| Literature DB >> 3132916 |
S Kobayashi1, A V Somlyo, A P Somlyo.
Abstract
The effects of heparin on the release of intracellular Ca2+, assessed by tension development in saponin-permeabilized rabbit main pulmonary artery, were determined. Heparin inhibited (IC50 = 5 micrograms/ml) inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3)-induced, but not caffeine-induced, Ca2+ release. The initial (InsP3-dependent) component of GTP gamma S-induced Ca2+-release was also inhibited by heparin, but the InsP3-independent component was resistant to both heparin and procaine. These results support the existence of a G protein activated mechanism of Ca2+ release that is not mediated by InsP3 or by Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3132916 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(88)81141-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575