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  • Title: Measurements of intracellular calcium in sensory neurons of adult and old rats.
    Author: Kirischuk S, Pronchuk N, Verkhratsky A.
    Journal: Neuroscience; 1992 Oct; 50(4):947-51. PubMed ID: 1448206.
    Abstract:
    Cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]i) was measured using fluorescent digital imaging microscopy in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons isolated from animals of two age groups (adult: seven months; and old: 30 months). Neurons were enzymatically isolated and maintained in primary culture for 14 days. Cultured neurons were loaded with the fluorescent dye, Fura-2. The spatial distribution of resting [Ca2+]i was even in both adult and old rats, but the value of cytoplasmic free calcium in old neurons was significantly higher (207 +/- 37 nmol/l vs 96 +/- 23 nmol/l) in comparison with adult ones. Depolarization with 50 mmol/l K+ produced a rapid increase in [Ca2+]i in all neurons, but the values of depolarization-induced increase of [Ca2+]i in old neurons were significantly lower (423 +/- 54 nmol/l) compared with cells isolated from adult rats (1011 +/- 91 nmol/l). The time of the complete restoration of [Ca2+]i to the resting level was 10-times longer in old neurons. The caffeine-induced rise of intracellular calcium was somewhat higher in neurons from old animals, and its restoration to normal level was delayed. The findings indicate a substantial alteration of the mechanisms of regulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis with neuronal ageing.
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