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Abstract
Elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ in response to depolarization and various receptor agonists was measured in several types of cultured smooth muscle cells (DDT1, A10, rabbit aorta) loaded with the either quin-2 or fura-2, and assayed either in suspension or in monolayer cultures attached to plastic cover slips. Agonists (norepinephrine, vasopressin) induced both the release of intracellular Ca2+ and the influx of extracellular Ca2+. Agonist-induced Ca2+ influx was not blocked by dihydropyridines, and depolarization did not induce Ca2+ influx. However, in fura-2 loaded monolayers of PC12 cells, depolarization did induce dihydropyridine-sensitive Ca2+ influx. Thus cultured smooth muscle cells appear to express receptor-operated Ca2+ channels, but not functional voltage-operated Ca2+ channels.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 2941014 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(86)90421-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575