Abstract
The effect of opiates on KCl-induced neurotransmitter release (preloaded [3H] norepinephrine), intracellular calcium level (fura 2) and calcium influx (45Ca++ uptake) was measured in the human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH. Opiates exerted either inhibition or augmentation of transmitter release, both effects were blocked by naloxone. Similarly, opiates either reduced or potentiated KCl-induced elevation in cytosolic [Ca++], with neighboring cells responding oppositely. The stimulatory effect of opiates on cytosolic calcium was dependent on the presence of extracellular calcium ions. Opiates stimulated calcium uptake by SK-N-SH cells. This stimulation was blocked by naloxone but was not prevented by pretreating the cells with pertusis toxin.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 253-254 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Regulatory Peptides |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 Nov 1994 |