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3425704

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
Recent investigations have shown that calcium entry blockers enhance the effects of hypoxia on erythropoietin (Ep) production in vivo. To determine whether deprivation of calcium increases Ep production and/or release, studies were carried out to determine the effects of low levels of extracellular calcium on Ep (radioimmunoassay) secretion in human renal carcinoma cells in culture. Low extracellular calcium levels (0.3 mM) in culture medium significantly (P less than 0.01) enhanced Ep secretion (64-145% increase per day) by renal carcinoma cells in culture when compared with a concentration of 1.9 mM calcium in the control culture medium (23-68% increase per day) incubated for 24 h or more. A 53% increase per day in Ep secretion was also produced by the calmodulin inhibitor trifluoperazine. To determine whether the effects of low calcium levels on Ep production could be due to nonspecific leakage of large intracellular molecules caused by a permeabilization of the cell membrane, the effect of low calcium levels in the cultures of the renal carcinoma cells on lactate dehydrogenase release into the culture medium was studied. Low calcium concentrations failed to significantly enhance lactate dehydrogenase secretion by the renal carcinoma cells. In conclusion, our results indicate a possible involvement of the calcium ion and calmodulin in the biosynthetic pathway for Ep and that calcium may exert a suppressive effect on Ep production.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
253
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
C797-801
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of low calcium levels on erythropoietin production by human renal carcinoma cells in culture.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.