Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10766104 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Globular adiponectin (gAd) induces the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) in the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264. We investigated the role of Ca2+ in gAd-induced ROS and NO generation. Pretreatment with BAPTA-AM, a selective chelator of intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i), partially reduced gAd-induced generation of ROS and NO in gAd-treated RAW 264 cells. The lowest [Ca2+]i occurred 30Â min after gAd treatment, after which [Ca2+]i increased continually and exceeded the initial level. The mitochondrial Ca2+ ([Ca2+]m) detected by Rhod-2 fluorescence started to increase at 6Â h after gAd treatment. Pretreatment with a NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitor, diphenyleneiodonium, prevented the reduction of [Ca2+]i in the early phase after gAd treatment. Calcium depletion by BAPTA-AM had no effect on the gAd-induced [Ca2+]m oscillation. The administration of a specific calmodulin inhibitor, calmidazolium, significantly suppressed gAd-induced ROS and NO generation and NOS activity.
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Authors
Sumio Akifusa, Noriaki Kamio, Yoshihiro Shimazaki, Noboru Yamaguchi, Yoshihisa Yamashita,