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Prenatal metal mixtures and sex-specific infant negative affectivity. Environ Epidemiol 2021; 5:e147. [PMID: 33870019 PMCID: PMC8043734 DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Prenatal exposure to metals has been associated with a range of adverse neurocognitive outcomes; however, associations with early behavioral development are less well understood. We examined joint exposure to multiple co-occurring metals in relation to infant negative affect, a stable temperamental trait linked to psychopathology among children and adults.
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Chen Y, Liu L, Ni W, Jin L, Li Z, Ren A, Wang L. Association between selected alkaline earth elements concentrations in umbilical cord and risk for cleft lip with or without cleft palate. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 750:141735. [PMID: 32877786 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The relationship between alkaline earth elements in utero exposure and the risk of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL ± P) remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the associations between the concentration of alkaline earth elements in umbilical cord and risk for CL ± P. A case-control study was carried out in this study, including 78 cases and 142 controls. Association between each metals and the risk of CL ± P were evaluated with conventional logistic regression, bayesian kernel machine regression and weighted quantile sum regression models. Logistic regression model indicated that in utero exposure to higher levels of Barium was associated with increasing risk for CL ± P (odds ratio = 2.79, 95% confidence interval, 1.22-6.38) and for cleft lip with cleft palate (odds ratio = 3.94, 95% confidence interval, 1.45-10.72). Bayesian kernel machine regression model showed the statistical association between the metals mixture and risk difference of CL ± P, and barium was associated with CL ± P risk when all other metals were held fixed at the 25th percentiles (risk difference = 1.07, 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.14). In weighted quantile sum model, barium accounted for most of the weight index in the combined effect of the metals mixture. The weighted quantile sum index showed that a quartile increase in the index resulted in an increase odds of 1.69 (95% confidence interval, 1.16-2.46) for CL ± P and of 2.11 (95% confidence interval, 1.34-3.35) for CLP. No associations were found in the three statistical models between Calcium, Magnesium and Strontium and the risks of CL ± P. In conclusion, in utero exposure to mixtures of alkaline earth elements was associated with an increased risk for CL ± P, of which barium was likely to be important factors in the development.
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- Yongyan Chen
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China.
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Pi X, Jin L, Li Z, Liu J, Zhang Y, Wang L, Ren A. Association between concentrations of barium and aluminum in placental tissues and risk for orofacial clefts. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 652:406-412. [PMID: 30366340 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Natural exposure to and increasing use of barium and aluminum in various products, such as plastics, rubber, and food additives, raise concerns for their potential health impacts on pregnant women and vulnerable fetuses. We investigated whether there are associations between barium and aluminum concentrations in placental tissues and the risk for orofacial clefts (OFCs) in offspring. In this case-control study, we recruited 103 women with OFC-affected pregnancies and 206 women who delivered healthy newborns. Concentrations of barium and aluminum in placental tissues were measured using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Information on maternal sociodemographic characteristics and diet was collected via face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Aluminum concentrations in placental tissues were not associated with OFC risk. However, a higher concentration of barium in placental tissues was associated with an increased risk for OFCs, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 2.42 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.34-4.40) for total cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL ± P), and 1.90 (95% CI 1.03-3.50) for isolated CL ± P. There was a positive dose-response relationship between placental barium concentrations and OFC risk. Maternal exposure to barium may increase the risk for OFCs in offspring.
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- Xin Pi
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China.
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Acosta-Coley I, Mendez-Cuadro D, Rodriguez-Cavallo E, de la Rosa J, Olivero-Verbel J. Trace elements in microplastics in Cartagena: A hotspot for plastic pollution at the Caribbean. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 139:402-411. [PMID: 30686444 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Microplastics are new pollutants considered a source of concern for the oceans worldwide. This research reports the concentrations of trace metals on microplastics collected on beaches from Cartagena, an industrialized city in the Caribbean. Mercury (Hg) was quantified using a Hg analyzer and forty-seven trace elements were assessed by ICP/MS. Most abundant microplastics in beaches were those with the lower degree of surface degradation features (SDF), categorized as white-new polyethylene pellets, followed by secondary microplastics (SM). Greater Hg levels were found in SM, white-degraded (WDP) and black pellets. Trace elements concentrations were linked to the degree of SDF registered in examined pellets, with larger concentrations in WDP. Compared to white-new pellets, Ba, Cr, Rb, Sr, Ce, Zr, Ni, Pb were the most accumulated elements in WDP, as their surface enhance the sorption processes. Microplastic pollution represents a toxicological hazard because its ability to accumulate and transport toxic elements.
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- Isabel Acosta-Coley
- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaragocilla Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, 130014, Colombia; Analytical Chemistry and Biomedicine Group, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, San Pablo Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Analytical Chemistry and Biomedicine Group, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, San Pablo Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Analytical Chemistry and Biomedicine Group, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, San Pablo Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CIQSO), University of Huelva, Robert H. Grubbs Building, Campus de el Carmen, s/n. E21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zaragocilla Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, 130014, Colombia.
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da Silva FH, Ribeiro AAL, Deluque AL, Cotrim ACDM, de Marchi PGF, França EL, Honorio-França AC. Effects of barium chloride adsorbed to polyethylene glycol (PEG) microspheres on co-culture of human blood mononuclear cell and breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7). Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2017; 40:18-24. [DOI: 10.1080/08923973.2017.1392563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Fabiana Helen da Silva
- Institute of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Institute of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Institute of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Institute of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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de Los Rios C, Cano-Abad MF, Villarroya M, López MG. Chromaffin cells as a model to evaluate mechanisms of cell death and neuroprotective compounds. Pflugers Arch 2017; 470:187-198. [PMID: 28823085 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-017-2044-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this review, we show how chromaffin cells have contributed to evaluate neuroprotective compounds with diverse mechanisms of action. Chromaffin cells are considered paraneurons, as they share many common features with neurons: (i) they synthesize, store, and release neurotransmitters upon stimulation and (ii) they express voltage-dependent calcium, sodium, and potassium channels, in addition to a wide variety of receptors. All these characteristics, together with the fact that primary cultures from bovine adrenal glands or chromaffin cells from the tumor pheochromocytoma cell line PC12 are easy to culture, make them an ideal model to study neurotoxic mechanisms and neuroprotective drugs. In the first part of this review, we will analyze the different cytotoxicity models related to calcium dyshomeostasis and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. Along the second part of the review, we describe how different classes of drugs have been evaluated in chromaffin cells to determine their neuroprotective profile in different neurodegenerative-related models.
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- Cristobal de Los Rios
- Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Farmacología y Terapéutica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Farmacología y Terapéutica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. .,Departamento de Farmacología y Terapéutica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. .,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Elwej A, Chaabane M, Ghorbel I, Chelly S, Boudawara T, Zeghal N. Effects of barium graded doses on redox status, membrane bound ATPases and histomorphological aspect of the liver in adult rats. Toxicol Mech Methods 2017; 27:677-686. [DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2017.1351016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Awatef Elwej
- Animal Physiology Laboratory, Sfax Faculty of Sciences, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Animal Physiology Laboratory, Sfax Faculty of Sciences, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Animal Physiology Laboratory, Sfax Faculty of Sciences, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Animal Physiology Laboratory, Sfax Faculty of Sciences, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Anatomopathology Laboratory, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Animal Physiology Laboratory, Sfax Faculty of Sciences, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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Mores L, França EL, Silva NA, Suchara EA, Honorio-França AC. Nanoparticles of barium induce apoptosis in human phagocytes. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:6021-6. [PMID: 26451108 PMCID: PMC4592030 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s90382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Purpose Nutrients and immunological factors of breast milk are essential for newborn growth and the development of their immune system, but this secretion can contain organic and inorganic toxins such as barium. Colostrum contamination with barium is an important issue to investigate because this naturally occurring element is also associated with human activity and industrial pollution. The study evaluated the administration of barium nanoparticles to colostrum, assessing the viability and functional activity of colostral mononuclear phagocytes. Methods Colostrum was collected from 24 clinically healthy women (aged 18–35 years). Cell viability, superoxide release, intracellular Ca2+ release, and phagocyte apoptosis were analyzed in the samples. Results Treatment with barium lowered mononuclear phagocyte viability, increased superoxide release, and reduced intracellular calcium release. In addition, barium increased cell death by apoptosis. Conclusion These data suggest that nanoparticles of barium in colostrum are toxic to cells, showing the importance of avoiding exposure to this element.
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- Luana Mores
- Institute of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Institute of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Institute of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Institute of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Abbah SA, Lu WW, Peng SL, Aladin DMK, Li ZY, Tam WK, Cheung KMC, Luk KDK, Zhou GQ. Extracellular matrix stability of primary mammalian chondrocytes and intervertebral disc cells cultured in alginate-based microbead hydrogels. Cell Transplant 2009; 17:1181-92. [PMID: 19181212 DOI: 10.3727/096368908787236648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Three-dimensional alginate constructs are widely used as carrier systems for transplantable cells. In the present study, we evaluated the chondrogenic matrix stability of primary rat chondrocytes and intervertebral disc (IVD) cells cultured in three different alginate-based microbead matrices to determine the influence of microenvironment on the cellular and metabolic behaviors of chondrogenic cells confined in alginate microbeads. Cells entrapped in calcium, strontium, or barium ion gelled microbeads were monitored with the live/dead dual fluorescent cell viability assay kit and the 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue (DMB) assay designed to evaluate sulfated glycosaminoglycan (s-GAG) production. Expression of chondrogenic extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis was further evaluated by semiquantitative RT-PCR of sox9, type II collagen, and aggrecan mRNAs. Results indicate that Ca and Sr alginate maintained significantly higher population of living cells compared to Ba alginate (p < 0.05). Production of s-GAG was similarly higher in Ca and Sr alginate microbead cultures compared to Ba alginate microbeads. Although there was no significant difference between strontium and calcium up to day 14 of culture, Sr alginate showed remarkably improved cellular and metabolic activities on long-term cultures, with chondrocytes expressing as much as 31% and 44% greater s-GAG compared to calcium and barium constructs, respectively, while IVD cells expressed 63% and 74% greater s-GAG compared to calcium and barium constructs, respectively, on day 28. These findings indicate that Sr alginate represent a significant improvement over Ca- and Ba alginate microbeads for the maintenance of chondrogenic phenotype of primary chondrocytes and IVD cells.
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- S A Abbah
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Ohta T, Kai T, Ito S. Evidence for paracrine modulation of voltage-dependent calcium channels by amperometric analysis in cultured porcine adrenal chromaffin cells. Brain Res 2004; 1030:183-92. [PMID: 15571668 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We investigated the endogenous control through vesicular contents of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs) in cultured porcine adrenal chromaffin cells. To examine paracrine regulation of VDCCs, catecholamine release was monitored amperometrically together with patch-clamp recording under culture conditions at different cell densities. A depolarizing pulse evoked Ca(2+)- (ICa) and Ba(2+)-currents (IBa) in Ca(2+)- and Ba(2+)-containing solutions, respectively. In cells cultured at high density, stop-flow of the external solution decreased the I(Ba) concomitant with a sustained increase of amperometric current (Iamp), but not in cells at low density, suggesting the endogenous modulation of VDCCs in a paracine fashion. The degree of the prepulse facilitation was similar regardless of the flow condition. Application of noradrenaline (NA), ATP, methionine-enkephalin (ENK) or protons decreased IBa. The extent of the prepulse facilitation of the endogenous VDCC inhibition was similar to those induced by NA and ATP. GDPbetaS, pertussis toxin (PTX), blockers for alpha-adrenoceptors and P2-purinoceptors significantly reduced the endogenous VDCC inhibition. These results suggest that VDCCs are regulated by vesicular substances in a paracrine fashion, at least by noradrenaline and ATP, through activation of alpha-adrenoceptors and P2-purinoceptors, respectively, in porcine adrenal chromaffin cells.
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- Toshio Ohta
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 0600818, Japan.
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