Abstract
The localizations of Ca 2+ extrusion sites in mouse pancreatic acinar cells during elevation of the intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca 2+] i) have been studied. During an agonist stimulated calcium elevation as well as when intracellular calcium is released from a ‘caged compound’, Ca 2+ is primarily extruded from the apical secretory pole of the cells in spite of different spatial patterns of [Ca 2+] i, different sources of Ca 2+, and the presence or absence of agonist. This is most likely due to a relatively high density of calcium pumps in the secretory granule region, although it could be explained by calcium pumps in this part of the cell having different characteristics from those in the basal membrane. The intensity of Ca 2+ extrusion in the apical secretory pole is such that substantial (several millimoles per litre) changes of the free calcium concentration in the lumen of the acinus can occur during agonist stimulation.
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