title: [Effect of glucocorticoid on [Ca2+]i induced by high-K+ in single PC12 cells and its characteristics].
abstract: The effect of glucocorticoid on the increase of cytosolic free calcium [Ca2+]i) induced by high-K+ was investigated in pheochomocytoma PC12 cells. The main result was as follows: (1) When the cells were preincubated at 37 degrees C for various time intervals in the presence of 10(-5) mol/L of corticosterone and stimulated with 55 mmol/L KCl, an inhibitory effect of corticosterone on delta [Ca2+]i was observed in a time-dependent manner with maximal effect at 5th min and no effect at 25th min. (2) When PC12 cells were preincubated with various concentration of corticosterone at 37 degrees C for 5 min, the inhibitory effect of corticosterone on delta [Ca2+]i induced by 55 mmol/L KCl was concentration-dependent. The effect was found to be maximal at 10(-5) mol/L of corticosterone and disappeared at 10(-9) mol/L of corticosterone. (3) Other steroids such as cortisol, dexamethasone, progesterone, testosterone, 17 beta-estradiol and aldosterone also inhibited the rise of [Ca2+]i evoked by 55 mmol/L KCl in PC12 cells to different extents, i.e., in the rank of P = F > Dex > T > Ald = E2. Cholesterol was ineffective at the concentration up to 10(-5) mol/L for inhibiting [Ca2+]i evoked by 55 mmol/L KCl. (4) Corticosterone could not inhibit the [Ca2+]i rise induced by changing the concentration of extracellular calcium from Ca(2+)-free to 3 mmol/L.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuronscience, Department of Physiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016716:PC12 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium; D003345:Corticosterone