Morphine significantly stimulated invertebrate immunocyte intracellular calcium level increases in a concentration-dependent manner in cells preloaded with Fura 2/AM. Morphine's action was blocked by prior exposure of the cells to the opiate receptor antagonist naloxone. Various opioid peptides did not exhibit this ability, indicating a morphine-mu 3 mediated process. In comparing the sequence of events concerning morphine's action in stimulating both [Ca2+]i and NO production in these cells, we found that the first event precedes the second by 42 +/- 7 s. The opiate stimulation of [Ca2+]i- was attenuated in cells leached of calcium. strongly suggesting that intracellular calcium levels regulate cNOS activity in invertebrate immunocytes.

Morphine coupling to invertebrate immunocyte nitric oxide release is dependent on intracellular calcium transients / Nieto-Fernandez, F E; Mattocks, D; Cavani, F; Salzet, M; Stefano, G B. - In: COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART B, BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1096-4959. - 123:3(1999), pp. 295-299.

Morphine coupling to invertebrate immunocyte nitric oxide release is dependent on intracellular calcium transients

Cavani, F
Methodology
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1999

Abstract

Morphine significantly stimulated invertebrate immunocyte intracellular calcium level increases in a concentration-dependent manner in cells preloaded with Fura 2/AM. Morphine's action was blocked by prior exposure of the cells to the opiate receptor antagonist naloxone. Various opioid peptides did not exhibit this ability, indicating a morphine-mu 3 mediated process. In comparing the sequence of events concerning morphine's action in stimulating both [Ca2+]i and NO production in these cells, we found that the first event precedes the second by 42 +/- 7 s. The opiate stimulation of [Ca2+]i- was attenuated in cells leached of calcium. strongly suggesting that intracellular calcium levels regulate cNOS activity in invertebrate immunocytes.
1999
123
3
295
299
Morphine coupling to invertebrate immunocyte nitric oxide release is dependent on intracellular calcium transients / Nieto-Fernandez, F E; Mattocks, D; Cavani, F; Salzet, M; Stefano, G B. - In: COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART B, BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1096-4959. - 123:3(1999), pp. 295-299.
Nieto-Fernandez, F E; Mattocks, D; Cavani, F; Salzet, M; Stefano, G B
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