title: Ca2+ release from isolated sarcoplasmic reticulum of guinea-pig psoas muscle induced by K(+)-channel blockers.
abstract: A Ca(2+)-sensitive electrode was used to measure the Ca2+ concentration of the medium containing the heavy fraction of the fragmented sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) prepared from guinea-pig psoas muscle. Among K(+)-channel blockers tested, 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), tetraethylammonium (TEA) and charybdotoxin elicited Ca2+ release from the SR, but apamin and glibenclamide did not. These results suggest that a reduction of SR K+ conductance leads to Ca2+ release from the SR.
authors.affiliation: Mitsubishi Kasei Institute of Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: T X
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D015761:4-Aminopyridine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001030:Apamin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D018999:Charybdotoxin; D005905:Glyburide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000187:drug effects*; D016658:Psoas Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology; D019789:Tetraethylammonium; D013757:Tetraethylammonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015221:Potassium Channels; D012604:Scorpion Venoms; D013757:Tetraethylammonium Compounds; D018999:Charybdotoxin; D001030:Apamin; D019789:Tetraethylammonium; D015761:4-Aminopyridine; D005905:Glyburide; D002118:Calcium