PMID- 10513576 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19991101 LR - 20190624 IS - 0014-2999 (Print) IS - 0014-2999 (Linking) VI - 380 IP - 2-3 DP - 1999 Sep 10 TI - 5-hydroxytryptamine induces transient Ca2+ influx through Ni2+-insensitive Ca2+ channels in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. PG - 163-70 AB - The effects of Ni2+, a non-selective cation channel inhibitor, on 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)- and angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced intracellular Ca2+ dynamics in rat aortic smooth muscle cells were investigated. Ni2+ (1 mM) significantly inhibited the transient increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) induced by Ang II (100 nM) in aortic smooth muscle cells, as measured using fura-2. However, Ni2+ did not suppress the transient increase in Ca2+ influx induced by 5-HT (10 microM), while significantly suppressed the sustained increase. Ca2+ influx evoked by high KCl (80 mM), thapsigargin (TG) (1 microM) or depletion of intracellular Ca2+ store was almost completely suppressed by Ni2+. Ni2+ had no effect on 5-HT-induced inositol triphosphate production and Ca2+ release from the intracellular store(s). These results suggest that 5-HT, but not Ang II, induces transient Ca2+ influx through Ni2+-insensitive Ca2+ channels, which are distinguishable from the voltage-dependent or store-operated Ca2+ channels. FAU - Hirafuji, M AU - Hirafuji M AD - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan. hirafuji@hoku-iryo-u.ac.jp FAU - Kawahara, F AU - Kawahara F FAU - Ebihara, T AU - Ebihara T FAU - Nezu, A AU - Nezu A FAU - Tanimura, A AU - Tanimura A FAU - Minami, M AU - Minami M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharmacol JT - European journal of pharmacology JID - 1254354 RN - 0 (Calcium Channels) RN - 11128-99-7 (Angiotensin II) RN - 333DO1RDJY (Serotonin) RN - 660YQ98I10 (Potassium Chloride) RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) RN - 7OV03QG267 (Nickel) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Angiotensin II/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Calcium/*metabolism/pharmacology MH - Calcium Channels/*drug effects MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Male MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Nickel/*pharmacology MH - Potassium Chloride/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Serotonin/*pharmacology MH - Thapsigargin/pharmacology EDAT- 1999/10/08 00:00 MHDA- 1999/10/08 00:01 CRDT- 1999/10/08 00:00 PHST- 1999/10/08 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/10/08 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/10/08 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0014-2999(99)00532-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00532-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharmacol. 1999 Sep 10;380(2-3):163-70. doi: 10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00532-4.