title: Cellular Mg++ accumulation is altered by extracellular Na+ and directly affects agonist-induced mobilization of Ca++ in vascular smooth muscle.
abstract: Effects of altered Na+, Ca++ and Mg++ concentrations on 45Ca and 28Mg distribution and binding as well as of changes in cellular Mg++ on mobilization of Ca++ by added norepinephrine (NE) were examined in the rabbit aortic media-intimal layer. Uptake of 45Ca at cellular high affinity sites was decreased by Mg++ much more than 28Mg uptake was altered by Ca++. Substitution of Na+ affects 45Ca uptake primarily at extracellular (La( )-accessible) binding sites. Muscles were pre-loaded with Mg++ by incubation in a low-Na+ solution (75% Na+ replaced isosmotically with sucrose) for 30 min followed by a 90 min exposure to a similar solution also containing 15 mM MgCl2. These tissues, upon examination in normal (154 mM) Na(+)-containing solution, indicated decreased retention of that cellular, high-affinity Ca++ fraction important for NE-induced contractile response. Accordingly, release of 45Ca from this site and associated tension responses to added NE were attenuated in these muscles. These results suggest that variations in extracellular Na+ concentration modulate binding and subsequent mobilization of activator Ca++ by agonists through alterations in cellular Mg++ content in vascular smooth muscle.
authors.affiliation: CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, Research Department, Summit, NJ 07901.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Zawadzki
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000494:pharmacology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013324:Strontium / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D007811:Lanthanum; D012964:Sodium; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium; D013324:Strontium