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The Journal of General Physiology, Vol 76, Issue 6 709-728, Copyright © 1980 by Society of General Physiologists

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Some properties of potassium-stimulated calcium influx in presynaptic nerve endings

D. A. Nachshen and M. P. Blaustein
Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA.

Potassium-stimulated 45Ca entry into rat brain synaptosomes was measured at times ranging from 1 to 60 s. The K-rich solutions were used to depolarize the synaptosomes. Backflux of 45Ca from the synaptosomes was negligible during the first 10-20 s of incubation. An initial ("fast") phase of K-stimulated Ca entry, lasting from 1 to 2 s was observed. This phase was inhibited by low concentrations of La (KI approximately equal to 0.3 microM). It was also abolished ("inactivated") by incubating the synaptosomes in depolarizing solutions (containing veratridine, gramicidin, or elevated [K]o) before the addition of 45Ca. An additional long lasting ("slow") phase of K-stimulated Ca entry was also detected. This "slow" Ca entry was much less sensitive to La (KI > 100 microM) and was not affected by depolarizing the synaptosomes before the addition of 45Ca. The rate of influx during the fast phase was about four times the rate of Ca influx during the slow phase. Neither the fast nor slow phase of Ca entry was sensitive to tetrodotoxin (10 microM), a potent blocker of Na channels, but both phases were inhibited by Ni, Mn, Mg, and other agents that block Ca channels. The data are consistent with the presence of two distinct populations of voltage-regulated, divalent cation-selective pathways for Ca entry in presynaptic brain nerve endings.
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