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Fluoxetine-induced Ca2+ signals in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells

  • K. Y. Tang
  • , J. S. Cheng
  • , K. C. Lee
  • , K. J. Chou
  • , J. K. Huang
  • , W. C. Chen
  • , C. R. Jan*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung Taiwan
  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
  • Ping Tung Christian Hospital, Taiwan
  • National Sun Yat-sen University

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Abstract

The effect of fluoxetine on Ca2+ signaling in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells was investigated by using fura-2 as a Ca2+ probe. Fluoxetine increased [Ca2+]i concentration-dependently between 5 μM and 200 μM with an EC50 value of 40 μM. The response was reduced by external Ca2+ removal by 30%-40%. In Ca2+-free medium pretreatment with 1 μM thapsigargin, an inhibitor of the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ pump, abolished 100 μM fluoxetine-induced Ca2+ release. Addition of 3 mM Ca2+ to Ca2+-free medium increased [Ca2+]i when cells were pretreated with 100 μM fluoxetine. Suppression of 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) formation by 2 μM U73122 (a phospholipase C inhibitor) did not affect 100 μM fluoxetine-induced Ca2+ release. Fluoxetine (5-100 μM) also increased [Ca2+]i in neutrophils, prostate cancer cells and bladder cancer cells from human and rat glioma cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-20
Number of pages5
JournalNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
Volume363
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Keywords

  • Antidepressant
  • Ca, intracellular
  • Fluoxetine
  • Fura-2
  • MDCK cells
  • Serotonim

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