AM-loading of fluorescent Ca2+ indicators into intact single fibers of frog muscle.
Authors:Zhao M, Hollingworth S, Baylor SM
Journal:Biophys J
PubMed ID:9168048
'The AM loading of a number of different fluorescent Ca2+ indicators was compared in intact single fibers of frog muscle. Among the 13 indicators studied, loading rates (the average increase in the fiber concentration of indicator per first 60 min of loading) varied approximately 100-fold, from approximately 3 microM/h to ... More
Significance of Na/Ca exchange for Ca2+ buffering and electrical activity in mouse pancreatic beta-cells.
Authors:Gall D, Gromada J, Susa I, Rorsman P, Herchuelz A, Bokvist K
Journal:Biophys J
PubMed ID:10096898
'We have combined the patch-clamp technique with microfluorimetry of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) to characterize Na/Ca exchange in mouse beta-cells and to determine its importance for [Ca2+]i buffering and shaping of glucose-induced electrical activity. The exchanger contributes to Ca2+ removal at [Ca2+]i above 1 microM, where it accounts for ... More
Photolysis-induced suppression of inhibition in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons.
Authors:Wang J, Zucker RS
Journal:J Physiol
PubMed ID:11410632
'1. Whole cell patch clamp recording, Ca(2+) measurement with ratiometric fluorescent dyes and photolysis of caged Ca(2+) were combined to investigate the depolarization- and photolysis-induced suppression of inhibition (DSI and PSI) in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells. 2. A 5-s depolarization from -70 mV to 0 mV or a 6-s ... More
'Cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]i) is an important mediator of neuronal signal transduction, participating in diverse biochemical reactions that elicit changes in synaptic efficacy, metabolic rate, and gene transcription. Excessive [Ca2+]i also has been implicated as a cause of acute neuronal injury, although measurement of [Ca2+]i in living neurons by fluorescent calcium ... More
Ionic selectivity of low-affinity ratiometric calcium indicators: mag-Fura-2, Fura-2FF and BTC.
Authors:Hyrc KL, Bownik JM, Goldberg MP
Journal:Cell Calcium
PubMed ID:10756974
'Accurate measurement of elevated intracellular calcium levels requires indicators with low calcium affinity and high selectivity. We examined fluorescence spectral properties and ionic specificity of three low-affinity, ratiometric indicators structurally related to Fura-2: mag-Fura-2 (furaptra), Fura-2FF, and BTC. The indicators differed in respect to their excitation wavelengths, affinity for Ca2+ ... More