Surfactant protein-A receptor-mediated inhibition of calcium signaling in alveolar type II cells.
Strayer D, Korutla L, Thomas A. Surfactant protein-A receptor-mediated inhibition of calcium signaling in alveolar type II cells. Receptors & Signal Transduction 1997, 7: 111-20. PMID: 9392439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBiological TransportCalciumIonomycinMalePhospholipidsProteolipidsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein APulmonary Surfactant-Associated ProteinsPulmonary SurfactantsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Cell SurfaceSignal TransductionThapsigarginConceptsReceptor-mediated inhibitionType II cellsII cellsSP-A receptorSurfactant proteinsType II alveolar cellsReceptor-mediated mechanismAlveolar type II cellsCell membrane receptorsQuantitative fluorescence microscopyAbsence of SPMembrane Ca channelsAction of SPFura-2Membrane receptorsCa storesBiphasic increaseIntracellular storesAlveolar cellsElicit Ca2Physiologic regulatorCalcium ionophoreCa channelsCell membraneIntracellular Ca