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1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Analysis of calcium oscillations in vascular smooth muscle cells

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07457021
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field General pharmacology
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

IINO Masamitsu  The University of Tokyo, Fac.of Med., Professor, 医学部(医), 教授 (50133939)

Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
KeywordsVascular smooth muscle / Calcium ion / Inositol trispohophate / Blood pressure regulation / Digital imaginf / Fluorescent Ca^<2+> indicator / Ca^<2+> channel antagonist
Research Abstract

Using cooled CCD camera or confocal laser scanning microscope, we carried out digital imaging of intracellular Ca^<2+> concentration of vascular smooth muscle cells within intact arterial tissue. Ca^<2+> indicator loaded arterial tissue was mounted in an experimental chamber on the stage of an inverted microscope and stimulated with field electrical stimulation or by solution exchange. We could observe Ca^<2+> concentration change within individual smooth muscle cells, and confirmed our previous results that the intracellular Ca^<2+> concentration change takes place as Ca^<2+> oscillations and waves when the arterial tissue was stimulated with the sympathetic nerve transmitter, noradrenaline. The current experimental system had a greater dynamic range than that in our previous measurements. We studied the effect of dihydropyridine Ca^<2+> channel antagonists on the Ca^<2+> oscillations. In the presence of nicardipine at a concentration enough to inhibit high K-induced intracellular Ca^<2+> increase in vascular smooth muscle cells the frequency of the noradrenaline-induced Ca^<2+> oscillation was significantly inhibited. This new finding suggest that Ca^<2+> channel antagonist can inhibit Ca^<2+> store-mediated Ca^<2+> signalling. We are now expanding our work and preparing for simultaneous measurement of intracellular Ca^<2+> concentrations of vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells to study the effect of endothelium derived relaxing factor on the Ca^<2+> signalling in vascular smooth muscle cells.

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  • [Publications] Kasai,Y.: "Stretch-induced enhancement of contractions in uterine smooth muscle of rats." J.Physiol.486. 373-384 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Takeshima,H.: "Ca^<2+>-induced Ca^<2+> release in myocytes from dyspedic mice lacking type-1 ryanodine receptor." EMBOJ.14. 2999-3006 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Ikemoto,T.: "Enhancing effect of calmodulin on Ca^<2+>-induced Ca^<2+> release in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of rabbit skeletal muscle fibres." J.Physiol.487. 573-582 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Kim,P.: "Impaired calcium regulation of smooth muscle during chronic vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage." J.Cerebr.BloodF.Met.16. 334-341 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Ikemoto,T.: "Effect of calmodulin antagonists on calmodulin-induced biphasic modulation of Ca^<2+>-induced Ca^<2+> release." Br.J.Pharmacol. 118. 690-694 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Takeshima,H.: "Generation and characterization of mutant mice lacking ryanodine receptor type 3." J.Biol.Chem.271. 19649-19652 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Yamazawa,T.: "Subtype specificity of ryanodine receptor for Ca^<2+> signal amplification in excitation-contraction coupling." EMBOJ.15. 6172-6177 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Yamazawa,T.: "A region of the ryanodine receptor critical for excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle." J.Boil.Chem.(in press). (1997)

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  • [Publications] Kasai, Y., Tsutsumi, O., Taketani, Y., Endo, M.and Iino, M.: "Stretch-induced enhancement of contractions in uterine smooth muscle of rats" J.Physiol.486. 373-384 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Takeshima, H., Yamazawa, T., Ikemoto, T., Takekura, H., Nishi, M., Noda, T.and Iino, M.: "Ca^<2+> -induced Ca^<2+> release in myocytes from dyspedic mice lacking type-1 ryanodine receptor" EMBOJ.14. 2999-3006 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Ikemoto, T., Iino, M.and Endo, M.: "Enhancing effect of calmodulin on Ca^<2+> -induced Ca^<2+> release in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of rabbit skeletal muscle fibers" J.Physiol.487. 573-582 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Kim, P., Yoshimoto, Y., Iino, M., Sasaki, T., Kirino, T.and Nonomura, Y.: "Impaired calcium regulation of smooth muscle during chronic vasopasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage" J.Cerebr.BbodF.Met.16. 334-341 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Ikemoto, T., Iino, M.and Endo, M.: "Effect of calmodulin antagonists on calmodulin-induced biphasic modulation of Ca^<2+> -induced Ca^<2+> release" Br.J.Pharmacol.118. 690-694 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Takeshima, H., Ikemoto, T., Nishi, M., Nishiyama, M., Shimuta, M., Sugitani, Y., Kuno, J., Saito, I., Saito, H., Endo, M., Iino, M.and Noda, M.: "Generation and characterization of mutant mice lacking ryanodine receptor type3" J.Biol.Chem.271. 19649-19652 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Yamazawa, T., Takeshima, H., Sakurai, T., Endo, M.and Iino, M.: "Subtype specificity of ryanodine receptor for Ca^<2+> signal amplification in excitation-contraction coupling" EMBOJ.15. 6172-6177 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Yamazawa, T., Takeshima, H., Shimuta, M.and Iino, M.: "A region of the ryanodine receptor critical for excitation-contraction couplinf in skeletal muscle" J.Biol.Chem.(in press). (1997)

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