title: Modulation of intracellular Ca2+ in the parathyroid cell. Release of Ca2+ from non-mitochondrial pools by inositol trisphosphate.
abstract: Stimuli which enhance secretion from parathyroid cells such as low extracellular Ca2+ or Mg2+ are associated with a decrease in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration as measured by quin2. Current evidence suggests that increased production of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) releases Ca2+ from cellular stores thus increasing cytosolic Ca2+. We used saponin-permeabilized dispersed bovine parathyroid cells to study the effect of IP3 on intracellular Ca2+. IP3 released Ca2+ from these cells in a dose-dependent manner; half-maximal response occurred with 0.3 microM IP3 and maximal response with 1.2 microM IP3. Permeabilized cells incubated in the presence of the mitochondrial inhibitor antimycin A released a similar amount of Ca2+ suggesting that IP3 releases Ca2+ from a non-mitochondrial pool. These results suggest that IP3 regulates cytosolic Ca2+ in this system and may function as a second messenger controlling hormone secretion.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000968:Antimycin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; D000968:Antimycin A; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D002118:Calcium