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R G Bogle

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Impaired vascular sensitivity to nitric oxide in the coronary microvasculature after endotoxaemia.

1. The effects of endotoxaemia on coronary vasodilator responses to bradykinin (BK), sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and nicardipine were investigated in the rat isolated heart perfused at constant flow ex vivo. 2. Dose-dependent reductions in coronary perfusion pressure reaching a maximum of 56+/-3 and 57+/-5 mmHg were observed for BK and SNP respectively. The BK response was biphasic, consisting of a rapid dilator response that was insensitive to N(G)nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 0.1 mM) and a second slower component whose duration was attenuated by L-NAME. 3. Hearts obtained from rats treated with endotoxin (2.5 mg kg(-1), i.p.) for 2 or 6 h had increased basal coronary perfusion pressure and reduced vasodilator responses to BK or SNP. Dilator responses to nicardipine were not affected by endotoxin treatment. In vitro perfusion of hearts from endotoxin-treated rats with L-NAME (0.1 mM) restored SNP responses to control values. 4. Treatment with dexamethasone (1 mg kg(-1)), 1 h before endotoxin did not alter the endotoxin-induced impairment of dilator responses to BK or SNP. 5. These results show that coronary microvascular responses are altered following endotoxin exposure. Endotoxin results in increased coronary microvascular tone despite induction of NO synthase and inhibits the dilator response to BK and SNP, vasodilators that act via the release of NO. Responses to SNP in endotoxin-treated hearts were restored to control values in the presence of L-NAME suggesting that enhanced endogenous NO synthesis might saturate guanylate cyclase resulting in reduced response to NO donors. The reduced response to vasodilators and increased coronary resistance might be important in determining the response of the coronary circulation to systemic inflammation and infection.

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Tyrosine nitration in blood vessels occurs with increasing nitric oxide concentration.

1. Experiments were designed to explore the effects of nitric oxide (NO) donors on generation of superoxide (O2.-) and peroxynitrite (ONOO-) in rabbit aortic rings. 2. Following inhibition of endogenous superoxide dismutase (SOD), significant basal release of O2.- was revealed (0.9 +/- 0.01 x 10(-12) mol min-1 mg-1 tissue). Generation of O2.- increased in a concentration-dependent manner in response to NADH or NADPH (EC50 = 2.34 +/- 1.18 x 10(-4) and 6.21 +/- 1.79 x 10(-3) M respectively, n = 4). NADH-stimulated O2.- chemiluminescence was reduced by approximately 85% in the presence of exogenous SOD (15 x 10(3) U ml-1). 3. Incubation of aortic rings with S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO; 1 x 10(-5)-3 x 10(-3) M) or sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 1 x 10(-8)-1 x 10(-3) M), resulted in a concentration-dependent quenching of O2.- chemiluminescence which was proportional to NO release. 4. ONOO- formation was assessed indirectly by determining protein tyrosine nitration in rabbit aorta using a specific antibody against nitrotyrosine. Basally and in the presence of NADH, a single band was detected. Incubation of aortic rings with either GSNO (1 x 10(-3) M) alone or GSNO with NADH resulted in the appearance of additional nitrotyrosine bands. Incubation of serum albumin with GSNO alone did not cause nitrotyrosine formation. In contrast, incubation with 3-morpholinosydonomine (SIN-1; 1 x 10(-3) M, 10 min), resulted in marked nitration of albumin which was reduced by oxyhaemoglobin or SOD. Incubation of albumin with GSNO and pyrogallol, a O2.- generator, also resulted in protein nitration. 5. Addition of exogenous NO results in nitrotyrosine formation in rabbit aortic rings. Nitrotyrosine formation is likely to result from the reaction of exogenous NO and basal endogenous O2.- resulting in the formation of ONOO-. Formation of ONOO- and nitration of tyrosine residues potentially could lead to vascular damage and might represent unexpected adverse effects of long-term nitrate therapy.

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Regulation of L-arginine transport and nitric oxide release in superfused porcine aortic endothelial cells.

1. We have investigated whether changes in extracellular ion composition and substrate deprivation modulate basal and/or bradykinin-stimulated L-arginine transport and release of nitric oxide (NO) and prostacyclin (PGI2) in porcine aortic endothelial cells cultured and superfused on microcarriers. 2. Saturable L-arginine transport (Km = 0.14 +/- 0.03 mM; Vmax = 2.08 +/- 0.54 nmol min-1 (5 x 10(6) cells)-1) was pH insensitive and unaffected following removal of extracellular Na+ or Ca2+. 3. Cationic arginine analogues, including L-lysine and L-ornithine, inhibited L-arginine transport, whilst 2-methylaminoisobutyric acid, beta-2-amino-bicyclo[2,2.1]-heptane-2-carboxylic acid, L-phenylalanine, 6-diazo-5-oxo-norleucine, L-glutamine, L-cysteine and L-glutamate were poor inhibitors. 4. Deprivation of L-arginine (30 min to 24 h) reduced intracellular free L-arginine levels from 0.87 +/- 0.07 to 0.40 +/- 0.05 mM (P < 0.05) and resulted in a 40% stimulation of L-arginine, L-lysine and L-ornithine transport. 5. L-arginine and NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA), but not N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), trans-stimulated efflux of L-[3H]arginine. 6. Depolarization of endothelial cells with 70 mM K+ reduced L-arginine influx and prevented the stimulation of transport by 100 nM bradykinin, but agonist-induced release of NO and PGI2 was still detectable. 7. Basal rates of L-arginine transport and NO release were unaffected during superfusion of cells with a nominally Ca(2+)-free solution. Bradykinin-stimulated L-arginine transport was insensitive to removal of Ca2+, whereas agonist-induced NO release was abolished. 8. Although bradykinin-stimulated NO release does not appear to be coupled directly to the transient increase in L-arginine transport, elevated rates of L-arginine influx via system y+ in response to agonist-induced membrane hyperpolarization or substrate deprivation provide a mechanism for enhanced L-arginine supply to sustain NO generation.

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Functional effects of econazole on inducible nitric oxide synthase: production of a calmodulin-dependent enzyme.

1. We performed experiments to examine the effects of an anti-fungal imidazole compound, econazole, on the regulation and effects of lipopolysaccharide-inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity in rat aortic rings and cultured J774 murine macrophage cells. 2. In endothelium-intact rings of thoracic aorta, phenylephrine caused a concentration-dependent contraction with EC50 of 1.9 +/- 0.15 x 10(-8) M (n = 5). Following incubation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 5 micrograms ml-1) for 8 h there was a right-shift in the concentration-response curve (EC50 3.1 +/- 0.28 x 10(-7) M, P < 0.05) with a depression in the maximum contraction from 1.44 +/- 0.25 g to 0.86 +/- 0.26 g (n = 4). Co-incubation of rings with econazole (1 x 10(-5) M) partially inhibited the LPS-induced loss of reactivity to phenylephrine (EC50 6.5 +/- 0.72 x 10(-8) M) and fully inhibited the reduction in maximum tension (1.49 +/- 0.19 g; n = 5). 3. In J774 cells, incubation with LPS (10 micrograms ml-1, 24 h) resulted in significant nitrite production that was inhibited by co-incubation with econazole (IC50 5.0 +/- 0.9 x 10(-6) M; n = 5). In cells stimulated with LPS, production of L-[3H]-citrulline from L-[3H]-arginine was 6.41 +/- 0.22 pmol mg-1 protein min-1 (n = 3). This was inhibited by 92 +/- 6% by addition of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA, 1 x 10(-3) M; n = 3) to the homogenate but not by econazole (1 x 10(-5) M; n = 3). In contrast pretreatment of cells with econazole (1 x 10(-5) M) markedly reduced the LPS-induced [3H]-citrulline production (0.86 +/- 0.053 pmol mg-1 protein min-1; P < 0.01; n = 3). 4. In cells treated with LPS and econazole, L-[3H]-citrulline production was restored in a concentration-dependent manner by addition of calmodulin (1 x 10(-8)-3 x 10(-7) M) with an IC50 of 4.2 +/- 0.9 x 10(-8) M. 5. We have shown that econazole inhibits the functional and biochemical activity of iNOS in rat aortic rings and cultured J774 cells. Treatment of cells with econazole renders the NO synthase functionally inactive. In econazole-treated cells enzyme activity is restored by calmodulin suggesting that econazole may inhibit the binding of this essential co-factor to the enzyme following its production. These studies may have implications for the design of novel anti-inflammatory agents working through the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway.

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Effect of diadenosine phosphates on human umbilical vessels: novel platelet-derived vasoconstrictors.

The responses of human isolated umbilical artery to the novel platelet-derived mediators, diadenosine phosphates, P1,P5-di(adenosine-5')pentaphosphate (AP5A) and P1,P6-di(adenosine-5')hexaphosphate (AP6A) were studied in vitro. AP5A (1 nM-300 microM; n = 7) and AP6A (1 nM-30 microM; n = 5) produced transient concentration-dependent contractions. Responses to AP5A were unaffected by co-incubation with indomethacin (10 microM; n = 4), NGmonomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA; 300 microM; n = 4) and theophylline (1 microM; n = 5). These results demonstrate that diadenosine phosphates have constrictor effects on human blood vessels in vitro and are consistent with a role for these platelet-derived mediators in the regulation of blood vessel tone.

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Induction of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine uptake: a mechanism for differential inhibition of NO synthases?

The properties, selectivity, and regulation of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) uptake were examined in a human cultured vascular endothelial cell line SGHEC-7 and murine macrophage J774 cells. In both cell types the uptake of L-[14C]NMMA was time and temperature dependent. In endothelial cells L-[14C]NMMA uptake occurred via a single saturable carrier-mediated system with an apparent Kt of 77 +/- 2 microM. In murine macrophage cells a saturable component with an apparent Kt of 51 +/- 6 microM and a nonsaturable component of L-NMMA uptake were identified. In both cell types uptake of L-[14C]NMMA (10 microM) was significantly inhibited in the presence of 100-fold excess of L-NMMA, asymmetric NG,NG-dimethyl-L-arginine (ADMA), symmetric NG,NG-dimethyl-L-arginine (SDMA), L-canavanine, L-arginine, and to a lesser extent D-arginine. Uptake of L-[14C]NMMA was inhibited weakly (approximately 30%) by NG-nitro-L-arginine, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, aminoguanidine, and L-citrulline. Incubation of macrophage J774 cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 1 or 10 micrograms/ml) resulted in the induction of nitric oxide (NO) synthase activity determined by the accumulation of nitrite in the culture medium. In these cells an enhanced uptake of L-NMMA uptake was observed which was prevented by pretreatment with cycloheximide (1 microM) but not dexamethasone (1 microM).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Discrimination between citrulline and arginine transport in activated murine macrophages: inefficient synthesis of NO from recycling of citrulline to arginine.

1. The kinetics, specificity, pH- and Na(+)-dependency of L-citrulline transport were examined in unstimulated and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine macrophage J774 cells. The dependency of nitric oxide production on extracellular arginine or citrulline was investigated in cells activated with LPS (1 microgram ml-1) for 24 h. 2. In unstimulated J774 cells, transport of citrulline was saturable (Kt = 0.16 mM and Vmax = 32 pmol micrograms-1 protein min-1), pH-insensitive and partially Na(+)-dependent. In contrast to arginine, transport of citrulline was unchanged in LPS-activated (1 microgram ml-1, 24 h) cells. 3. Kinetic inhibition experiments revealed that arginine was a relatively poor inhibitor of citrulline transport, whilst citrulline was a more potent inhibitor (Ki = 3.4 mM) of arginine transport but only in the presence of extracellular Na+. Neutral amino acids inhibited citrulline transport (Ki = 0.2-0.3 mM), but were poor inhibitors of arginine transport. 4. Activated J774 cells did not release nitrite in the absence of exogenous arginine. Addition of citrulline (0.01-10 mM), in the absence of exogenous arginine, could only partially restore the ability of cells to synthesize nitrite, which was abolished by 100 microM NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester or NG-iminoethyl-L-ornithine. 5. Intracellular metabolism of L-[14C]-citrulline to L-[14C]-arginine was detected in unstimulated J774 cells and was increased further in cells activated with LPS and interferon-gamma. 6. We conclude that J774 macrophage cells transport citrulline via a saturable but nonselective neutral carrier which is insensitive to induction by LPS. In contrast, transport of arginine via the cationic amino acid system y+ is induced in J774 cells activated with LPS.7. Our findings also confirm that citrulline can be recycled to arginine in activated J774 macrophage cells. Although this pathway provides a mechanism for enhanced arginine generation required for NO production under conditions of limited arginine availability, it cannot sustain maximal rates of NO synthesis.

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Effect of anti-fungal imidazoles on mRNA levels and enzyme activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase.

1. Experiments were performed to examine the effects of anti-fungal imidazole compounds (clotrimazole, econazole and miconazole) on the induction of nitric oxide (NO) synthase and subsequent production of NO in the cultured murine monocyte/macrophage cell line J774 using a specific cDNA probe for inducible NO synthase mRNA and by monitoring nitrite production. 2. Stimulation of J774 cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 10 micrograms ml-1) resulted in the induction of NO synthase activity as determined by nitrite accumulation in the culture medium (48 +/- 3 nmol per 10(6) cells over 24 h). Production of nitrite was inhibited by co-incubation of cells with LPS (10 micrograms ml-1) and either dexamethasone (10 microM) or NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA; 0.1 mM), however, only L-NMMA was an effective inhibitor of nitrite production when added after induction of NO synthase had occurred. 3. Co-incubation of J774 cells with LPS (10 micrograms ml-1) and either clotrimazole, econazole or miconazole (1-10 microM) resulted in a concentration-dependent inhibition of nitrite production over the subsequent 24 h without any evidence for a cytotoxic effect. However, addition of these imidazoles after induction of NO synthase did not inhibit nitrite production. 4. Messenger RNA for inducible NO synthase was not detected in unstimulated J774 cells. Treatment with LPS (10 micrograms ml-1) for 4 h resulted in significant expression of mRNA for inducible NO synthase which was not altered in the presence of econazole (10 microM) but was reduced significantly by dexamethasone (10 microM). 5. These results demonstrate that anti-fungal imidazoles inhibit the production of nitric oxide by cultured J774 cells by a mechanism which appears to differ from that of dexamethasone and substrate type inhibitors of NO synthase. Furthermore, the presence of mRNA for NO synthase does not indicate the presence of functionally active NO synthase.

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Endothelial polyamine uptake: selective stimulation by L-arginine deprivation or polyamine depletion.

Uptake of putrescine and spermidine by cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells was time dependent and linear for 60 min. Transport, against a 5- to 10-fold concentration gradient, demonstrated both saturable and non-saturable components. Apparent concentration giving one-half maximal transport (Kt) values for putrescine and spermidine were 9 and 0.6 microM, respectively. Transport was reduced at 0 degrees C, suggesting that the process is energy requiring; inhibition by N-ethylmaleimide or p-chloromercuribenzoate suggested a requirement for sulfydryl groups. Transport of putrescine, but not spermidine, was partially activated by Na+. Spermidine and spermine did not inhibit putrescine uptake, and putrescine and spermine did not inhibit spermidine uptake, suggesting the presence of a separate transporter for each polyamine. Pretreatment with DL-2-difluoromethy-lornithine increased the uptake of putrescine but not spermidine. The endothelial cell putrescine transporter is thus sensitive to polyamine depletion, suggesting that transport from the extracellular space may be an important source of polyamines. L-Ornithine or L-arginine were not inhibitory, indicating that polyamine and cationic amino acid transport is mediated by independent systems. The sensitivity of putrescine transport to L-arginine but not to L-ornithine deprivation suggests that intracellular levels of arginine rather than ornithine regulate polyamine metabolism and transport in these cells. Thus factors that affect arginine utilization may also influence polyamine metabolism.

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Arginine uptake and metabolism in cultured murine macrophages.

Transport of L-arginine and nitrite production were examined in the murine macrophage cell line J774. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced a dose- and time-dependent stimulation of nitrite production which was further increased in the presence of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Nitrite synthesis was dependent on extracellular arginine and inhibited in the presence of L-lysine. Treatment of cells with LPS and IFN-gamma caused a reduction in intracellular L-arginine concentration which was accompanied by increases in the levels of L-citrulline in both the cells and culture medium. These findings indicate that activation of J774 cells with LPS produces an increase in both L-arginine transport and nitrite synthesis. The elevated rate of L-arginine transport in activated J774 cells may provide a mechanism for sustained substrate supply during enhanced utilization of L-arginine for the generation of nitric oxide.

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Propofol stimulates nitric oxide release from cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells.

Propofol, an intravenous anaesthetic agent, causes marked vasodilatation in vivo. In the present study the effects of propofol on the release of nitric oxide (NO) from vascular endothelial cells was determined in vitro. Application of propofol to co-cultures of porcine aortic endothelial and smooth muscle cells resulted in a rapid increase in cyclic GMP formation. This increase was significantly inhibited following pretreatment of the cells with either NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NOARG) or in the presence of haemoglobin. When applied to smooth muscle cells alone, propofol did not result in an increase in cyclic GMP levels. These results demonstrate that propofol stimulates the production and release of NO from cultured endothelial cells and suggest that the vasodilatation and hypotension observed when propofol is given in vivo may be due to NO release.

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Selective inhibition by dexamethasone of induction of NO synthase, but not of induction of L-arginine transport, in activated murine macrophage J774 cells.

1. Effects of dexamethasone on induction of nitric oxide (NO) synthase and L-arginine transport by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were examined in a murine cultured macrophage cell line J774. Metabolism of L-arginine to L-citrulline and subsequent changes in intracellular amino acids pools were correlated with changes in nitrite production. 2. Despite a high intracellular concentration of arginine in activated J774 cells, LPS (1 microgram ml-1, 8 h) induced a 2.4 fold increase in arginine transport. Treatment of cells with cycloheximide (1 microgram ml-1) inhibited the time-dependent (1-8 h) induction of NO synthase and arginine transport mediated by LPS. 3. Induction of NO synthase by LPS (1 microgram ml-1, 24 h) alone was accompanied by a marked increase in arginine utilisation leading to decreased intracellular arginine levels and elevated intracellular and extracellular L-citrulline levels. These changes were further enhanced in the presence of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma, 100 units ml-1, 24 h). 4. Dexamethasone (1 microM) abolished the increases in both nitrite and citrulline production induced by LPS alone but only partially reversed the combined effects of LPS and IFN-gamma. In contrast, treatment of cells with dexamethasone (10 microM) had no effect on the LPS-mediated induction of arginine transport or the decrease in intracellular arginine concentration. 5. We conclude that induction of arginine transporter activity in LPS-stimulated J774 cells involves de novo synthesis of carrier proteins, which increases transport of exogenous arginine during enhanced NO production. Moreover, the intracellular signalling pathways mediating induction of arginine transport and of NO synthase by LPS in activated macrophages diverge, since only the latter is sensitive to dexamethasone.

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L-arginine transport is increased in macrophages generating nitric oxide.

Transport of L-arginine and nitrite production were examined in the murine macrophage cell line J774. Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced a dose- and time-dependent stimulation of nitrite production, which was further increased in the presence of interferon-gamma. Nitrite synthesis was absolutely dependent on extracellular L-arginine and inhibited in the presence of L-lysine or L-ornithine. In unactivated J774 cells L-arginine transport was saturable, with an apparent Km of 0.14 +/- 0.04 mM and Vmax. of 15 +/- 2 nmol/h per 10(6) cells. LPS (1 microgram/ml) induced a time-dependent stimulation of L-arginine transport, and after 24 h the Vmax. increased to 34 +/- 2 nmol/h per 10(6) cells. These findings indicate that activation of J774 cells with LPS produces an increase in both L-arginine transport and nitrite synthesis. The elevated rate of L-arginine transport in activated J774 cells may provide a mechanism for sustained substrate supply during enhanced utilization of L-arginine for the generation of NO.

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Identification of inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase that do not interact with the endothelial cell L-arginine transporter.

The effects of inhibitors of nitric oxide (NO) synthase and other cationic amino acids on unidirectional L-arginine transport were studied in porcine aortic endothelial cells cultured in microwell plates or perfused in microcarrier columns. L-Homoarginine, L-lysine and L-ornithine inhibited transport of L-arginine. The NO synthase inhibitors NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and NG-iminoethyl-L-ornithine also reduced L-arginine uptake, whereas NG-nitro-L-arginine and its methyl-ester had no inhibitory effect. The ability to modulate selectively endothelial cell L-arginine transport or NO synthase activity will allow further characterization of the arginine transporter and its role in regulating NO biosynthesis.

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Bradykinin and ATP stimulate L-arginine uptake and nitric oxide release in vascular endothelial cells.

The effects of bradykinin and ATP on L-arginine transport and nitric oxide (NO) production were studied in porcine aortic endothelial cells cultured and perfused on microcarriers and deprived of L-arginine for 24 h. Stimulation of cells with bradykinin (100 nM) or ATP (100 microM) resulted in a rapid increase in L-arginine uptake and NO release. In the presence of nitro-L-arginine (100 microM), an inhibitor of NO synthase, the stimulatory effect of bradykinin on L-arginine uptake was partially inhibited while NO release was completely abolished. Nitro-L-arginine alone was not an inhibitor of basal L-arginine transport, suggesting that its inhibitory action was not directly on the L-arginine transporter but a result of the inhibition of NO generation. These data indicate that during agonist-stimulated NO production there is a concomitant increase in the transport of L-arginine into endothelial cells providing a mechanism for the continual generation of NO.

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Spiking of intracellular calcium ion concentration in single cultured pig aortic endothelial cells stimulated with ATP or bradykinin.

Single pig aortic endothelial cells in culture loaded with the Ca(2+)-sensitive fluorescent dye Indo-1 were stimulated with ATP (0.1-100 microM) or bradykinin (0.1-5.0 nM). Spiking or oscillations of [Ca2+]i were seen in approx. 50% of cells stimulated with either agonist. Non-spiking or transient responses in which [Ca2+]i returned to pre-stimulation levels rapidly 9120-250 s), or sustained responses in which [Ca2+]i remained elevated for many minutes, were seen in a further 20% of cells in each case, stimulated with either agonist. There was a marked variation between individual cells in the latency, magnitude, frequency and overall pattern of oscillations induced by ATP and bradykinin, although the patterns of response to bradykinin were less variable. In cells where repetitive spikes were seen, a relation between concentration of ATP and the latency of the response and the frequency of spiking was evident. Effects of removal of extracellular Ca2+, elevation of extracellular K+ concentration (35 or 70 mM) or exposure to phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate or 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol were tested on the spiking Ca2+ responses. Each of these procedures reversibly slowed or prevented Ca2+ spiking evoked by ATP or bradykinin. In contrast, the inactive phorbol ester 4 alpha-phorbol didecanoate had no effect on Ca2+ spiking evoked by these hormones. Our results thus indicate that the responses of single cells to ATP or bradykinin exhibit marked heterogeneity, and suggest that secretory events driven by extracellular Ca2+ may be regulated by repetitive spikes or oscillations of Ca2+.

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