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Intracellular free calcium content plays a role in low magnesium-induced increases in prostacyclin production |
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Magnesium Research. Volume 25, Number 1, 1-11, March 2012, Original article |
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Author(s) : Qi Zhou, Fred A Kummerow |
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Summary : In a previous study, we found that magnesium deficiency stimulated prostacyclin production and suggested that this stimulation resulted from an enhanced Ca 2+ influx induced by magnesium deficiency. In this study, we further examined prostacyclin generation in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells after intracellular free calcium content ([Ca 2+] i) was altered by addition of diltiazem, nifedipine, verapamil, sodium cyanide (NaCN), ruthenium red or quinidine to a low magnesium medium. The results showed that diltiazem, nifedipine, verapamil and ruthenium red inhibited 45Ca 2+ influx, and NaCN and quinidine had no effect on 45Ca 2+ influx. However, all of these compounds decreased [Ca 2+] i, [ 3H]arachidonic acid release and prostacyclin production. The reduced [ 3H]arachidonic acid content in cellular phospholipids caused by low magnesium treatment was not altered by the added compounds. We suggested that arachidonic acid release and prostacyclin production was calcium-dependent in cultured endothelial cells. |
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Keywords : arachidonic acid release, prostacyclin production, [Ca 2+] i, low magnesium, cultured endothelial cells |
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