1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Effects of cation on intracellular pH elevation by induced neurotransmitters on submandibular gland
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07672025
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Functional basic dentistry
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| Research Institution | Meikai University |
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Principal Investigator |
ATSUMI Toshiko Meikai Univ.Sch.Dent., associate professor, 歯学部, 助教授 (60049385)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KURIHARA Kinji Meikai Univ.Sch.Dent., assistant, 歯学部, 助手 (10170086)
SUGITA Kenji Meikai Univ.Sch.Dent., lecture, 歯学部, 講師 (90171157)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1997
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| Keywords | Submandibular gland / neurotransmitter / pH / Ca^<2+> / HSG cell / carbacho1 / H^+Exchanger |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this investigation was to clarify the mechanism of alkalization induced by neurotransmitters in human salivary gland. Cells of the HSG cell (a cell line from human submandibular adenocarcinoma) and A-431 cell (a human epidermoid carcinoma cell line) were loaded with a fluorescent pH indicator, BCECF/AM,and the change in the intracellular pH of them was measured following stimulation with various concentrations (10^<-7>M to 10^<-2>M) of neurotransmitters (carbachol, noradrenaline, and isoproterenol). Isoproterenol did not cause alkalization of either cell type at all, whereas, noradrenaline and carbachol alkalized both types over the concentration ranges of 10^<-6>M to 3*10^<-3>M (HSG cell by noradrenaline), 10^<-7>M to 2*10^<-4>M (A-431 cell by noradrenaline), and 7*10^<-5>M to 10^<-4>M (A-431 cell by carbacho1). On the other hand, alkalization induced by carbachol in the HSG cells was recognized at concentrations higher than 6*10^<-5>M,and it showed no upper limit in terms of carbachol concentration. This high-dose carbachol alkalization was not eliminated by preincubation with nifedipine (100 muM), Ca^<2+> channel blocker, or with thapsigargin (100 muM), amicrosomal Ca^<2+> -ATPase inhibitor. The alkalization system of HSG cell was quite different from that in the else epithelial cells and that induced by high-dose carbachol in the HSG cell appears to be independent of intracellular Ca^<2+>.
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