title: Mechanisms of Ca2+ mobilization in chick sensory neurones.
abstract: Mechanisms of Ca2+ mobilization from caffeine- and inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IPA3)-sensitive internal Ca2+ stores were studied in embryonic chick sensory neurones. Caffeine transiently increased [Ca]i in one-quarter of all cells tested. For non-responsive cells caffeine elicited [Ca]i transients at elevated [Ca]i level indicating the operation of Ca(2+)-induced Ca2+ release. Injections of IP3 and GTP gamma S-induced [Ca]i transients but IP3-mobilizing agonists, carbachol and bradykinin, were either ineffective or produced weak responses. Pre-treatment with staurosporine and H-7 increased both the peak [Ca]i and the percentage of cells responsive to agonists. The effects were abolished by phorbol esters indicating that down-modulation is mediated by protein kinase C.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Mironov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002642:Chick Embryo; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002110:Caffeine; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D002118:Calcium