title: Vasopressin-induced increases in cellular free calcium concentration measured in single cells of rat renal papillary collecting tubule.
abstract: We determined the cellular free calcium concentration [Ca2+]i in response to arginine vasopressin (AVP) using single cells of cultured rat renal papillary collecting tubule cells. AVP at a concentration of 1 x 10(-10) M or higher significantly increased [Ca2+]i in a dose-dependent manner. The prompt increase in [Ca2+]i induced by AVP was completely blocked by the V1V2 antagonist, but not by the V1 antagonist. Also, an antidiuretic agonist of 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (dDAVP) increased [Ca2+]i, which was blocked by the pretreatment with the V1 V2 antagonist. An AVP-induced increase in [Ca2+]i was still demonstrable in cells pretreated with Ca2(+)-free medium containing 1 x 10(-3) M EGTA, or a blocker of cellular Ca2+ uptake, 5 x 10(-5) M verapamil. These results indicate that AVP increases [Ca2+]i through the V2 receptor in renal papillary collecting tubule cells where cAMP is a well-known second messenger for AVP, and that cellular free Ca2+ mobilization depends on both the intracellular and extracellular Ca2+.
authors: Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ishikawa
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Saito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D002118:Calcium