Histamine induces oscillations of mitochondrial free Ca2+ concentration in single cultured rat brain astrocytes

The Journal of Physiology
M J JouS S Sheu

Abstract

1. The free Ca2+ concentration of mitochondria ([Ca2+]m) in cultured rat brain astrocytes was measured with a fluorescent Ca2+ indicator, rhod-2, and laser confocal microscopy. 2. Confocal images revealed a rhod-2 distribution that matched mitochondrial localization. 3. Using a Ca2+ ionophore, ionomycin, to clamp the [Ca2+]m from 0 to 100 microM in order to obtain the minimal and maximal fluorescence of rhod-2 in situ, a 3.5 +/- 0.4-fold increase in fluorescence intensity was observed, suggesting that the fluorescence of intramitochondrial rhod-2 was responding in a Ca(2+)-sensitive manner, thereby allowing measurements of [Ca2+]m in single astrocytes. 4. Exposure of fura-2-loaded astrocytes to 100 microM histamine produced a rapid and transient increase in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) that lasted for several tens of seconds. The spike in [Ca2+]c was frequently followed by variable numbers of repetitive oscillations of Ca2+, which appeared to dampen in amplitude with time. 5. This pattern of histamine-induced [Ca2+]c oscillations was also observed in rhod-2-loaded cells suggesting that [Ca2+]m fluctuated with a similar frequency. 6. The oscillations of [Ca2+]m, but not of [Ca2+]c, were abolished by a proton ionophore,...Continue Reading

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