Glutamate release evoked by glutamate receptor agonists in cultured chick retina cells: modulation by arachidonic acid.
Authors:Duarte CB,Santos PF,Sánchez-Prieto J,Carvalho AP
Journal:Journal of neuroscience research
PubMed ID:8739156
Cultured chick-embryo heart cells respond differently to ouabain as measured by the increase in their intracellular Na+ concentration.
Authors:Ahlemeyer B, Weintraut H, Schoner W
Journal:Biochim Biophys Acta
PubMed ID:1420320
Using digital imaging microscopy with the sodium-sensitive fluorescent indicator sodium-binding benzofuran isophtalate (SBFI), we examined the cytosolic free sodium ion concentration ([Na+]i) in single chick-embryo heart cells. The distribution of the [Na+]i was homogeneous within one cell, but we found a wide cell to cell variation in the range of ... More
Effect of vasopressin on Na+ kinetics in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
Authors:Okada K, Ishikawa S, Saito T
Journal:Biochem Biophys Res Commun
PubMed ID:2124111
The effect of arginine vasopressin (AVP) on Na+ kinetics was examined in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and rat renal papillary collecting tubule cells (RPCT) by the direct measurement of intracellular sodium concentration [(Na+]i) using fluorescence dye; SBFI. AVP increased [Na+]i in a dose-dependent manner at a concentration ... More
Mechanism of collagen activation in human platelets.
Authors:Roberts DE, McNicol A, Bose R
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:14981087
The mechanism of collagen-induced human platelet activation was examined using Ca2+, Na+, and the pH-sensitive fluorescent dyes calcium green/fura red, sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate, and 2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein. Administration of a moderate dose of collagen (10 microg/ml) to human platelets resulted in an increase in [Ca2+](i) and platelet aggregation. The majority of this ... More
Expression of the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.5 in the macrophage late endosome regulates endosomal acidification.
Authors:Carrithers MD, Dib-Hajj S, Carrithers LM, Tokmoulina G, Pypaert M, Jonas EA, Waxman SG,
Journal:J Immunol
PubMed ID:17548620
'Voltage-gated sodium channels expressed on the plasma membrane activate rapidly in response to changes in membrane potential in cells with excitable membranes such as muscle and neurons. Macrophages also require rapid signaling mechanisms as the first line of defense against invasion by microorganisms. In this study, our goal was to ... More