title: Suppression of agonist induced Ca2+ oscillations in cultured hepatocytes by nafenopin: possible involvement of protein kinase C.
abstract: The alpha 1-agonist phenylephrine (5 microM) induces an increase in the free cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, followed by repetitive transients of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration, in single Fura-2 loaded hepatocytes. The tumor promoting, hypolipidemic drug nafenopin suppressed the cellular Ca2+ response to phenylephrine. The effect of nafenopin on the Ca2+ increase and Ca2+ oscillations was largely prevented by the specific protein kinase C inhibitor Gö 6976. This finding suggests involvement of protein kinase C in the action of nafenopin on phenylephrine induced Ca2+ mobilization.
authors.affiliation: GSF-Institut für Toxikologie, Neuherberg/Oberschleissheim, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leibold
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stampfl
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Schwarz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009255:Nafenopin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D009255:Nafenopin; D010656:Phenylephrine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D002118:Calcium