title: Depolarisation induces rapid and transient formation of intracellular sphingosine-1-phosphate.
abstract: Formation of sphingosine-1-phosphate (SPP) by sphingosine kinase serves as a signalling pathway for various membrane receptors. Here, we show that membrane depolarisation is another mechanism by which this pathway can be activated. Formation of [(3)H]SPP as well as levels of endogenous SPP were rapidly and transiently increased in PC12 pheochromocytoma cells depolarised with high KCl. Time course and maximum were similar to those induced by bradykinin. Depolarisation-induced SPP production was also observed in RINm5F insulinoma cells, dependent on extracellular Ca(2+) and fully suppressed by verapamil, thus apparently caused by Ca(2+) influx via voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. Studies with sphingosine kinase inhibitors and overexpression of sphingosine kinase revealed a partial contribution of this pathway to depolarisation-induced noradrenaline release and Ca(2+) increase.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alemany
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kleuser
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruwisch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Danneberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lass
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spiegel
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jakobs
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meyer zu Heringdorf
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D016716:PC12 Cells; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology; D000099157:Sphingosine Kinase
chemical_list: D001920:Bradykinin; D015220:Calcium Channels; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D009638:Norepinephrine; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D011189:Potassium Chloride; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013110:Sphingosine; D014700:Verapamil; D000099157:Sphingosine Kinase; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate; C061800:N,N-dimethylsphingosine; C005682:safingol