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. 1996 Aug 1;317(Pt 3):779–783. doi: 10.1042/bj3170779

Amplification of the thapsigargin-evoked increase in the cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration by acetylcholine in acutely isolated mouse submandibular acinar cells.

P M Smith 1, H E Reed 1
PMCID: PMC1217552  PMID: 8760362

Abstract

The intracellular Ca2+ concentration was measured in single, acutely isolated, mouse submandibular acinar cells loaded with fura-2 AM. All experiments were performed in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ in order to eliminate Ca2+ influx. The microsomal ATPase inhibitor, thapsigargin, was used to release Ca2+ from intracellular stores and simultaneously prevent re-uptake into the stores. Sequential application of thapsigargin (2 microM) and the Ca2+ ionophore ionomycin (500 nM) indicated that thapsigargin was able to mobilize practically all intracellular Ca2+. Furthermore, in comparison with results obtained following inhibition of the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase by La3+ (2 mM), it may be shown that slowly unloading the intracellular Ca2+ stores using thapsigargin does not normally cause a massive, cytotoxic, increase in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, because Ca2+ is rapidly extruded from the cell across the plasma membrane. Application of a submaximal dose of acetylcholine (500 nM) during the rising phase of the response to thapsigargin caused a 3-4-fold increase in the amplitude of the rise in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration without any significant alteration of the time course of the response. As thapsigargin alone is capable of mobilizing all releasable Ca2+, this increase in amplitude is most likely the result of inhibition of the Ca2+ extrusion process by acetylcholine.

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