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  • Title: GEA3162 stimulates Ca2+ entry in neutrophils.
    Author: Wang JP.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 2003 Jan 05; 458(3):243-9. PubMed ID: 12504779.
    Abstract:
    We showed that 5-amino-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)1,2,3,4-oxatriazolium (GEA3162), a lipophilic nitric oxide (NO)-releasing agent, induced Ca(2+) entry into rat neutrophils in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas the guanylyl cyclase inhibitors, 6-anilino-5,8-quinolinequinone (LY83583) and 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), had no effect on GEA3162-induced response. The GEA3162-induced Ca(2+) entry was not observed in a Ca(2+)-free medium. GEA3162 did not potentiate but reduced the store-emptying activated Ca(2+) entry caused by cyclopiazonic acid. Stimulation of cells with GEA3162 in the absence of extracellular Ca(2+) followed by addition of cations showed that only Ca(2+) but not Ba(2+) and Sr(2+) entry occurs. Store-operated Ca(2+) entry was sensitive to La(3+) and Ni(2+) inhibition, whereas the GEA3162-induced Ca(2+) entry was sensitive to La(3+) but resistant to Ni(2+). cis-N-(2-Phenylcyclopentyl)azacyclotridec-1-en-2-amine (MDL-12,330A) and calyculin A diminished the Ca(2+) entry activated by cyclopiazonic acid as well as by GEA3162. In contrast, 2-aminoethyldiphenyl borate (2-APB) diminished cyclopiazonic acid-but enhanced GEA3162-induced [Ca(2+)](i) change. Genistein effectively attenuated the cyclopiazonic acid-but slightly inhibited GEA3162-induced [Ca(2+)](i) change. Application of neomycin and high extracellular Ca(2+) concentration did not induce [Ca(2+)](i) rise. These data suggest that GEA3162 induced Ca(2+) entry and regulated Ca(2+) signal, through direct protein thiol oxidation. The action of GEA3162 demonstrates characteristics that distinguish it from the store-operated mechanism in neutrophils and therefore is likely to represent an entirely distinct pathway. Extracellular Ca(2+)-sensing receptor is not existing in neutrophils.
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