2003
Active K+ secretion through multiple KCa-type channels and regulation by IKCa channels in rat proximal colon
Joiner WJ, Basavappa S, Vidyasagar S, Nehrke K, Krishnan S, Binder HJ, Boulpaep EL, Rajendran VM. Active K+ secretion through multiple KCa-type channels and regulation by IKCa channels in rat proximal colon. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2003, 285: g185-g196. PMID: 12606302, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00337.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApaminCarbacholChloridesCHO CellsCholinergic AgonistsClotrimazoleColonCricetinaeGene ExpressionGrowth InhibitorsIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMaleMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptidesPotassiumPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium, DietaryRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRubidium RadioisotopesConceptsChannel inhibitors clotrimazoleRat proximal colonProximal colonSK channel inhibitorsAddition of thapsigarginExpression of Ca2Muscarinic receptorsCholinergic agentsMuscarinic agonistsEpithelial stripsIKCa channelsMucosal additionSerosal surfaceColonic epitheliumIK channelsIntracellular Ca2Channel inhibitorsRSK4 mRNAColonWestern blottingIK proteinSecretionColonic cryptsPrecise mechanismConfocal immunofluorescence
1993
Endothelin increases [Ca2+]i in M-1 mouse cortical collecting duct cells by a dual mechanism
Korbmacher C, Boulpaep E, Giebisch G, Geibel J. Endothelin increases [Ca2+]i in M-1 mouse cortical collecting duct cells by a dual mechanism. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: c349-c357. PMID: 8368264, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1993.265.2.c349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelin-1Intracellular storesDuct cellsNifedipine-sensitive Ca2Intracellular calcium concentrationParticipation of Ca2Endothelin increaseFura-2Extracellular calciumExtracellular Ca2Arginine vasopressinIntracellular Ca2Calcium concentrationInitial Ca2Fluorescent imaging systemInitial exposurePlateau phaseMiceEntry mechanismDual mechanismCa2Second Ca2CellsNifedipineVasopressin