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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
We developed an in situ assay system to simultaneously monitor intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i), fura 2 as indicator) and nitric oxide (NO) levels [4,5-diaminofluorescein as probe] in the intact endothelium of small bovine coronary arteries by using a fluorescent microscopic imaging technique with high-speed wavelength switching. Bradykinin (BK; 1 microM) stimulated a rapid increase in [Ca(2+)](i) followed by an increase in NO production in the endothelial cells. The protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor phenylarsine oxide (PAO; 10 microM) induced a gradual, small increase in [Ca(2+)](i) and a slow increase in intracellular NO levels. Removal of extracellular Ca(2+) and depletion of Ca(2+) stores completely blocked BK-induced increase in NO production but had no effect on PAO-induced NO production. However, a further reduction of [Ca(2+)](i) by application of BAPTA-AM or EGTA with ionomycin abolished the PAO-induced NO increase. These results indicate that a simultaneous monitoring of [Ca(2+)](i) and intracellular NO production in the intact endothelium is a powerful tool to study Ca(2+)-dependent regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase, which provides the first direct evidence for a permissive role of Ca(2+) in tyrosine phosphorylation-induced NO production.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0363-6135
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
283
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H2725-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Simultaneous in situ monitoring of intracellular Ca2+ and NO in endothelium of coronary arteries.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't