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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-18
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of the imidazole compound SK&F 96365 on Ca2+ movements and production of nitric oxide (NO) and von Willebrand factor (vWF) have been investigated in human endothelial cells. Changes in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) were measured with Fura-2. Real-time production of NO was monitored with a porphyrinic microsensor and the release of vWF with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Irrespective of the transmembrane Ca2+ gradient, 30 microM SK&F 96365 doubled [Ca2+]i suggesting a Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. The SK&F 96365-induced [Ca2+]i rise was not accompanied by detectable NO and vWF production, while 1 microM thapsigargin enhanced [Ca2+]i 2.5 times, doubled the secretion of vWF and increased the NO production to 10 +/- 4 nM (n = 5). Pretreatment with SK&F 96365 prevented thapsigargin from increasing [Ca2+]i, NO production and vWF secretion. To investigate the mechanism by which SK&F 96365 released Ca2+ from internal pools, its effect and that of thapsigargin on the ATP-dependent 45Ca2+ uptake into platelet membrane vesicles were compared. SK&F 96365 as thapsigargin, dose-dependently reduced the initial rate of 45Ca2+ uptake. In conclusion, we demonstrate that, in the absence of Ca2+ entry from the extracellular space, the [Ca2+]i increase elicited by SK&F 96365 or thapsigargin is not sufficient to initiate NO synthesis and vWF secretion. This confirms the important role of Ca2+ influx in endothelial secretion processes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0143-4160
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
501-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Adenosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Blood Platelets, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Calcium Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Calcium-Transporting ATPases, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Cytoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Epithelium, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Imidazoles, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Intracellular Membranes, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Thapsigargin, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-Umbilical Veins, pubmed-meshheading:8985595-von Willebrand Factor
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
SK&F 96365 inhibits intracellular Ca2+ pumps and raises cytosolic Ca2+ concentration without production of nitric oxide and von Willebrand factor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, URA CNRS 1482, Necker University School of Medicine, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't