title: Dextran sulfate inhibits the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-induced Ca2+ release from skinned and cultured smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Dextran sulfate inhibited the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)-induced decrease in 45Ca2+ content, in a dose-dependent manner, in saponin-skinned and primary cultured smooth muscle cells from the rat aorta. The maximum inhibition was observed at 3-10 mg/ml, and the IC50 was about 173 micrograms/ml. Dextran sulfate also inhibited the IP3-induced increase in 45Ca2+ efflux rate, but did not affect the caffeine-induced Ca2+ release. Dextran sulfate inhibited the specific binding of [4,5-32P]IP3 to the skinned cells, thereby indicating that it may have an effect on the IP3 receptor. Dextran (without the sulfates) had no inhibitory effect on either the IP3-induced Ca2+ release or on the specific binding of [4,5-32P]IP3. Thus, sulfate groups on the molecule of dextran sulfate may play an important role in the inhibition of the IP3-induced Ca2+ release from intracellular stores.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research and Practice in Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanaide
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D016264:Dextran Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012503:Saponins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D012503:Saponins; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D006493:Heparin; D016264:Dextran Sulfate; D002118:Calcium