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Abstract
The effects of endothelin(ET)-1, ET-2, ET-3 and Big ET on intracellular level of Ca 2+ ([Ca 2+] i) were studied in neuroblastoma NG108-15 and NCB-20 cells. All ETs, except Big ET, induced an increase in [CA 2+] i in NG108-15 cells in a dose-dependent manner, with EC 50: 6.7, 11.2 and 71 nM, respectively. However, none of the ET increased [Ca 2+) i in NCB-20 cells. Calcium channel blockers diltiazem or nicardipine had no effect on ET-induced increase in [CA 2+] i, but extracellular Ca 2+ -depletion significantly reduced the response of NG108-15 cells to ETs. NG108-15 cells exhibited a homologous desensitization to sequential addition of ETs, but no heterologous desensitization among ET, bradykinin and PAF was observed. These data suggest that ET-induced receptor activation results in increased intracellular Ca 2+ via a non voltage calcium channel mechanism and intracellular Ca 2+ release.
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