Publication Date:
1989-06-30
Description:
High-resolution differential interference contrast microscopy and digital imaging of the fluorescent calcium indicator dye fura-2 were performed simultaneously in single rat salivary gland acinar cells to examine the effects of muscarinic stimulation on cell volume and cytoplasmic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). Agonist stimulation of fluid secretion is initially associated with a rapid tenfold increase in [Ca2+]i as well as a substantial cell shrinkage. Subsequent changes of cell volume in the continued presence of agonist are tightly coupled to dynamic levels of [Ca2+]i, even during [Ca2+]i oscillations. Experiments with Ca2+ chelators and ionophores showed that physiological elevations of [Ca2+]i are necessary and sufficient to cause changes in cell volume. The relation between [Ca2+]i and cell volume suggests that the latter reflects the secretory state of the acinar cell. Agonist-induced changes in [Ca2+]i, by modulating specific ion permeabilities, result in solute movement into or out of the cell. The resultant cell volume changes may be important in modulating salivary secretion.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Foskett, J K -- Melvin, J E -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1989 Jun 30;244(4912):1582-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Physiology Department, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20814.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2500708" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Benzofurans
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Calcium/*metabolism
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Carbachol/pharmacology
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Cell Membrane/physiology
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Chelating Agents
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Chlorides/metabolism
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Cytoplasm/metabolism
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Egtazic Acid/analogs & derivatives
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Ethers/pharmacology
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Fluorescent Dyes
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Fura-2
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Ionomycin
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Ionophores
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Kinetics
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Potassium/metabolism
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Rats
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Saliva/*secretion
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Salivary Glands/*cytology/drug effects/physiology
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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