title: Agonist-induced intracellular Ca2+ transients in HT29 cells.
abstract: In the present study we have investigated the mechanism of intracellular Ca2+ activity ([Ca2+]i) changes in HT29 cells induced by adenosine triphosphate (ATP), carbachol (CCH), and neurotensin (NT). [Ca2+]i was measured with the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator fura-2 at the single-cell level or in small cell plaques with high time resolution (1-40Hz). ATP and CCH induced not only a dose-dependent [Ca2+]i peak response, but also changes of the plateau phase. The [Ca2+]i plateau was inversely dependent on the ATP concentration, whereas the CCH-induced [Ca2+]i plateau increased at higher CCH concentrations. NT showed (from 10(-10) to 10(-7) mol/l) in most cases only a [Ca2+]i spike lasting 2-3 min. The [Ca2+]i plateau induced by ATP (10(-6) mol/l) and CCH (10(-5) mol/l) was abolished by reducing the Ca2+ activity in the bath from 10(-3) to 10(-4) mol/l (n = 7). In Ca(2+)-free bathing solution the [Ca2+]i peak value for all three agonists was not altered. Using fura-2 quenching by Mn2+ as an indicator of Ca2+ influx the [Ca2+]i peak was always reached before Mn2+ influx started. Every agonist showed this delayed stimulation of the Ca2+ influx with a lag time of 23 +/- 1.5 s (n = 15) indicating a similar mechanism in each case. Verapamil (10(-6)-10(-4) mol/l) blocked dose dependently both phases (peak and plateau) of the CCH-induced [Ca2+]i increase. Short pre-incubation with verapamil augmented the effect on the [Ca2+]i peak, whereas no further influence on the plateau was observed. Ni2+ (10(-3) mol/l) reduced the plateau value by 70%.
authors.affiliation: Physiologisches Institut, Albert-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nitschke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leipziger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greger
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D005453:Fluorescence; D016257:Fura-2; D006801:Humans; D008345:Manganese / Q000494:pharmacology; D009496:Neurotensin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D009496:Neurotensin; D008345:Manganese; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002217:Carbachol; D002118:Calcium; D016257:Fura-2