title: Interaction between endothelin-induced Na+ and Ca2+ kinetics in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: The present study was undertaken to examine the interaction between endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced Ca2+ and Na+ kinetics in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) by measuring cytosolic free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) and intracellular Na+ ([Na+]i) using intracellular fluorescent dyes (fura-2 and SBFI, respectively). ET-1 increased both [Ca2+]i (basal, 58.9 nM; 10(-9) M, 119.8 nM; 10(-8) M, 265.0 nM; 10(-7) M, 419.0 nM) and [Na+]i (basal, 13.4 mM; 10(-9) M, 17.1 mM; 10(-8) M, 21.6 mM; 10(-7) M, 25.2 mM) in a dose-dependent manner in cultured rat VSMCs. The Na(+)-free solution enhanced the 10(-7) M ET-1-mobilized [Ca2+]i (419 vs. 1,192 nM) but reduced the 10(-7) M ET-1-induced increase in [Na+]i (25.2 vs. 6.1 mM). The Ca(2+)-free solution decreased the peak levels of 10(-7) M ET-1-induced mobilization of [Ca2+]i (411 vs. 350 nM) and the sustained increase in [Ca2+]i and totally diminished the 10(-7) M ET-1-induced increase in [Na+]i (25.2 vs. 12.8 mM). These results therefore indicate that ET-1 increases [Na+]i in association with an increase in cellular Na+ and Ca2+ uptake in VSMCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D012964:Sodium; D002118:Calcium