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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 240: G38-G49, 1981;
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AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 240, Issue 1 38-G49, Copyright © 1981 by American Physiological Society

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Calcium fluxes in isolated pancreatic acini: effects of secretagogues

R. L. Dormer, J. H. Poulsen, V. Licko and J. A. Williams

45Ca2+ exchange and total calcium content were measured in isolated mouse pancreatic acini. 45Ca2+ uptake could be described as the sum of a constant and a single exponential kinetic component; about 60% of total acinar calcium was exchangeable. Stimulation by bethanechol increased 45Ca2+ uptake, but the time course of uptake could be fit only by the addition of a more rapid kinetic component without any change in the total exchangeable Ca2+. 45Ca2+ washout after 1-h loading could be fit as the sum of two exponential components. Stimulation increased the rate of 45Ca2+ washout with the appearance of a third and more rapid kinetic component. There was not, however, a good correspondence between the exponential constants measured in uptake and washout protocols in unstimulated acini. Exponential constants were also affected by the concentration of calcium in the medium, further indicating the presence of nonlinearities in 45Ca2+ exchange. The dose-response relationships were similar for bethanechol stimulation of 45Ca2+ uptake and amylase release, whereas stimulation of 45Ca2+ washout reached a maximum at a higher concentration of bethanechol. Both 45Ca2+ uptake and analytical measurement of total Ca2+ showed a rapid drop in acinar Ca2+ content followed by a gradual reuptake on stimulation by bethanechol. It is concluded that the initial primary effect of secretagogues is to increase Ca2+ efflux, which is interpreted to be the result of release of sequestered calcium into the cytosol.


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