Altered calcium homeostasis in carbon tetrachloride exposed rat hepatocytes

Autor: K, Andrabi, N, Kaul, N K, Ganguly, J B, Dilawari
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: Biochemistry international. 18(6)
ISSN: 0158-5231
Popis: In situ perfusion of rat liver with carbon tetrachloride (10-15 mM at a final concentration of lul/ml of mineral oil) resulted in a significant (p less than 0.01) loss of microsomal Ca2+ over 5-15 min of exposure. Mitochondrial Ca2+ content increased sharply (2 fold) with concomitant increase in the cytosolic free Ca2+. The changes were associated with a significant (p less than 0.01) decrease in plasma membrane Ca2+ - ATPase activity, reflected by impaired Ca2+ efflux and Ca2+ exchange properties. Our data indicates that impairment of plasma membrane Ca2+ flux contributes substantially to the overall disruption of calcium homeostasis induced by carbon tetrachloride.
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