title: Linkage of extracellular and intracellular control of cytosolic Ca2+ in rat osteoclasts in the presence of thapsigargin.
abstract: Cytosolic [Ca2+] was measured in single osteoclasts using fura-2 in experiments investigating the effects of Ca2+ "receptor" activation using thapsigargin as a means of depleting intracellular Ca2+ stores. Application of 4 microM thapsigargin to osteoclasts in Ca(2+)-free solutions resulted in an elevation of cytosolic [Ca2+]. Under similar conditions, activation of the osteoclast Ca2+ receptor by the substitute divalent cation agonist, Ni2+, resulted in a transient elevation of cytosolic [Ca2+]. In both instances, restoration of extracellular [Ca2+] to 1.25 mM resulted in an "overshoot" of cytosolic [Ca2+]. Prior depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores by thapsigargin markedly reduced the magnitude of the cytosolic [Ca2+] response to a subsequent application of 5 mM Ni2+. The application of 2 microM thapsigargin to intercept the falling phase of the Ni(2+)-induced cytosolic Ca2+ signal resulted in a sustained elevation of cytosolic [Ca2+], which was terminated by a second application of the same Ni2+. Furthermore, the sustained elevation of cytosolic [Ca2+] induced by thapsigargin application alone was abolished by late application of Ni2+. We conclude that activation of the surface membrane Ca2+ receptor on the osteoclast results in the cytosolic release of Ca2+ from intracellular storage organelles; the refilling of such stores depends upon a thapsigargin-sensitive Ca(2+)-ATPase; store depletion induces capacitative Ca2+ influx; and the Ca2+ influx pathway is sensitive to blockade by Ni2+.
authors.affiliation: Bone and Mineral Metabolism Unit, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, England.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bevis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pazianas
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Moonga
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D016257:Fura-2 / Q000737:chemistry; D008954:Models, Biological; D009532:Nickel / Q000494:pharmacology; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013729:Terpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019284:Thapsigargin
chemical_list: D013729:Terpenes; D019284:Thapsigargin; D009532:Nickel; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium; D016257:Fura-2