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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
The actions of endothelin, an endogenous vasoconstrictor compound with potent effects on various parameters of Ca2+ metabolism in peripheral tissue, were studied in several neuronal preparations. Endothelin, by itself, did not alter resting intracellular free Ca2+ levels or Ca2+ influx in either rat or chicken brain preparations; nor did it affect depolarization (K+) induced changes in these parameters. Endothelin also had no effect on the binding of [3H]-nitrendipine or [125I]-omega-conotoxin to "L " or "N" type channels respectively nor did it induce the release of endogenous acetylcholine from brain slices. The results show that, despite the proposed role of endothelin on voltage sensitive Ca2+ channels in peripheral tissue and despite the existence of endothelin binding sites on both smooth muscle and neurons, endothelin has no measurable effects on Ca2+ metabolism in neural tissue of central origin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1332-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of endothelin on Ca2+ influx, intracellular free Ca2+ levels and ligand binding to N and L type Ca2+ channels in rat brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Biomedical Defence Section Defence Research Establishment Suffield Ralston, Alberta, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro