1996
Calcium is permeable through a maitotoxin-activated nonselective cation channel in mouse L cells
Estacion M, Nguyen H, Gargus J. Calcium is permeable through a maitotoxin-activated nonselective cation channel in mouse L cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1996, 270: c1145-c1152. PMID: 8928742, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.4.c1145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonselective cation channelsCation channelsCalcium-activated potassium channelsPlatelet-derived growth factorIntracellular calciumGrowth factor responseExtracellular calciumSecondary activationPotassium channelsGrowth factorFactor responseL cellsCell typesCalciumMouse L cellsL-cell fibroblastsMouse L-cell fibroblastsCell fibroblastsCellsIrreversible opening
1993
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 progression