title: Cyclosporin A augments vasoconstrictor-induced rise in intracellular free calcium in rat renal mesangial cells.
abstract: Pretreatment of rat renal mesangial cells with the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporin A caused a dose-dependent increase in the angiotensin II, [Arg8]vasopressin and noradrenalin-stimulated rise in intracellular free calcium as measured with quin 2. Cyclosporin A had no significant effect on basal cytosolic free calcium. However, cyclosporin A increased the basal 45Ca2+ influx. This stimulated 45Ca2+ influx was not blocked by nifedipine (10(-6) M). Cyclosporin A also augmented the angiotensin II, [Arg8]vasopressin and noradrenalin-stimulated efflux of 45Ca2+ from mesangial cells. These results suggest that cyclosporin A stimulates transmembrane Ca2+ influx in mesangial cells and also augments the vasoconstrictor-induced increases in cytosolic free calcium.
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D000804:Angiotensin II; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D009543:Nifedipine; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine