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:Urotensin-II (U-II), a peptide with multiple vascular effects, is detected in cholinergic neurons of the rat brainstem and spinal cord. Here, the effects of U-II on [Ca2+]i was examined in dissociated rat spinal cord neurons by fura 2 microfluorimetry. The neurons investigated were choline acetyltransferase-positive and had morphological features of motoneurons. U-II induced [Ca2+]i increases in these neurons with a threshold of 10-9 m, and a maximal effect at 10-6 m with an estimated EC50 of 6.2 x 10-9 m. The [Ca2+]i increase induced by U-II was mainly caused by Ca2+ influx from extracellular space, as the response was markedly attenuated in a Ca2+-free medium. Omega-conotoxin GVIA (10-7 m), a N-type Ca2+ channel blocker, largely inhibited these increases, whereas the P/Q Ca2+ channel blocker, omega-conotoxin GVIIC (10-7 m) and the l-type Ca2+ channel blocker, verapamil (10-5 m) had minimal effects. Down-regulation of protein kinase C by 4-alpha-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (10-6 m) or enzyme inhibition using the specific inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide I (10-6 m) did not inhibit the observed effects. Similarly, inhibition of protein kinase G with KT5823 (10-6 m) or Rp-8-pCPT-cGMPS (3 x 10-5 m) did not modify U-II-induced [Ca2+]i increases. In contrast, protein kinase A inhibitors KT5720 (10-6 m) and Rp-cAMPS (3 x 10-5 m) reduced the response to 25 +/- 3% and 42 +/- 8%, respectively. Present results demonstrate that U-II modulates [Ca2+]i in rat spinal cord neurons via protein kinase A cascade.
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Journal of neurochemistryauthors
Filipeanu CM,Brailoiu E,Le Dun S,Dun NJdoi
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