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We investigated the effect of endothelin-1 (ET) on cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ( [Ca2+]i) and intracellular Ca2+ store in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Using quin2 microfluorometry, effects of ET on [Ca2+]i were investigated in rat aortic VSMCs in primary culture. In Ca2+-containing solution, ET induced a rapid and sustained [Ca2+]i elevation. The sustained component of [Ca2+]i elevation was inhibited by diltiazem. In Ca2+-free solution, ET induced only a rapid and transient component of elevation, which was not inhibited by diltiazem. When the caffeine-sensitive intracellular Ca2+ store was depleted in Ca2+-free solution, ET did not increase [Ca2+]i. 45Ca2+ flux study showed that ET released Ca2+ from intracellular store in VSMCs. Front-surface fluorometry with fura-2-loaded strips of porcine coronary artery were used to simultaneously measure the effects of ET on [Ca2+]i and tension development. In the Ca2+-containing solution, ET induced rapid and sustained increases in [Ca2+]i and tension. In the Ca2+-free solution, ET induced rapid and transient increases in [Ca2+]i and tension. Pretreatment for depletion of histamine-sensitive intracellular Ca2+ store did not affect ET-induced transient increases in [Ca2+]i and tension in the Ca2+-free solution. Conversely, when the caffeine-sensitive store or both caffeine- and histamine-sensitive stores were depleted, ET induced a contraction with no change in [Ca2+]j. This Ca2+-independent contraction was markedly inhibited by H-7, a protein kinase C inhibitor. Thus, we conclude that ET-sensitive intracellular Ca2+ store overlaps with the caffeine-sensitive one, and that the ET-induced contraction depends on (1) Ca2+ release from intracellular store, (2) extracellular Ca2+-dependent mechanism in the sustained phase, and (3) Ca2+-independent mechanisms mediated by protein kinase C-related phosphorylation of contractile elements.
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Kai, H., Kodama, M., Yamamoto, H., Kanaide, H. (1991). Endothelin and Vasoconstriction. In: Inoue, M., Hori, M., Imai, S., Berne, R.M. (eds) Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68367-4_20
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