Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol.412, No.4, 537-542, 2011
Calcium fluxes into and out of cytosol in human platelets: Analysis of experimental data
The purpose of this research was to analyse experimental data concerning cytosolic calcium concentration in view of the mechanisms involved in calcium fluxes in human platelets. The parameters of model curves are related to the properties of the entities responsible for control or maintenance of cytosolic calcium concentration. It has been shown that: (a) biphasicity of increase in cytosolic calcium concentration caused by inhibition of SERCAs either by TBHQ and TG or by TG alone is related to fast and slow discharge of acidic calcium stores and DTS; (b) biphasicity of decline in cytosolic calcium concentration after its rise caused by stimulation of platelets by the agonists is related to non-synchronous extrusion of calcium by PMCA and NCX; (c) NCX is active only in calcium containing medium: calcium ion(s) are necessary to be bound to the site(s) located on the medium-facing side of the (macro)molecule; (d) PMCA is likely to be activated either by binding calcium ion(s) to the site(s) located on its cytosol-facing side or by unbinding identical ion(s) from the site(s) on its medium-facing side. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Store operated calcium entry;Calcium extrusion;Plasma membrane calcium ATPase;Sodium calcium exchanger;Cytosolic calcium concentration;Dynamics of calcium concentration