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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
The Ca2+ signal induced by an increase in extracellular K+ concentration from 3.6 to 5.6 mM or angiotensin II (ANG II) was inhibited by the dihydropyridine (DHP) Ca2+ channel blocker, nifedipine, and enhanced by the DHP Ca2+ channel agonist, BAY K 8644. The DHP sensitivity of the ANG II-induced Ca2+ response was already detectable during the peak phase, suggesting that the DHP receptor plays an important role during the initial phase of ANG II stimulation. K+ and ANG II stimulated a nifedipine-sensitive Mn2+ influx pathway, further promoting the role of a DHP receptor in their mechanism of action. Fluorescent membrane potential measurements showed that, in contrast to the rapid depolarization induced by K+, the ANG II-induced depolarization had a lag time of > 30 s. The slow kinetics of depolarization compared with the immediate effect of ANG II on Mn2+ influx and the DHP sensitivity of the initial Ca2+ peak indicates that ANG II initiates the activation of the DHP-sensitive Ca2+ channel by a mechanism other than depolarization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
266
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
C67-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Dihydropyridine-sensitive initial component of the ANG II-induced Ca2+ response in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't