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Role of Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange in agonist-induced changes in cytosolic Ca2+ in vascular smooth muscle cells

Z. Zhu, M. Tepel, M. Neusser and W. Zidek
Medizinische Universitats-Poliklinik, University of Munster, Germany.

Changes in cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) induced by angiotensin II (ANG II), arginine vasopressin (AVP), angiotensin III (ANG III), norepinephrine (NE), or thapsigargin were investigated after inhibition of the Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) from Wistar-Kyoto rats by use of the fluorescent dye technique. The ANG II-induced peak [Ca2+]i increase was significantly enhanced after inhibition of Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange by NiCl2 or 1,3-dimethyl-2-thiourea (DMTU): control, 99 +/- 9 (SE) nM (n = 64); NiCl2, 181 +/- 23 nM (n = 23; P < 0.01); DMTU, 182 +/- 35 nM (n = 10; P < 0.05). In the absence of external calcium, the inhibition of the Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange by NiCl2 also enhanced the ANG II-induced [Ca2+]i increase. Inhibition of Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange by removal of external sodium, which was replaced by choline, augmented the ANG II-induced [Ca2+]i increase to 174 +/- 26 nM (n = 11; P < 0.05 compared with control). The inhibition of the protein kinase C activity by isoquinoline-sulfonyl-O-2-methylpiperazine blocked the enhancing effect of NiCl2 on ANG II-induced [Ca2+]i increase. The inhibition of the Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange did not enhance the increase in [Ca2+]i induced by ANG III, NE, or thapsigargin. The AVP-induced changes in [Ca2+]i were not significantly different in the presence or absence of NiCl2. It is concluded that the recovery of resting [Ca2+]i after stimulation by ANG II is mediated by calcium efflux via the Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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