AIM: To investigat the relation between hepatotoxicity of halothane and sevoflurane and altered hepatic calcium homeostasis in enzyme-induced hypoxic rats. METHODS: Forty-eight rats were pretreated with phenobarbita...AIM: To investigat the relation between hepatotoxicity of halothane and sevoflurane and altered hepatic calcium homeostasis in enzyme-induced hypoxic rats. METHODS: Forty-eight rats were pretreated with phenobarbital and randomly divided into six groups (eight in each group) and exposed to O2/N2/1.2 MAC anesthetics for 1 h: normal control (NC), 21% O2/79% N2; hypoxic control (HC), 14% O2/86% N2; normal sevoflurane (NS), 21% O2/ N2/1.2MAC sevoflurane; hypoxic sevoflurane (HS), 14% O2/N2/1.2MAC sevoflurane; normal halothane (NH)21%O2/79%N2/1.2MAC halothane; hypoxic halothane (HH), 14%O2/N2/1.2MAC halothane. Liver specimens and blood were taken 24 h after exposure to calcium and determined by EDX microanalysis. RESULTS: The liver of all rats given halothane (14% O2) had extensive centrilobular necrosis and denaturation. Morphologic damage was accompanied with an increase in serum glutarnic pyruvic transminase. In groups NH and HH, more calcium was precipitated in cytoplasm and mitochondria. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that halothane increases cytosolic Ca^2+ concentration in hepatocytes. Elevation in Ca^2+ concentration is implicated in the mechanism of halothane-induced hepatotoxicity. sevoflurane is less effective in affecting hepatic calcium homeostasis than halothane.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the fluid shear stress induced changes of [Ca^2+]i in neutrophils in pancreatic microcirculation of experimental acute pancreatitis (AP).METHODS: Wistar rats (n = 36) were randomized into three gro...AIM: To investigate the fluid shear stress induced changes of [Ca^2+]i in neutrophils in pancreatic microcirculation of experimental acute pancreatitis (AP).METHODS: Wistar rats (n = 36) were randomized into three groups. A model of AP was established by subcutaneous injection of caerulein. Low-shear 30 viscometer was used to provide steady fluid shear stress on separated neutrophils. The mean fluorescent intensity tested by flow cytometry was used as the indication of [Ca2+]i quantity.RESULTS: Under steady shear, cytosolic [Ca^2+]i showed biphasic changes. The shear rate changed from low to high, [Ca^2+]i in different groups decreased slightly and then increased gradually to a high level (P<0.05). A close correlation was observed between the cytosolic [Ca^2+]i level and the alteration of fluid shear stress in regional microcirculation of AP. CONCLUSION: The increase of [Ca^2+]i is highly related to the activation of neutrophils, which contributes to neutrophil adhesion to endothelium in the early phase of AP. The effect of fluid shear stress on [Ca^2+]i may play a crucial role in pancreatic microcirculatory failure of AP.展开更多
Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors(IP_(3)R)-mediated calcium ion(Ca^(2+))release plays a central role in the regulation of cell survival and death.Bcl-2 limits the Ca^(2+)release function of the IP3R through a dir...Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors(IP_(3)R)-mediated calcium ion(Ca^(2+))release plays a central role in the regulation of cell survival and death.Bcl-2 limits the Ca^(2+)release function of the IP3R through a direct or indirect mechanism.However,the two mechanisms are overwhelmingly complex and not completely understood.Here,we convert the mechanisms into a set of ordinary differential equations.We firstly simulate the time evolution of Ca^(2+)concentration under two different levels of Bcl-2 for the direct and indirect mechanism models and compare them with experimental results available in the literature.Secondly,we employ one-and two-parameter bifurcation analysis to demonstrate that Bcl-2 can suppress Ca^(2+)signal from a global point of view both in the direct and indirect mechanism models.We then use mathematical analysis to clarify that the indirect mechanism is more efficient than the direct mechanism in repressing Ca^(2+)signal.Lastly,we predict that the two mechanisms restrict Ca^(2+)signal synergistically.Together,our study provides theoretical insights into Bcl-2 regulation in IP_(3)R-mediated Ca^(2+)release,which may be instrumental for the successful development of therapies to target Bcl-2 for cancer treatment.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Previous studies of curcumin have focused mainly on its cytotoxic properties for antitumor therapy. There are few studies addressing the application of curcumin in the prevention and treatment of nervous ...BACKGROUND: Previous studies of curcumin have focused mainly on its cytotoxic properties for antitumor therapy. There are few studies addressing the application of curcumin in the prevention and treatment of nervous system diseases. OBJECTIVE: To observe the protective effect of curcumin against tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)-induced neuronal damage in the rat hippocampus and to explore the intervention effect of curcumin on Ca^2+ influx following neuronal damage. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A cell morphological and physiological study was performed at the Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, China, from December 2006 to June 2007. MATERIALS: Curcumin (Sigma, USA) and TNF-α (Sigma, USA) were used in this study. METHODS: Hippocampal neurons were isolated from one-day neonatal rats and primarily cultured for 5 days. Following this they received 1 pmol/L curcumin and 100 ng/mL TNF-a pre-treatment. Dynamic morphological changes were observed for 1 hour by inverted microscopy. At 48 hours post-treatment, static morphological characteristics of the neurons were observed using inverted microscopy. Subsequently, hippocampal neurons were primarily cultured for 7 days, after receiving 1 pmol/L curcumJn and 4.5 ng/mL TNF-a pre-treatment. Intracellular free Ca^2+ was measured using Fluo 3/acetoxymethyl ester. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effects of curcumin on TNF-a-induced neuronal damage and Ca^2+ influx in the rat hippocampus were measured. RESULTS: Following curcumin treatment, TNF-a-induced neurons grew as normal. TNF-a induced a rapid Ca^2+ influx into the neuronal cytoplasm; however, Ca2+ fluorescence intensity only slightly increased when neurons were co-perfused with curcumin and TNF-α. CONCLUSION: Curcumin has a protective effect on rat hippocampal neurons possibly by reducing the TNF-α-induced rapid Ca^2+ influx into neuronal cytoplasm and by maintaining the Ca^2+ homeostasis.展开更多
Mature eggs (at metaphase Ⅱ stage) produce a series of Ca2+ oscillation at fertilization. To define whether the fertilization-induced Ca2+ oscillation is restrict to the metaphase Ⅱ eggs and cell cycle dependent, mo...Mature eggs (at metaphase Ⅱ stage) produce a series of Ca2+ oscillation at fertilization. To define whether the fertilization-induced Ca2+ oscillation is restrict to the metaphase Ⅱ eggs and cell cycle dependent, mouse oocytes at prophase Ⅰ (arrested at germinal vesicle stage),metaphase Ⅰ, metaphase Ⅱ, as well as the pronuclear embryos at interphase of the first mitotic division derived from fertilization or parthenogenetic activation were inseminated after removal of zona pellucida. The results show that the fertilization-induced Ca2+ oscillation is not specific to metaphase Ⅱ eggs. This is supported by the fact that immature oocytes generated the Ca2+ oscillations at fertilization regardless of their nuclear progression from prophase Ⅰ to metaphase Ⅰ (in vitro matured) stage. More interestingly, it was first found that pronuclear embryos at interphase derived from parthenogenetic activation showed Ca2+ oscillations in response to fertilization while the zygotes at interphase did not after reinsemination or intracytoplasmic injection of sperm extracts which induce Ca2+ oscillations in MII eggs. This suggests that the ability of oocytes to generate Ca2+ oscillation in response to sperm penetration is not regulated in a cell cycle dependent manner but dependent on the cytoplasmic maturation.展开更多
Red-light-induced swelling of the protoplasts isolated from hypocotyl of etiolated mung bean (Phaseolus radiatus L.) was observed only when Ca2+ ions were present in the medium. The optimal CaCl2 concentration was 250...Red-light-induced swelling of the protoplasts isolated from hypocotyl of etiolated mung bean (Phaseolus radiatus L.) was observed only when Ca2+ ions were present in the medium. The optimal CaCl2 concentration was 250 μM. Swelling response declined when Ca2+ was supplied into the medium after red light irradiation. The Ca2+-chelator EGTA eliminated the red-light-induced swelling and 45Ca2+ accumulation in the protoplasts. In contrast, A23187, a Ca2+-ionophore, could mimic the effect of red light in darkness. These results indicate that Ca2+ may play a role in light signal transduction. In addition, swelling response was prevented by TFP and CPZ (both are CaM antagonists), implying the involvement of CaM in red-light-induced and Ca2+ -dependent protoplast swelling.展开更多
in hippocampal neurons is an important contributor to depression. [Ca^2+]i of hippocampal neurons may raise rapidly with increased corticosterone concentrations, leading to apoptosis. The anti-depressant effects of X...in hippocampal neurons is an important contributor to depression. [Ca^2+]i of hippocampal neurons may raise rapidly with increased corticosterone concentrations, leading to apoptosis. The anti-depressant effects of Xiaoyaosan (Free and Easy Wanderer's Powder) may inhibit apoptosis by down regulating the [Ca^2+]i overload. PC12 cells were containing with corticosterone to simulate neuronal injury, dosed with Xiaoyaosan-containing serum, and the following parameters were measured: apoptosis,[Ca^2+]i overload, and changes in mitochondrial membrane potential (△ψm) and bioenergetics. High-dose Xiaoyaosan-containing serum (the dose of intragastric administration was 2.633 g herb/mL) not only inhibited morphological injury and cell apoptosis, but also suppressed [Ca^2+]i overload induced by corticosterone. Xiaoyaosan also blocked the decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and adenosine triphosphate levels induced by corticosterone. Xiaoyaosan dose-dependently suppresses corticosterone-induced apoptosis, potentially via inhibiting [Ca^2+]ioverload, and prevents impaired mitochondrial bioenergetics by maintaining mitochondrial membrane potential and adenosine triphosphate production, providing a putative mechanism for its antidepressant effects.展开更多
The effect of change in concentration of messenger molecule inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) on intracellular Ca^2+spiral pattern evolution is studied numerically. The results indicate that when the IP3 concentra...The effect of change in concentration of messenger molecule inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) on intracellular Ca^2+spiral pattern evolution is studied numerically. The results indicate that when the IP3 concentration decreases from 0.27 μM, a physiologically reasonable value, to different values, the spiral centre drifts to the edge of the medium and disappears for a small enough IP3 concentration. The instability of spiral pattern can be understood in terms of excitability-change controlled by the IP3 concentration. On the other hand, when the IP3 concentration increases from 0.27 μM, a homogeneous area with a high Ca^2+ concentration emerges and competes with the spiral pattern. A high enough IP3 concentration can lead the homogeneous area to occupy the whole medium. The instability of spiral pattern is ascribed to the change in stability of a stationary state with a high Ca^2+ concentration.展开更多
基金Supported by Military Medical Science Found of China, No.39400126
文摘AIM: To investigat the relation between hepatotoxicity of halothane and sevoflurane and altered hepatic calcium homeostasis in enzyme-induced hypoxic rats. METHODS: Forty-eight rats were pretreated with phenobarbital and randomly divided into six groups (eight in each group) and exposed to O2/N2/1.2 MAC anesthetics for 1 h: normal control (NC), 21% O2/79% N2; hypoxic control (HC), 14% O2/86% N2; normal sevoflurane (NS), 21% O2/ N2/1.2MAC sevoflurane; hypoxic sevoflurane (HS), 14% O2/N2/1.2MAC sevoflurane; normal halothane (NH)21%O2/79%N2/1.2MAC halothane; hypoxic halothane (HH), 14%O2/N2/1.2MAC halothane. Liver specimens and blood were taken 24 h after exposure to calcium and determined by EDX microanalysis. RESULTS: The liver of all rats given halothane (14% O2) had extensive centrilobular necrosis and denaturation. Morphologic damage was accompanied with an increase in serum glutarnic pyruvic transminase. In groups NH and HH, more calcium was precipitated in cytoplasm and mitochondria. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that halothane increases cytosolic Ca^2+ concentration in hepatocytes. Elevation in Ca^2+ concentration is implicated in the mechanism of halothane-induced hepatotoxicity. sevoflurane is less effective in affecting hepatic calcium homeostasis than halothane.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.39770722 and the Key Project of National Outstanding Youth Foundation of China,No.39925032
文摘AIM: To investigate the fluid shear stress induced changes of [Ca^2+]i in neutrophils in pancreatic microcirculation of experimental acute pancreatitis (AP).METHODS: Wistar rats (n = 36) were randomized into three groups. A model of AP was established by subcutaneous injection of caerulein. Low-shear 30 viscometer was used to provide steady fluid shear stress on separated neutrophils. The mean fluorescent intensity tested by flow cytometry was used as the indication of [Ca2+]i quantity.RESULTS: Under steady shear, cytosolic [Ca^2+]i showed biphasic changes. The shear rate changed from low to high, [Ca^2+]i in different groups decreased slightly and then increased gradually to a high level (P<0.05). A close correlation was observed between the cytosolic [Ca^2+]i level and the alteration of fluid shear stress in regional microcirculation of AP. CONCLUSION: The increase of [Ca^2+]i is highly related to the activation of neutrophils, which contributes to neutrophil adhesion to endothelium in the early phase of AP. The effect of fluid shear stress on [Ca^2+]i may play a crucial role in pancreatic microcirculatory failure of AP.
基金supported by Shanxi Province Science Foundation for Youths(Grant No.201901D211159)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11504214,11874310,and 12090052).
文摘Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors(IP_(3)R)-mediated calcium ion(Ca^(2+))release plays a central role in the regulation of cell survival and death.Bcl-2 limits the Ca^(2+)release function of the IP3R through a direct or indirect mechanism.However,the two mechanisms are overwhelmingly complex and not completely understood.Here,we convert the mechanisms into a set of ordinary differential equations.We firstly simulate the time evolution of Ca^(2+)concentration under two different levels of Bcl-2 for the direct and indirect mechanism models and compare them with experimental results available in the literature.Secondly,we employ one-and two-parameter bifurcation analysis to demonstrate that Bcl-2 can suppress Ca^(2+)signal from a global point of view both in the direct and indirect mechanism models.We then use mathematical analysis to clarify that the indirect mechanism is more efficient than the direct mechanism in repressing Ca^(2+)signal.Lastly,we predict that the two mechanisms restrict Ca^(2+)signal synergistically.Together,our study provides theoretical insights into Bcl-2 regulation in IP_(3)R-mediated Ca^(2+)release,which may be instrumental for the successful development of therapies to target Bcl-2 for cancer treatment.
基金the grant from Medical Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,No.A2006334the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,No.06105246,No.9151040701000008the Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou City,No.2007J1-C0041
文摘BACKGROUND: Previous studies of curcumin have focused mainly on its cytotoxic properties for antitumor therapy. There are few studies addressing the application of curcumin in the prevention and treatment of nervous system diseases. OBJECTIVE: To observe the protective effect of curcumin against tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)-induced neuronal damage in the rat hippocampus and to explore the intervention effect of curcumin on Ca^2+ influx following neuronal damage. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A cell morphological and physiological study was performed at the Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, China, from December 2006 to June 2007. MATERIALS: Curcumin (Sigma, USA) and TNF-α (Sigma, USA) were used in this study. METHODS: Hippocampal neurons were isolated from one-day neonatal rats and primarily cultured for 5 days. Following this they received 1 pmol/L curcumin and 100 ng/mL TNF-a pre-treatment. Dynamic morphological changes were observed for 1 hour by inverted microscopy. At 48 hours post-treatment, static morphological characteristics of the neurons were observed using inverted microscopy. Subsequently, hippocampal neurons were primarily cultured for 7 days, after receiving 1 pmol/L curcumJn and 4.5 ng/mL TNF-a pre-treatment. Intracellular free Ca^2+ was measured using Fluo 3/acetoxymethyl ester. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effects of curcumin on TNF-a-induced neuronal damage and Ca^2+ influx in the rat hippocampus were measured. RESULTS: Following curcumin treatment, TNF-a-induced neurons grew as normal. TNF-a induced a rapid Ca^2+ influx into the neuronal cytoplasm; however, Ca2+ fluorescence intensity only slightly increased when neurons were co-perfused with curcumin and TNF-α. CONCLUSION: Curcumin has a protective effect on rat hippocampal neurons possibly by reducing the TNF-α-induced rapid Ca^2+ influx into neuronal cytoplasm and by maintaining the Ca^2+ homeostasis.
文摘Mature eggs (at metaphase Ⅱ stage) produce a series of Ca2+ oscillation at fertilization. To define whether the fertilization-induced Ca2+ oscillation is restrict to the metaphase Ⅱ eggs and cell cycle dependent, mouse oocytes at prophase Ⅰ (arrested at germinal vesicle stage),metaphase Ⅰ, metaphase Ⅱ, as well as the pronuclear embryos at interphase of the first mitotic division derived from fertilization or parthenogenetic activation were inseminated after removal of zona pellucida. The results show that the fertilization-induced Ca2+ oscillation is not specific to metaphase Ⅱ eggs. This is supported by the fact that immature oocytes generated the Ca2+ oscillations at fertilization regardless of their nuclear progression from prophase Ⅰ to metaphase Ⅰ (in vitro matured) stage. More interestingly, it was first found that pronuclear embryos at interphase derived from parthenogenetic activation showed Ca2+ oscillations in response to fertilization while the zygotes at interphase did not after reinsemination or intracytoplasmic injection of sperm extracts which induce Ca2+ oscillations in MII eggs. This suggests that the ability of oocytes to generate Ca2+ oscillation in response to sperm penetration is not regulated in a cell cycle dependent manner but dependent on the cytoplasmic maturation.
文摘Red-light-induced swelling of the protoplasts isolated from hypocotyl of etiolated mung bean (Phaseolus radiatus L.) was observed only when Ca2+ ions were present in the medium. The optimal CaCl2 concentration was 250 μM. Swelling response declined when Ca2+ was supplied into the medium after red light irradiation. The Ca2+-chelator EGTA eliminated the red-light-induced swelling and 45Ca2+ accumulation in the protoplasts. In contrast, A23187, a Ca2+-ionophore, could mimic the effect of red light in darkness. These results indicate that Ca2+ may play a role in light signal transduction. In addition, swelling response was prevented by TFP and CPZ (both are CaM antagonists), implying the involvement of CaM in red-light-induced and Ca2+ -dependent protoplast swelling.
基金a Grant from the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China,No.NCET-05-0750a Grant from Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Research Team,No.5200491
文摘in hippocampal neurons is an important contributor to depression. [Ca^2+]i of hippocampal neurons may raise rapidly with increased corticosterone concentrations, leading to apoptosis. The anti-depressant effects of Xiaoyaosan (Free and Easy Wanderer's Powder) may inhibit apoptosis by down regulating the [Ca^2+]i overload. PC12 cells were containing with corticosterone to simulate neuronal injury, dosed with Xiaoyaosan-containing serum, and the following parameters were measured: apoptosis,[Ca^2+]i overload, and changes in mitochondrial membrane potential (△ψm) and bioenergetics. High-dose Xiaoyaosan-containing serum (the dose of intragastric administration was 2.633 g herb/mL) not only inhibited morphological injury and cell apoptosis, but also suppressed [Ca^2+]i overload induced by corticosterone. Xiaoyaosan also blocked the decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and adenosine triphosphate levels induced by corticosterone. Xiaoyaosan dose-dependently suppresses corticosterone-induced apoptosis, potentially via inhibiting [Ca^2+]ioverload, and prevents impaired mitochondrial bioenergetics by maintaining mitochondrial membrane potential and adenosine triphosphate production, providing a putative mechanism for its antidepressant effects.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10575041 and 10747005)
文摘The effect of change in concentration of messenger molecule inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) on intracellular Ca^2+spiral pattern evolution is studied numerically. The results indicate that when the IP3 concentration decreases from 0.27 μM, a physiologically reasonable value, to different values, the spiral centre drifts to the edge of the medium and disappears for a small enough IP3 concentration. The instability of spiral pattern can be understood in terms of excitability-change controlled by the IP3 concentration. On the other hand, when the IP3 concentration increases from 0.27 μM, a homogeneous area with a high Ca^2+ concentration emerges and competes with the spiral pattern. A high enough IP3 concentration can lead the homogeneous area to occupy the whole medium. The instability of spiral pattern is ascribed to the change in stability of a stationary state with a high Ca^2+ concentration.