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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-10-26
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pubmed:abstractText |
The effects of the dihydropyridine calcium channel agonist Bay K 8644 on indo-1-loaded Jurkat human leukemia T lymphocytes was assessed by flow cytometry. Bay K 8644 from 10(-9) to 10(-4) M caused a dose-dependent rise in the intracellular free Ca concentration, an effect that was not mimicked by the dihydropyridine Ca antagonist nifedipine. Single channel recordings by the extracellular patch-clamp technique indicated that Bay K 8644 activated an 8-pS, barium-permeable channel that opened as bursts of brief events. The channel appeared to be identical to the previously described voltage-insensitive, messenger-mediated, calcium-permeable channel involved in T cell activation. The predominant effect of Bay K 8644 on these channels was to increase the probability of channel reopening, apparently without a major effect on mean channel open-time. The results suggest that the dihydropyridine Ca agonist Bay K 8644 interacts with both voltage-gated and receptor-operated Ca channels and also suggest potential strategies for development of a new class of immunomodulatory drugs.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0026-895X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
34
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
239-44
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1988
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Dihydropyridine Bay K 8644 activates T lymphocyte calcium-permeable channels.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine, Stanford University, California.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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