Abstract
The effects of endothelin-1 (ET) on the signal transduction in rat and human glioma cell line cells have been investigated. ET was found to initiate the increase of intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) levels in both C6 and A-172 cells, which was concurrent with the formation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3(1,4,5)). In the presence of [ethylenebis(oxyethylenenitrilo)]tetraacetic acid (EGTA) in the incubation media, the duration of the intracellular calcium response was reduced, indicating that the ET-induced increase of intracellular calcium in glioma cells may be mediated by a dual mechanism, intracellular calcium mobilization and influx of extracellular calcium. These results suggest that ET may also act as a neuropeptide in the central nervous system.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 199-204 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 4 1990 |
Funding
This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan. We thank Dr. H. Hirayama and Dr. A. Hara for kindly providing C6 and A-172 cells.
Keywords
- Endothelin-1
- Glioma cell
- Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
- Intracellular calcium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience