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. 2005 Dec;31(3-4):533-46.
doi: 10.1007/s10867-005-2043-1.

The relation of different-scale membrane processes under nitric oxide influence

Nadiya A Brazhe Ulyanova  1 , Liudmila A Erokhova, Anatolii A Churin, Georgy V Maksimov
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The relation of different-scale membrane processes under nitric oxide influence

Nadiya A Brazhe Ulyanova et al. J Biol Phys. 2005 Dec.

Abstract

Rhythmic activity, synaptic transmission and propagation of excitation depend on the processes that occur at different cellular levels. Modulation of neuron activity results from the changes of plasma membrane and organelles properties. We aimed to study the relationship between changes of the ion channels activity, membrane microviscosity and amount of bound Ca(2+) under the influence of nitric oxide (NO). We also investigated the effect of NO on the refractive index of neurons. We have shown that NO activates voltage-dependent K(K(V))-channels and leads to the decrease in the amount of membrane-bound and stored Ca(2+). NO causes a decrease in the microviscosity of the membrane of cytosomes and altered refractive index of neurones. The latter can result from the modification of plasma membrane physico-chemical properties and structural changes in the cytoplasm (vesicles movement, reorganisation of cytoskeleton, etc.). It is suggested that long-term modifications of the physico-chemical properties of membranes and reorganisation in the cytoplasm affect neuron activity and signal transmission.

Keywords: membrane processes; neuron; nitric oxide; redistribution of calcium.

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