title: Is an early calcium flux necessary to stimulate lymphocytes?
abstract: Concentrations of concanavalin A or the calcium ionophore A23187 that are optimal for the transformation of pig or mouse lymphocytes do not normally cause a measurable increase in calcium influx compared with unstimulated cells. If the cells are treated with the mitogens in conditions where a measurable increase in calcium influx occurs, no stimulation of the cells can occur while the flux is maintained. If an early influx of extracellular calcium is necessary for stimulation, then a much smaller increase in the total concentration of cellular calcium than reported previously is sufficient to allow the entry of lymphocytes into the cell cycle.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects; D013154:Spleen; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003208:Concanavalin A; D000001:Calcimycin; D004247:DNA; D002118:Calcium