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Rapid kinetics of agonist-evoked changes in cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration in fura-2-loaded human neutrophils.

ABSTRACT: The initial kinetics of agonist-evoked rises in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+]i were investigated in fura-2-loaded human neutrophils by stopped-flow fluorimetry. The rises in [Ca2+]i evoked by chemotactic peptide (fMet-Leu-Phe), platelet-activating factor and ADP all lagged behind agonist addition by 1-1.3 s. Lag times were not significantly different in the presence and in the absence of external Ca2+. Stimulation of the cells in the presence of extracellular Mn2+ resulted in a quench of fluorescence with a similar lag time to [Ca2+]i rise. The delay in onset of the rise in [Ca2+]i evoked by fMet-Leu-Phe was dependent on concentration, becoming longer at lower concentrations of agonist. These results indicate that both the agonist-evoked discharge of the intracellular Ca2+ stores and the generation of bivalent-cation influx lag behind agonist-receptor binding in neutrophils. Both pathways thus appear to be mediated by indirect mechanisms, rather than by a directly coupled process such as a receptor-operated channel. The temporal coincidence of the onset of store discharge with the commencement of bivalent-cation influx suggests that the two events may be causally linked.

SUBMITTER: Sage SO

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1133721 | biostudies-other | 1990 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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