Human native Cav1 channels in chromaffin cells: contribution to exocytosis and firing of spontaneous action potentials
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Human native Cav1 channels in chromaffin cells: contribution to exocytosis and firing of spontaneous action potentials. / Hernández-Vivanco, Alicia; Sanz-Lázaro, Sara; Jiménez-Pompa, Amanda; García-Magro, Nuria; Carmona-Hidalgo, Beatriz; Pérez-Alvarez, Alberto; Caba-González, Jose Carlos; Tabernero, Angel; Alonso Y Gregorio, Sergio; Passas, Juan; Blázquez, Jesús; González-Enguita, Carmen; de Castro-Guerín, Cristina; Albillos, Almudena.
In: EUR J PHARMACOL, Vol. 796, 02.2017, p. 115-121.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Human native Cav1 channels in chromaffin cells: contribution to exocytosis and firing of spontaneous action potentials
AU - Hernández-Vivanco, Alicia
AU - Sanz-Lázaro, Sara
AU - Jiménez-Pompa, Amanda
AU - García-Magro, Nuria
AU - Carmona-Hidalgo, Beatriz
AU - Pérez-Alvarez, Alberto
AU - Caba-González, Jose Carlos
AU - Tabernero, Angel
AU - Alonso Y Gregorio, Sergio
AU - Passas, Juan
AU - Blázquez, Jesús
AU - González-Enguita, Carmen
AU - de Castro-Guerín, Cristina
AU - Albillos, Almudena
N1 - Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/2
Y1 - 2017/2
N2 - The present study was performed to evaluate the Cav1 channel subtypes expressed in human chromaffin cells and the role that these channels play in exocytosis and cell excitability. Here we show that human chromaffin cells obtained from organ donors express Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 subtypes using molecular and pharmacological techniques. Immunocytochemical data demonstrated the presence of Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 subtypes, but not Cav1.1 or Cav1.4. Electrophysiological experiments were conducted to investigate the contribution of Cav1 channels to the exocytotic process and cell excitability. Cav1 channels contribute to the exocytosis of secretory vesicles, evidenced by the block of 3μM nifedipine (36.5±2%) of membrane capacitance increment elicited by 200ms depolarizing pulses. These channels show a minor contribution to the initiation of spontaneous action potential firing, as shown by the 2.5 pA of current at the threshold potential (-34mV), which elicits 10.4mV of potential increment. In addition, we found that only 8% of human chromaffin cells exhibit spontaneous action potentials. These data offer novel information regarding human chromaffin cells and the role of human native Cav1 channels in exocytosis and cell excitability.
AB - The present study was performed to evaluate the Cav1 channel subtypes expressed in human chromaffin cells and the role that these channels play in exocytosis and cell excitability. Here we show that human chromaffin cells obtained from organ donors express Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 subtypes using molecular and pharmacological techniques. Immunocytochemical data demonstrated the presence of Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 subtypes, but not Cav1.1 or Cav1.4. Electrophysiological experiments were conducted to investigate the contribution of Cav1 channels to the exocytotic process and cell excitability. Cav1 channels contribute to the exocytosis of secretory vesicles, evidenced by the block of 3μM nifedipine (36.5±2%) of membrane capacitance increment elicited by 200ms depolarizing pulses. These channels show a minor contribution to the initiation of spontaneous action potential firing, as shown by the 2.5 pA of current at the threshold potential (-34mV), which elicits 10.4mV of potential increment. In addition, we found that only 8% of human chromaffin cells exhibit spontaneous action potentials. These data offer novel information regarding human chromaffin cells and the role of human native Cav1 channels in exocytosis and cell excitability.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.12.009
DO - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.12.009
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 27988286
VL - 796
SP - 115
EP - 121
JO - EUR J PHARMACOL
JF - EUR J PHARMACOL
SN - 0014-2999
ER -