Abstract
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) dose-dependently inhibited [3H]norepinephrine (NE) secretion and the corresponding [Ca2+](i) rise induced by the nicotinic receptor agonist 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpoperazimium (DMPP) in bovine chromaffin cells. DHEAS at 10 μM, the physiological concentration in human serum, significantly inhibited both the release of [3H]NE and the rise of [Ca2+](i) induced by DMPP in chromaffin cells. DHEAS also inhibited the [3H]NE release induced by the Na+ channel activator veratridine. However, DHEAS did not affected either the [3H]NE release, or the corresponding [Ca2+](i) rise induced by high K+. Moreover, DHEAS suppressed the [Na+](i) rise induced by either DMPP or high K+ as monitored by the fluorescence 340/380 ratio of SBFI loaded chromaffin cells. Our results suggest that the inhibitory effects of DHEAS on secretion mainly occur at nicotinic receptors as well as at the voltage-dependent Na+ channels.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 181-184 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 204 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 09 02 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bovine adrenal chromaffin cells
- Ca concentration
- Cytosolic
- Cytosolic Na concentration
- Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
- Nicotinic receptor
- [H]Norepinephrine secretion