (4) ◽  
pp. E469-E474
Author(s):  
J. P. Kile ◽  
M. S. Amoss
Keyword(s):  
Luteinizing Hormone ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Hormone Release ◽  
Primary Cells ◽  
Rat Pituitary ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Lh Release ◽  
Ca2 Channels

It has been proposed that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulates Ca2+ entry by activation of voltage-independent, receptor-mediated Ca2+ channels in the rat gonadotroph. Little work has been done on the role of calcium in GnRH-induced luteinizing hormone (LH) release in species other than the rat. Therefore, this study was done to compare the effects of agents that alter Ca2+ or Na+ entry on LH release from calf anterior pituitary primary cells in culture. GnRH (100 ng/ml), Ca2+ ionophore A23187 (2.5 microM), and the depolarizing agent ouabain (0.1-10 microM) all produced significant increases (P less than 0.05) in LH release; these effects were significantly reduced when the cells were preincubated with the organic Ca2+ channel blockers nifedipine (1-10 microM) and verapamil (1-10 microM) and with Co2+ (0.01-1 mM). The effect of ouabain was inhibited by tetrodotoxin (TTX; 1-10 nM) as well as by nifedipine at 0.1-10 microM. In contrast to its effect on rat pituitary LH release, TTX significantly inhibited GnRH-stimulated LH release at 1-100 nM. These results suggest that GnRH-induced LH release may employ Ca2+ as a second messenger in bovine gonadotrophs and support recent speculation that GnRH-induced Ca2+ mobilization may in part be voltage dependent.

scholarly journals Low-voltage activated (LVA) inward current in murine antral smooth muscle cells is an artifact

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Yeon Lee ◽  
Haifeng Zheng ◽  
Kenton M. Sanders ◽  
Sang Don Koh
Keyword(s):  
Low Voltage ◽  
External Solution ◽  
Physiological Salt Solution ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Free Solution ◽  
Inward Current ◽  
High K ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Inward Currents ◽  
Rich Solution

We characterized the two types of voltage-dependent inward currents in murine antral SMC. The HVA and LVA inward currents were identified when cells were bathed in Ca2+-containing physiological salt solution. We examined whether the LVA inward current was due to: 1) T-type Ca2+ channels, 2) Ca2+-activated Cl- channels, 3) non-selective cation channels (NSCC) or 4) voltage-dependent K+ channels with internal Cs+-rich solution. Replacement of external Ca2+ (2 mM) with equimolar Ba2+ increased the amplitude of the HVA current but blocked the LVA current. Nicardipine blocked the HVA current, and in the presence of nicardipine, T-type Ca2+ blockers failed to block LVA. The Cl- channel antagonist had little effect on LVA. Cation-free external solution completely abolished both HVA and LVA. Addition of Ca2+ in cation-free solution restored only HVA currents. Addition of K+ (5 mM) to cation-free solution induced LVA current that reversed at -20 mV. These data suggest that LVA is not due to T-type Ca2+ channels, Ca2+-activated Cl- channels or NSCC. Antral SMC express A-type K+ currents (KA) and delayed rectifying K+ currents (KV) with dialysis of high K+ (140 mM) solution. When cells were exposed to high K+ external solution with dialysis of Cs+-rich solution in the presence of nicardipine, LVA was evoked and reversed at positive potentials. These HK-induced inward currents were blocked by K+ channel blockers, 4-aminopyridine and TEA. In conclusion, LVA inward currents can be generated by K+ influx via KA and KV channels in murine antral SMC when cells were dialyzed with Cs+-rich solution.

Expression of dihydropyridine resistance differs in porcine bronchial and tracheal smooth muscle

1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (2) ◽  
pp. L106-L112 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Croxton ◽  
C. Fleming ◽  
C. A. Hirshman
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Airway Smooth Muscle ◽  
Isometric Tension ◽  
Tracheal Smooth Muscle ◽  
Airway Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Relaxation Responses ◽  
Ca2 Channels

Voltage-dependent and receptor-operated Ca2+ entry mechanisms have been demonstrated in airway smooth muscle, but their relative importance for maintenance of contraction is unknown. Blockade of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDC) has produced inconsistent relaxation. We postulated regional variations in Ca2+ handling by airway smooth muscle cells and compared the efficacy of dihydropyridine VDC blockers in tracheas and bronchi. Porcine tracheal smooth muscle strips and bronchial rings were mounted in tissue baths filled with physiological solutions and isometric tension was measured. Tissues were precontracted with carbachol or KCl, and relaxation dose-response curves to nifedipine, Mn2+, or Cd2+ were obtained. Relaxation responses to nifedipine were significantly different in carbachol-contracted tracheas and bronchi. Whereas carbachol-contracted tracheal muscle completely relaxed with 10(-6) M nifedipine, bronchial smooth muscle relaxed < 50%. In contrast, KCl-contracted bronchial muscle was completely relaxed by nifedipine. The nonspecific Ca2+ channel blockers Mn2+ and Cd2+ produced similar relaxation responses in each tissue. Thus VDC are the predominant mechanism for Ca2+ entry in porcine tracheal smooth muscle, but a dihydropyridine-insensitive pathway is functionally important in carbachol-contracted porcine bronchi. Regional variation may account for apparent inconsistencies between previous studies.

scholarly journals Differential Interactions of Na+ Channel Toxins with T-type Ca2+ Channels

2008 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Sun ◽  
Diego Varela ◽  
Denis Chartier ◽  
Peter C. Ruben ◽  
Stanley Nattel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Parallel Evolution ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Hek 293 ◽  
Inward Current ◽  
Whole Cell Patch Clamp ◽  
The Right ◽  
Ca2 Channels

Two types of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels have been identified in heart: high (ICaL) and low (ICaT) voltage-activated Ca2+ channels. In guinea pig ventricular myocytes, low voltage–activated inward current consists of ICaT and a tetrodotoxin (TTX)-sensitive ICa component (ICa(TTX)). In this study, we reexamined the nature of low-threshold ICa in dog atrium, as well as whether it is affected by Na+ channel toxins. Ca2+ currents were recorded using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. In the absence of external Na+, a transient inward current activated near −50 mV, peaked at −30 mV, and reversed around +40 mV (HP = −90 mV). It was unaffected by 30 μM TTX or micromolar concentrations of external Na+, but was inhibited by 50 μM Ni2+ (by ∼90%) or 5 μM mibefradil (by ∼50%), consistent with the reported properties of ICaT. Addition of 30 μM TTX in the presence of Ni2+ increased the current approximately fourfold (41% of control), and shifted the dose–response curve of Ni2+ block to the right (IC50 from 7.6 to 30 μM). Saxitoxin (STX) at 1 μM abolished the current left in 50 μM Ni2+. In the absence of Ni2+, STX potently blocked ICaT (EC50 = 185 nM) and modestly reduced ICaL (EC50 = 1.6 μM). While TTX produced no direct effect on ICaT elicited by expression of hCaV3.1 and hCaV3.2 in HEK-293 cells, it significantly attenuated the block of this current by Ni2+ (IC50 increased to 550 μM Ni2+ for CaV3.1 and 15 μM Ni2+ for CaV3.2); in contrast, 30 μM TTX directly inhibited hCaV3.3-induced ICaT and the addition of 750 μM Ni2+ to the TTX-containing medium led to greater block of the current that was not significantly different than that produced by Ni2+ alone. 1 μM STX directly inhibited CaV3.1-, CaV3.2-, and CaV3.3-mediated ICaT but did not enhance the ability of Ni2+ to block these currents. These findings provide important new implications for our understanding of structure–function relationships of ICaT in heart, and further extend the hypothesis of a parallel evolution of Na+ and Ca2+ channels from an ancestor with common structural motifs.

A Novel Ca2+ Influx Pathway in Mammalian Primary Sensory Neurons Is Activated by Caffeine

2001 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 190-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Hoesch ◽  
Daniel Weinreich ◽  
Joseph P. Y. Kao
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Ryanodine Receptors ◽  
Reversal Potential ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Adult Rabbit ◽  
Pharmacological Agents ◽  
Inward Current ◽  
Whole Cell Patch Clamp ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
Ganglion Neurons

Single-cell microfluorimetry and electrophysiology techniques were used to identify and characterize a novel Ca2+ influx pathway in adult rabbit vagal sensory neurons. Acutely dissociated nodose ganglion neurons (NGNs) exhibit robust Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release (CICR) that can be triggered by 10 mM caffeine, the classic agonist of CICR. A caffeine-induced increase in cytosolic-free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is considered diagnostic evidence of the existence of CICR. However, when CICR was disabled through depletion of intracellular Ca2+stores or pharmacological blockade of intracellular Ca2+ release channels (ryanodine receptors), caffeine still elicited a significant rise in [Ca2+]i in ∼50% of NGNs. The same response was not elicited by pharmacological agents that elevate cyclic nucleotide concentrations. Moreover, extracellular Ca2+ was obligatory for such caffeine-induced [Ca2+]i rises in this population of NGNs, suggesting that Ca2+ influx is responsible for this rise. Simultaneous microfluorimetry with whole cell patch-clamp studies showed that caffeine activates an inward current that temporally parallels the rise in [Ca2+]i. The inward current had a reversal potential of +8.1 ± 6.1 (SE) mV ( n = 4), a mean peak amplitude of −126 ± 24 pA ( n = 4) at E m = −50 mV, and a slope conductance of 1.43 ± 0.79 nS ( n= 4). Estimated EC50 values for caffeine-induced CICR and for caffeine-activated current were 1.5 and ∼0.6 mM, respectively. These results indicate that caffeine-induced rises in [Ca2+]i, in the presence of extracellular Ca2+, can no longer be interpreted as unequivocal diagnostic evidence for CICR in neurons. These results also indicate that sensory neurons possess a novel Ca2+ influx pathway.

Whole-cell patch-clamp analysis of voltage-dependent calcium conductances in cultured embryonic rat hippocampal neurons

1989 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Meyers ◽  
J. L. Barker
Keyword(s):  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Hippocampal Neurons ◽  
Calcium Currents ◽  
Tetraacetic Acid ◽  
Whole Cell ◽  
Inward Current ◽  
Whole Cell Patch Clamp ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Cells Cultured ◽  
In Cells

1. Voltage-dependent calcium currents in embryonic (E18) hippocampal neurons cultured for 1-14 days were investigated using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. 2. Calcium currents were isolated by removing K+ from both the internal and external solutions. In most recordings the external solution contained tetrodotoxin, tetraethylammonium ions, and low concentrations of Na+, whereas the internal solution contained the large cations and anions, N-methyl-D-glucamine and methanesulphonate, and an adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) regenerating system (Forscher and Oxford, 1985) to retard “run-down” of Ca currents. 3. Under these conditions, the sustained inward current triggered during depolarizing steps was enhanced when extracellular [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]0) was raised from 2 to 10 mM and abolished when [Ca2+]0 was lowered to 0.1 mM or by addition of Co2+ ions. These results indicate that the inward current was carried primarily by Ca2+ ions and was designated ICa. This current may be comparable to the “high-voltage-activated” Ca current described in other preparations. 4. In cells cultured for 1-3 days, ICa was small or absent (less than 20 pA for cells 1 day in culture and less than 80 pA for cells 3 days in culture). Although ICa decayed considerably during depolarizing steps, there was little evidence of the transient calcium current (T current) that was recorded in approximately 40% of cells cultured longer than 6 days. Maximal (i.e., the largest) ICa increased from 20 to 80 pA in 1- to 3-day cells to 150–450 pA in cells cultured for longer than 6 days. 5. The decay of ICa elicited by depolarizations from holding potentials of -60 mV or more negative was usually greatest for the maximal ICa. Replacement of extracellular Ca2+ (4 mM) with Ba2+ (2 mM) resulted in a substantial decrease in the extent of decay of ICa and a shift of the I-V relation in the hyperpolarizing direction. 6. Qualitative data obtained from experiments in which different levels of internal Ca2+ buffering were employed demonstrated that, on average, the decay of ICa was reduced as the capacity and/or rate of buffering was increased. The mean decay of ICa in cells buffered with 5 mM 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (BAPTA) was 9 +/- 7 (SD) %, (n = 12) and 25 +/- 12%, (n = 12) for cells buffered with the same concentration of ethyleneglycol bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Ionic mechanisms and Ca2+ regulation in airway smooth muscle contraction: do the data contradict dogma?

2002 ◽  
Vol 282 (6) ◽  
pp. L1161-L1178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke J. Janssen
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Airway Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Contraction ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Excitation Contraction Coupling ◽  
Contraction Coupling ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Heterogeneity ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
Ionic Mechanisms

In general, excitation-contraction coupling in muscle is dependent on membrane depolarization and hyperpolarization to regulate the opening of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels and, thereby, influence intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i). Thus Ca2+ channel blockers and K+ channel openers are important tools in the arsenals against hypertension, stroke, and myocardial infarction, etc. Airway smooth muscle (ASM) also exhibits robust Ca2+, K+, and Cl− currents, and there are elaborate signaling pathways that regulate them. It is easy, then, to presume that these also play a central role in contraction/relaxation of ASM. However, several lines of evidence speak to the contrary. Also, too many researchers in the ASM field view the sarcoplasmic reticulum as being centrally located and displacing its contents uniformly throughout the cell, and they have focused almost exclusively on the initial single [Ca2+] spike evoked by excitatory agonists. Several recent studies have revealed complex spatial and temporal heterogeneity in [Ca2+]i, the significance of which is only just beginning to be appreciated. In this review, we will compare what is known about ion channels in ASM with what is believed to be their roles in ASM physiology. Also, we will examine some novel ionic mechanisms in the context of Ca2+ handling and excitation-contraction coupling in ASM.

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