title: Modulation of cytosolic free calcium levels by extracellular phosphate and lanthanum.
abstract: The effects of extracellular phosphate and lanthanum on cytosolic free Ca2+ [( Ca2+]i) levels were studied in isolated rat pancreatic acini. In the presence of 1.28 mM Ca2+ and 1.0 mM phosphate, the mean resting [Ca2+]i level was 120 nM. Omission of phosphate from incubation medium significantly lowered this value to 94 nM. The gastrointestinal hormone cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) rapidly enhanced both [Ca2+]i levels and 45Ca2+ efflux, irrespective of the presence or absence of phosphate. Lanthanum (0.1 mM), a compound known to block transmembrane Ca2+ fluxes, attenuated both actions of CCK-8, but only in the absence of extracellular phosphate. There was a concomitant decrease in amylase secretion induced by 0.1 nM CCK-8 but not by 10 nM CCK-8, without a significant change in cellular ATP levels. The inhibitory actions of lanthanum on CCK-8-stimulated [Ca2+]i levels were very rapid and were mimicked only by prolonged incubation of acini in Ca2+-free medium supplemented with EGTA. Omission of phosphate from incubation medium also lowered basal [Ca2+]i levels in IM-9 lymphocytes. These findings suggest that extracellular phosphate may modulate resting [Ca2+]i levels in pancreatic acini and other cell types and that mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ may partly depend on the availability of a lanthanum-sensitive pool of cell-surface Ca2+ that is not readily removed by EGTA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korc
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schöni
mesh_terms: D000634:Aminoquinolines; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012844:Sincalide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000634:Aminoquinolines; D010710:Phosphates; D007811:Lanthanum; D012844:Sincalide; C035739:Quin2; D002118:Calcium