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  • Title: GTP gamma S-induced calcium transients and exocytosis in human neutrophils.
    Author: Nüsse O, Lindau M.
    Journal: Biosci Rep; 1990 Feb; 10(1):93-103. PubMed ID: 2111192.
    Abstract:
    Exocytosis and intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]in) were simultaneously recorded in single human neutrophils using patch-clamp capacitance measurements and the fura-2 fluorescence ratio method. Intracellular application of guanosine-5'-O(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP gamma S) stimulates both exocytosis and a calcium transient. The calcium transient starts to develop after a lag phase of approximately 40 s and normally appears to trigger the onset of exocytosis indicated by the beginning of the capacitance increase. After this delay [Ca2+]in increases from approximately 150 nM to approximately 600 nM with a sigmoidal time course. The peak concentration is reached within approximately 30 s but the main increase occurs during approximately 3 s. [Ca2+]in subsequently decays within 1-2 min to a level which is close to the resting value. This calcium transient is due to calcium release from inositoltrisphosphate-sensitive intracellular stores. Exocytosis also occurs if the calcium transient is abolished by intracellular EGTA but the lag phase is markedly prolonged. The GTP gamma S-induced calcium transient is very similar to that observed after stimulation with N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. The interplay between guanine nucleotides, [Ca2+]in and exocytosis in neutrophils closely resembles previous results obtained in mast cells suggesting a similar regulation of exocytosis in both cell types.
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