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  • Title: Effect of tetrandrine on free intracellular calcium in cultured calf basilar artery smooth muscle cells.
    Author: Wang B, Xiao JG.
    Journal: Acta Pharmacol Sin; 2002 Dec; 23(12):1121-6. PubMed ID: 12466050.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To study the effects of tetrandrine (Tet) on extracellular Ca2+ influx and intracellular Ca2+ release in cultured calf basilar artery smooth muscle cells. METHODS: Free intracellular calcium was examined by a system of measurement of AR-CM-MIC, using Fura 2-AM as a fluorescent indicator. RESULTS: In the presence of extracellular Ca2+ 1.3 mmol/L, no significant effect of Tet on resting [Ca2+]i was found. KCl 20, 40, and 60 mmol/L triggered a sustained rise in [Ca2+]i, pretreatment with Tet inhibited the elevation of [Ca2+]i induced by KCl in concentration-dependent manner, Tet at high concentration (100 micromol/L) almost abolished the rise of [Ca2+]i evoked by KCl. Caffeine 10 mmol/L only produced a transient increase of [Ca2+]i, which spontaneously declined back to resting levels. Tet 10-30 micromol/L had no effect on caffeine-induced [Ca2+]i transient peak. Tet at high concentration (100 micromol/L), however, reduced the [Ca2+]i transient peak induced by caffeine. Phenylephrine (PE) 10 mmol/L produced a rapid transient peak and a distinct sustained elevation in [Ca2+]i in the presence of extracellular Ca2+. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+ containing egtazic acid (EGTA), PE only produced a rapid transient peak in [Ca2+]i. Pretreatment of Tet (10-100 micromol/L) inhibited the sustained elevation in [Ca2+]i induced by PE in a concentration-dependent manner. However, only 100 micromol/L of Tet inhibited the transient peak in [Ca2+]i induced by PE both in the presence of extracellular Ca2+ 1.3 mmol/L and in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ containing EGTA. CONCLUSION: Tet inhibited the Ca2+ influx from the extracellular site via voltage-activated Ca2+ channel and PE-receptor-operated Ca2+ channel. At a high concentration, Tet may inhibit the Ca2+ release from sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) or refilling of intracellular calcium store in cerebral artery smooth muscle cells.
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