Ca2+ influx via T-type channels modulates PDGF-induced replication of mouse fibroblasts
Wang Z, Estacion M, Mordan L. Ca2+ influx via T-type channels modulates PDGF-induced replication of mouse fibroblasts. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: c1239-c1246. PMID: 8238477, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1993.265.5.c1239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated calcium channelsExtracellular calcium influxCalcium influxNordihydroguariaretic acidCalcium currentWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueCell patch-clamp techniqueIntracellular calcium increaseInward calcium currentCell proliferationIntracellular calcium concentrationT-type channelsAddition of prostaglandinPlatelet-derived growth factorMean inhibitory dosePatch-clamp techniqueC3H/10T1/2 mouse fibroblastsInhibitory doseCalcium channelsCalcium increaseSustained increaseGrowth factorInhibitory effectCalcium concentrationCell cycle progressionCompetence induction by PDGF requires sustained calcium influx by a mechanism distinct from storage-dependent calcium influx
Estacion M, Mordan L. Competence induction by PDGF requires sustained calcium influx by a mechanism distinct from storage-dependent calcium influx. Cell Calcium 1993, 14: 439-454. PMID: 8395338, DOI: 10.1016/0143-4160(93)90003-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBucladesineCalciumCalcium ChannelsCell CompartmentationCell DivisionCell LineCell MembraneColforsinContact InhibitionDNA ReplicationDrug SynergismExtracellular SpaceFibroblastsGallic AcidInsulinIon Channel GatingLanthanumMiceMice, Inbred C3HNifedipinePlatelet-Derived Growth FactorS PhaseSignal TransductionTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsCalcium influxIntracellular storage sitesExtracellular calciumCalcium influx pathwaySustained calcium influxIntracellular calcium concentrationExtracellular calcium influxRelease of calciumPercentage of cellsC3H 10T1/2 mouse fibroblastsPDGF exposureSustained elevationTMB-8Influx pathwayBiphasic increaseSustained increaseDibutyryl cGMPCalcium concentrationS phasePDGFDibutyryl cAMPCell replicationSelective inhibitionReplicative competenceProgressionExpression of voltage-gated calcium channels correlates with PDGF-stimulated calcium influx and depends upon cell density in C3H 10T12 mouse fibroblasts
Estacion M, Mordan L. Expression of voltage-gated calcium channels correlates with PDGF-stimulated calcium influx and depends upon cell density in C3H 10T12 mouse fibroblasts. Cell Calcium 1993, 14: 161-171. PMID: 8384532, DOI: 10.1016/0143-4160(93)90085-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated calcium channelsCalcium channelsT-type voltage-gated calcium channelsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueCell patch-clamp techniquePatch-clamp recordingsPatch-clamp techniqueMembrane calcium channelsIntracellular calcium signalsPlasma membrane calcium channelsC3H 10T1/2 mouse fibroblastsCalcium currentCalcium influxFura-2Extracellular calciumCalcium poolSustained influxGrowth factorInflux componentFraction of cellsCalcium signalsCell densityMouse fibroblastsConfluent monolayers