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. 1992 Sep 15;286(Pt 3):869–877. doi: 10.1042/bj2860869

Modulation of cytosolic-[Ca2+] oscillations in hepatocytes results from cross-talk among second messengers. The synergism between the alpha 1-adrenergic response, glucagon and cyclic AMP, and their antagonism by insulin and diacylglycerol manifest themselves in the control of the cytosolic-[Ca2+] oscillations.

R Somogyi 1, M Zhao 1, J W Stucki 1
PMCID: PMC1132985  PMID: 1329720

Abstract

Hepatocytes respond to stimulation by glycogenolytic agonists acting via phosphoinositide (PI) breakdown through oscillations of the free cytosolic concentration of Ca2+ ([Ca2+]cyt.). Since the second-messenger repertoire of hepatocytes includes many other factors besides Ca2+, we investigated to what degree the regulation of [Ca2+]cyt. oscillations is integrated into these other signalling systems. [Ca2+]cyt. was recorded in single rat hepatocytes by using the Ca(2+)-indicator fura-2. Parallel stimulation with phenylephrine (an alpha 1-adrenergic agonist of PI breakdown) and glucagon resulted in a synergistic stimulation of [Ca2+]cyt. oscillations. Direct activation of the cyclic-AMP-dependent pathway with several stimuli (forskolin, 8-bromo cyclic AMP, 8-CPT cyclic AMP) mimicked the response to glucagon. In contrast, [Ca2+]cyt. oscillations induced by various combinations of these agonists could be antagonized by the glycogenic hormone insulin. As one of the options in the insulin-signalling network, we tested a diacylglycerol activator of protein kinase C, DiC8. It also acted as an inhibitor of [Ca2+]cyt. oscillations. We investigated how these observations could be reconciled with our previously introduced model of [Ca2+]cyt. oscillations in hepatocytes [Somogyi and Stucki (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 11068-11077]. First of all, the effect of calmodulin inhibitors (calmidazolium and CGS 9343 B), acting at the core of our model on the feedback of Ca2+ on Ins(1,4,5)P3-induced Ca2+ release, was not altered by the new modulators. In addition, all agonists and antagonists could be used interchangeably in combination and introduced no significant change in the oscillatory pattern or spike shape. Since the response was solely limited to frequency modulation, over- or understimulation of the oscillatory system, there is no need to create a new oscillator or to introduce further reaction steps into the core of the model. We conclude that the regulation of [Ca2+]cyt. via the explored second-messenger pathways can be embedded into the oscillatory system as modulation of rate constants already present in this model.

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