title: Ethanol regulates calcium channels in clonal neural cells.
abstract: The acute and long-term effects of ethanol on voltage-dependent Ca channel function were studied in PC12, a clonal cell line of neural crest origin. Acute exposure to ethanol produced a concentration-dependent decrease in depolarization-evoked 45Ca2+ uptake, while prolonged (2-10 days) exposure led to a reciprocal increase in 45Ca2+ uptake and in the number of Ca-channel binding sites labeled by the dihydropyridine Ca-channel antagonist [3H]nitrendipine. Uptake was restored to control levels following withdrawal of ethanol from cultures. These findings indicate that cellular adaptation to ethanol may involve enhanced expression of dihydropyridine-sensitive, voltage-dependent Ca channels.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002999:Clone Cells; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D009432:Neural Crest / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D000431:Ethanol; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium