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| Author | Santofimia Castaño, Patricia Ruy, Deborah Clea Salido, Ginés M. González, Antonio |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | In the present work, we have evaluated the effect of an acute addition of melatonin on cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8)-evoked Ca$^{2+}$ signals and amylase secretion in mouse pancreatic acinar cells. For this purpose, freshly isolated mouse pancreatic acinar cells were loaded with fura-2 to study intracellular free Ca$^{2+}$ concentration ([Ca$^{2+}$]$_{c}$). Amylase release and cell viability were studied employing colorimetric methods. Our results show that CCK-8 evoked a biphasic effect on amylase secretion, finding a maximum at a concentration of 0.1 nM and a reduction of secretion at higher concentrations. Pre-incubation of cells with melatonin (1 μM–1 mM) significantly attenuated enzyme secretion in response to high concentrations of CCK-8. Stimulation of cells with 1 nM CCK-8 led to a transient increase in [Ca$^{2+}$]$_{c}$, followed by a decrease towards a constant level. In the presence of 1 mM melatonin, stimulation of cells with CCK-8 resulted in a smaller [Ca$^{2+}$]$_{c}$ peak response, a faster rate of decay of [Ca$^{2+}$]$_{c}$ and lower values for the steady state of [Ca$^{2+}$]$_{c}$, compared with the effect of CCK-8 alone. Melatonin also reduced the oscillatory pattern of Ca$^{2+}$ mobilization evoked by a physiological concentration of CCK-8 (20 pM), and completely inhibited Ca$^{2+}$ mobilization induced by 10 pM CCK-8. On the other hand, Ca$^{2+}$ entry from the extracellular space was not affected in the presence of melatonin. Finally, melatonin alone did not change cell viability. We conclude that melatonin, at concentrations higher than those found in blood, might regulate exocrine pancreatic function via modulation of Ca$^{2+}$ signals. |
| Starting Page | 897 |
| Ending Page | 908 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| ISSN | 11387548 |
| Journal | Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry |
| Volume Number | 69 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| e-ISSN | 18778755 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Publisher Date | 2013-08-02 |
| Publisher Institution | University of Navarra, Spain |
| Publisher Place | Dordrecht |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | Pancreas Calcium Amylase secretion Cholecystokinin Melatonin Cell viability Biomedicine general Human Physiology Animal Physiology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Physiology Medicine Biochemistry |
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