title: ATP stimulates calcium influx in primary astrocyte cultures.
abstract: The effect of ATP and other purines on 45Ca uptake was studied in primary cultures of rat astrocytes. Treatment of the cells with ATP for 1 to 30 min brought about an increase in cellular 45Ca. Stimulation of calcium influx by ATP was investigated using a 90 sec exposure to 45Ca and over a concentration range of 0.1 nM to 3 mM; a biphasic dose-response curve was obtained with EC50 values of 0.3 nM and 9 uM, indicating the presence of low and high affinity purinergic binding sites. Similar levels of 45Ca influx at 90 sec were observed with ATP, ADP and adenosine (all at 100 uM). Prior treatment of the cultures with LaCl3 blocked the purine-induced 45Ca influx. These findings indicate that one pathway for calcium entry in astrocytes involves purinergic receptor-operated, calcium channels.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neuropathology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Neary
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Breemen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Norenberg
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Norenberg
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007700:Kinetics; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D002147:Calmodulin; C028521:lanthanum chloride; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D007811:Lanthanum; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D011494:Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000241:Adenosine; D002118:Calcium