title: Protein kinase C activates capacitative calcium entry in the insulin secreting cell line RINm5F.
abstract: This study examines the calcium store-regulated (capacitative) calcium influx pathway in the endocrine pancreatic cell line RINm5F, utilizing thapsigargin. After preincubation of the cells with the phorbol ester TPA, thapsigargin induced a sustained elevation of cytosolic calcium as well as a sustained stimulation of manganese entry, the latter being used to assess calcium influx. Thapsigargin given alone provoked a smaller and only transient elevation of cytosolic calcium and stimulation of manganese entry. The protein kinase C inhibitor staurosporine antagonized the effect of the phorbol ester. Verapamil, nifedipine, or measures to hyperpolarize the cells exerted no inhibitory action against this effect, which excludes an involvement of voltage-dependent calcium channels. In conclusion, our data shows for the first time that protein kinase C stimulation activates the capacitative calcium influx pathway of endocrine pancreatic insulin-producing cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Phillips University, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Bode
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Göke
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D019311:Staurosporine; D013729:Terpenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D019284:Thapsigargin; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D007328:Insulin; D013729:Terpenes; D008345:Manganese; D019284:Thapsigargin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium