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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-27
pubmed:abstractText
Many cell types respond to mechanical membrane perturbation with intracellular Ca2+ responses. Stretch-activated (SA) ion channels may be involved in such responses. We studied the occurrence as well as the underlying mechanisms of cell membrane stretch-evoked responses in fetal chicken osteoclasts using separate and simultaneous patch-clamp and Ca2+ imaging measurements. In the present paper, evidence is presented showing that such responses involve a self-reinforcing mechanism including SA channel activity, Ca(2+)-activated K+ (KCa) channel activity, membrane potential changes and local and general intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) increases. The model we propose is that during membrane stretch, both SA channels and KCa channels open at membrane potential values near the resting membrane potential. SA channel characterization showed that these SA channels are permeable to Ca2+. During membrane stretch, Ca2+ influx through SA channels and hyperpolarization due to KCa channel activity serve as positive feedback, leading ultimately to a Ca2+ wave and cell membrane hyperpolarization. This self-reinforcing mechanism is turned off upon SA channel closure after cessation of membrane stretch. We suggest that this Ca2+ entry mechanism plays a role in regulation of osteoclast activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0031-6768
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
429
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
663-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Cell membrane stretch in osteoclasts triggers a self-reinforcing Ca2+ entry pathway.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Physiological Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article