title: Characterization of hypoxia-induced [Ca2+]i rise in rabbit pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells.
abstract: We have investigated the effects of hypoxia on the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in rabbit pulmonary (PASMCs) and coronary arterial smooth muscle cells with fura-2. Perfusion of a glucose-free and hypoxic (PO2<50 mmHg) external solution increased [Ca2+]i in cultured as well as freshly isolated PASMCs. However it had no effect on [Ca2+]i in freshly isolated coronary arterial myocytes. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+, hypoxic stimulation elicited a transient [Ca2+]i increase in cultured PASMCs which was abolished by the simultaneous application of cyclopiazonic acid and ryanodine, suggesting the involvement of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ store. Pretreatment with the mitochondrial protonophore, carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl-hydrazone (CCCP) enhanced the [Ca2+]i rise in response to hypoxia. A short application of caffeine gave a transient [Ca2+]i rise which was prolonged by CCCP. Decay of the caffeine-induced [Ca2+]i transients was significantly slowed by treatment of CCCP or rotenone. After full development of the hypoxia-induced [Ca2+]i rise, nifedipine did not decrease [Ca2+]i. These data suggest that the [Ca2+]i increase in response to hypoxia may be ascribed to both Ca2+ release from the SR and the subsequent activation of nifedipine-insensitive capacitative Ca2+ entry. Mitochondria appear to modulate hypoxia induced Ca2+ release from the SR.
authors: Department of Physiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
authors: Tong Mook
authors: TM
authors: Kang
authors: Myoung Kyu
authors: MK
authors: Park
authors: Dae-Yong
authors: DY
authors: Uhm
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002258:Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone / Q000494:pharmacology; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002258:Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone; D009543:Nifedipine; D002118:Calcium