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. 1989 Jul;257(1 Pt 1):C147-52.
doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.1989.257.1.C147.

Caffeine-induced Ca2+ release activates Ca2+ extrusion via Na+-Ca2+ exchanger in cardiac myocytes

G Callewaert  1 , L Cleemann, M Morad
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Caffeine-induced Ca2+ release activates Ca2+ extrusion via Na+-Ca2+ exchanger in cardiac myocytes

G Callewaert et al. Am J Physiol. 1989 Jul.

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  • Am J Physiol 1989 Dec;257(6 Pt 1):G1040

Abstract

Rapid application of caffeine in fura-2-dialyzed and whole cell-clamped rat and guinea pig ventricular myocytes activated reversibly large intracellular Ca2+ transients that accompanied Na+-dependent transient inward currents. Such transient inward currents had the same time course as the intracellular Ca2+ transient and were suppressed by Ni2+ and removal of extracellular Na+. Because Ca2+ release signals were not altered by addition of Ni2+ or removal of Na+, we concluded that the rise in intracellular Ca2+ concentration was necessary for the activation of the transient inward current. Thus the caffeine-induced transient inward current represents efflux of Ca2+ via the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger.

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