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In order to investigate the possible involvement of cyclic ADP ribose as an intracellular messenger for hormone-evoked cytosolic Ca2+ signalling, we performed experiments on intracellularly perfused mouse pancreatic acinar cells. Both a stable inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate analogue (IP3) and cyclic ADP ribose (cADPR) evoked regular spikes of Ca2+ dependent ion current, reflecting cytosolic Ca2+ spiking. The effect of cADPR, but not IP3, was abolished by the presence intracellularly of the cADPR antagonist 8-NH2-cADPR. External application of cholecystokinin (CCK) in a physiological concentration (2.5–5 pM) evoked a mixture of short-lasting and longer-lasting spikes of Ca2+-dependent ion current. These effects were abolished by the presence intracellularly of 8-NH2-cADPR (18 μM). Increasing the CCK concentration to 15 pM could overcome the inhibition by 18 μM of the antagonist. These experiments provide fresh evidence for the involvement of cADPR receptors in the hormone-evoked cytosolic Ca2+ signalling process in pancreatic acinar cells.
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Received: 2 December 1997 / Received after revision and accepted: 8 January 1998
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Cancela, J., Petersen, O. The cyclic ADP ribose antagonist 8-NH2-cADP-ribose blocks cholecystokinin-evoked cytosolic Ca2+ spiking in pancreatic acinar cells. Pflügers Arch 435, 746–748 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004240050578
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004240050578