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In this communication we summarize our current knowledge concerning the mode of action of ciguatoxin (CTX) on acetylcholine (ACh) release either from motor nerve terminals or from pure cholinergic synaptosomes. The results obtained indicate that CTX affects Ca(2+)-dependent ACh release via distinct actions mediated by Na+ which alter presynaptic excitability and Ca2+ influx through both voltage-sensitive channels and the reversed operation of the Na+/Ca2+ exchange system. The external calcium-independent ACh release induced by CTX in motor terminals seems to be due to a Na(+)-dependent and tetrodotoxin-sensitive mechanism which mobilizes Ca2+ from intraterminal stores, as determined by fluorometrical recordings in single mouse neuroblastoma x rat glioma NG108-15 cells.
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PMID:Ciguatoxin-induced changes in acetylcholine release and in cytosolic calcium levels. 134 Mar 51

M3 muscarinic receptors expressed on SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells are linked to phosphoinositide turnover and rises in [Ca2+]i. The rise in [Ca2+]i is biphasic with the peak phase being due to release from an intracellular Ins(1,4,5)P3-sensitive site and the plateau phase being due to Ca2+ entry across the plasma membrane. Ca2+ entry does not appear to involve voltage sensitive Ca2+ channels, a pertussis toxin sensitive G-protein-operated Ca2+ channel or Ins(1,4,5)P3/Ins(1,3,4,5)P4-operated Ca2+ channel. We suggest that carbachol-stimulated Ca2+ entry in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells occurs via receptor operated Ca2+ channels and through capacitive refilling.
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PMID:Carbachol-stimulated calcium entry in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells: which route? 134 98

In SK-N-SH human neuroblastoma cells, the muscarinic agonist carbachol promotes polyphosphoinositide (PPI) hydrolysis via M3 receptors and increases cyclic AMP levels through an unidentified mechanism. Activation of PPI hydrolysis by carbachol elicits a robust translocation of CaM from membranes into cytosol which was previously shown to be mimicked by the addition of the calcium ionophore ionomycin and the phorbol ester TPA28. The effect of agonist-stimulated second messenger production on CaM localization was determined by activating receptors that increase and decrease adenylyl cyclase activity on SK-N-SH cells. VIP (10 microM), prostaglandin E1 (30 microM) and forskolin (10 microM) all increased adenylyl cyclase activity 8- to 10-fold above the activity with 1 microM GTP. Carbachol (100 microM) did not stimulate adenylyl cyclase activity. The alpha 2-adrenergic agonist UK 14,304 (0.1 microM) and the delta and mu opioid DPDPE (10 microM) and DAMGO (10 microM) inhibited forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP formation by 27-32%. CaM did not stimulate adenylyl cyclase activity. Incubation of cells with vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), dibutyryl cyclic AMP and forskolin, resulted in 30% decrease in membrane CaM and an increase in cytosolic CaM of 40-50%. The CaM translocation with the combination of an agent that elevates cyclic AMP levels and a low dose of carbachol was not different from that observed with either agent alone. UK 14,304, DPDPE and DAMGO potentiated carbachol-stimulated increases in cytosolic CaM. Upon the addition of carbachol, a 5-fold increase in intracellular calcium concentration measured with fura-2 fluorescence was observed. VIP and UK 14,304 elevated intracellular calcium concentrations 2 to 3 fold, while forskolin (10 microM) had no effect.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Cyclic AMP accumulation alters calmodulin localization in SK-N-SH human neuroblastoma cells. 134 31

Bradykinin (BK) induced a transient and pertussis toxin (PT)-insensitive increase in cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) in NG 108-15 neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid cells, whereas leucine-enkephalin (EK), somatostatin, norepinephrine or carbachol showed a weak but PT-sensitive action. When any one of the latter agonists was applied to the cells treated with low doses of BK, however, the level of [Ca2+]i rise caused by the agonist was remarkably increased in a PT-sensitive manner. The decreasing of extracellular Ca2+ only slightly influenced the actions of these agonists. Thus, synergism between a BK receptor and PT-sensitive G-protein-coupled receptors results in marked intracellular Ca2+ mobilization by the latter agonists.
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PMID:Synergism in cytosolic Ca2+ mobilization between bradykinin and agonists for pertussis toxin-sensitive G-protein-coupled receptors in NG 108-15 cells. 134 83

Mouse neuroblastoma cells (N18) were immobilized in calcium-alginate gel beads. Under standard culture conditions (37 degrees C; 5% CO2), cell growth was observed inside the beads. The number of cells increased threefold during 7 days of culture with cell division and differentiation visualized by electron microscopy. Cell properties maintained after short-term storage (2-3 days at 4 degrees C) included: (i) properties of voltage-dependent ionic channels tested by patch-clamp electrophysiological techniques; (ii) expression of cell-adhesion membrane proteins tested by immunohistochemistry (iii) morphological differentiation obtained by depletion of foetal calf serum in culture medium. The advantages of such an immobilization technique as applied to neurone cells are discussed.
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PMID:Storage and growth of neuroblastoma cells immobilized in calcium-alginate beads. 136 47

We have used single cell imaging of [Ca2+]i and single channel cell-attached patch clamp recording to characterise the Ca2+ channels present on the plasma membrane of retinoic acid-differentiated human neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) cells. Exposure to raised K+ (45 or 60 mM) for 1 min resulted in a transient rise in [Ca2+]i which was abolished by cadmium (100 microM). The amplitude of the evoked rise varied from cell to cell. Both omega-Conus toxin (500 nM) and nifedipine (10 microM) reduced, but did not abolish, the rise in [Ca2+]i whereas Bay K 8644 (3 microM) potentiated it. In single channel records both L- and N-type Ca2+ channel openings were observed during membrane depolarisations from a holding potential of -90 mV. L-type channel openings (unitary conductance 22.5 pS) were prolonged by S(+)-PN 202-791 (500 nM) and could still be evoked from a depolarised holding potential (-40 mV). N-type channel openings (unitary conductance 12.5 pS) were unaffected by the dihydropyridine agonist but were inactivated at a holding potential of -40 mV. These results indicate that, in contrast to previous observations using whole cell recording, retinoic acid-differentiated SH-SY5Y cells express both L- and N-type Ca2+ channels.
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PMID:Characterisation of the L- and N-type calcium channels in differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells: calcium imaging and single channel recording. 137 5

1. Pharmacological and kinetic properties of high-voltage-activated (HVA) Ca2+ channel currents were studied using the whole-cell and perforated patch-clamp methods in a mouse neuroblastoma and rat glioma hybrid cell line, NG108-15, differentiated by dibutyryl cyclic AMP or by prostaglandin E1 and theophylline. 2. The HVA currents were separated into two components by use of two organic Ca2+ channel antagonists, omega-conotoxin GVIA (omega CgTX) and a dihydropyridine (DHP) compound, nifedipine. One current component, IDHP, was blocked by nifedipine (Kd = 8.2 nM) and was resistant to omega CgTX. Conversely, the other component, I omega CgTX, was irreversibly blocked by omega CgTX and was resistant to DHPs. Thus, IDHP could be studied in isolation by a short application of omega CgTX, while I omega CgTX could be studied in the presence of nifedipine. 3. The voltage for half-activation of IDHP was smaller than that of I omega CgTX by 13 mV. IDHP was activated at potentials that were subthreshold for voltage-dependent K+ currents of the cell, whereas I omega CgTX was not. 4. Time courses of activation and deactivation of IDHP were faster than those of I omega CgTX. 5. Voltage-dependent inactivation was small for both IDHP and I omega CgTX at any potential. 6. Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation of IDHP was faster and more prominent than that of I omega CgTX. The time course of the Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation of IDHP, but not I omega CgTX, was slowed as the membrane potential was made more positive between -20 and 30 mV, although amplitude of the current was increased. 7. Alkaline earth metal ions carried the two components of IHVA in the same order: Ba2+ greater than Sr2+ greater than Ca2+. 8. Metal ions blocked the two components of IHVA in the same order of potency: Gd3+ greater than La3+ greater than Cd2+ greater than Cu2+ greater than Mn2+ greater than Ni2+. 9. An alkylating agent, N-ethylmaleimide (NEM, 0.1 mM), selectively augmented IDHP by 30%. 10. During the course of cellular differentiation induced by dibutyryl cyclic AMP, IDHP appeared earlier than I omega CgTX. 11. These results indicate that two classes of Ca2+ channels contribute to the HVA currents of this cell line. The DHP-sensitive channel is more apt to generate Ca2+ spikes and Ca2+ plateau potentials than the omega CgTX-sensitive channel.
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PMID:Dihydropyridine-sensitive and omega-conotoxin-sensitive calcium channels in a mammalian neuroblastoma-glioma cell line. 137 34

The activation of protein kinase C was investigated in digitonin-permeabilized human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells by measuring the phosphorylation of the specific protein kinase C substrate myelin basic protein4-14. The phosphorylation was inhibited by the protein kinase C inhibitory peptide PKC19-36 and was associated to a translocation of the enzyme to the membrane fractions of the SH-SY5Y cells. 1,2-Dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol had no effect on protein kinase C activity unless the calcium concentration was raised to concentrations found in stimulated cells (above 100 nM). Calcium in the absence of other activators did not stimulate protein kinase C. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate was not dependent on calcium for the activation or the translocation of protein kinase C. The induced activation was sustained for 10 min, and thereafter only a small net phosphorylation of the substrate could be detected. Calcium or dioctanoylglycerol, when applied alone, only caused a minor translocation, whereas in combination a marked translocation was observed. Arachidonic acid (10 microM) enhanced protein kinase C activity in the presence of submaximal concentrations of calcium and dioctanoylglycerol. Quinacrine and p-bromophenacyl bromide did not inhibit calcium- and dioctanoylglycerol-induced protein kinase C activity at concentrations which are considered to be sufficient for phospholipase A2 inhibition.
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PMID:Activation of protein kinase C in permeabilized human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. 137 89

Primary astrocyte cultures, C6 glioma cells, and N18 neuroblastoma cells were assayed for nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity with a bioassay of cyclic GMP production in RFL-6 fibroblasts. Treatment of astrocyte cultures for 16-18 h with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced NOS-like activity that was L-arginine and NADPH dependent, Ca2+ independent, and potentiated by superoxide dismutase. Induction was evident after 4 h, was dependent on the dose of LPS, and required protein synthesis. Treatment of astrocyte cultures with leucine methyl ester reduced microglial cell contamination from 7 to 1%, with a loss of 44% of NOS-like activity. C6 cells treated with LPS also showed Ca(2+)-independent and L-arginine-dependent NOS-like activity. N18 cells demonstrated constitutive Ca(2+)-dependent NOS-like activity that was not enhanced by LPS induction. These data indicate that NOS-like activity can be induced in microglia, astrocytes, and a related glioma cell line as it can in numerous other cell types, but not in neuron-like N18 cells.
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PMID:Induction of nitric oxide synthase in glial cells. 137 33

Continuous superfusion of rat glioma cells with medium containing bradykinin (from 0.2 nM) induced a transient hyperpolarization followed by regular hyperpolarizing oscillations of the membrane potential. Similar repetitive hyperpolarizing oscillations were caused by extracellularly applied bradykinin or muscarine or by intracellularly injected GTP-gamma-S. The frequency of the oscillations was 1 per minute at bradykinin concentrations ranging from 0.2 nM to 2 microM, but the amplitude and duration increased with rising peptide concentration. The muscarine-induced oscillations were blocked by atropine. In the presence of extracellular Ca2+, the substances thapsigargin, 2,5-di(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone (tBuBHQ), and ionomycin reversibly suppressed the bradykinin-induced oscillations. Thapsigargin and tBuBHA, which are known to block the Ca2+ ATPase of endoplasmic reticulum, caused a transient rise in cytosolic Ca2+ activity, monitored with Fura-2, in suspensions of rat glioma cells or of mouse neuroblastoma-rat glioma hybrid cells. After a transient Ca2+ rise caused by thapsigargin, tBuBHQ, or ionomycin, the Ca2+ response to bradykinin which is known to be due to release of Ca2+ from internal stores was suppressed. This indicates that thapsigargin and tBuBHQ deplete internal Ca2+ stores as already seen previously for ionomycin. Thus, the inhibition of the membrane potential oscillations by thapsigargin, tBuBHQ, and ionomycin indicates that the oscillations are associated with activation of InsP3-sensitive Ca2+ stores. In some cells composite oscillation patterns which consisted of two independent oscillations with different amplitudes that overlapped additively were seen. We discuss that this pattern and the concentration dependency of the oscillations could be due to "quantal" Ca2+ release from stores with different inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate sensitivities. Subsidence of the oscillations after omission of extracellular Ca2+ seems to be due to a lack of replenishment of the intracellular stores with Ca2+, which comes from the extracellular compartment.
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PMID:Bradykinin and muscarine induce Ca(2+)-dependent oscillations of membrane potential in rat glioma cells indicating a rhythmic Ca2+ release from internal stores: thapsigargin and 2,5-di(tert-butyl)-1, 4-benzohydroquinone deplete InsP3-sensitive Ca2+ stores in glioma and in neuroblastoma-glioma hybrid cells. 139 96


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