Main Title |
Aluminum Alters Calcium Transport in Plasma Membrane and Endoplasmic Reticulum from Rat Brain. |
Author |
Mundy, W. R. ;
Kodavanti, P. R. S. ;
Dulchinos, V. F. ;
Tilson., H. A. ;
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CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Neurotoxicology Div. |
Publisher |
c1994 |
Year Published |
1994 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-94/200; |
Stock Number |
PB94-163797 |
Additional Subjects |
Aluminum ;
Calcium ;
Biological transport ;
Brain ;
Endoplasmic reticulum ;
Toxicity ;
Reprint ;
Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase ;
Rats ;
Microsomes ;
Synaptosomes ;
Homeostasis ;
Signal transduction ;
Cell membrane ;
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB94-163797 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
8p |
Abstract |
Calcium is actively transported into intracellular organelles and out of the cytoplasm by Ca(2+)/Mg(2+)-ATPases located in the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membranes. The authors studied the effects of aluminum on calcium transport in the adult rat brain. They examined (45)Ca-uptake in microsomes and Ca(2+)-ATPase activity in microsomes and synaptosomes isolated from the frontal cortex and cerebellum of adult male Long-Evans rats. ATP-dependent (45)Ca-uptake was similar in microsomes from both brain regions. The addition of 50-800 microM AlCl3 resulted in a concentration-dependent inhibition of (45)Ca-uptake. Mg(2+)-dependent Ca(2+)-ATPase activity was significantly lower in synaptosomes compared to microsomes in both frontal cortex and cerebellum. In contrast to the uptake studies, AlCl3 stimulated Mg(2+)-dependent Ca(2+)-ATPase activity in both microsomes and synaptosomes from both brain regions. To determine the relationship between aluminum and Mg(2+), the authors measured ATPase activity in the presence of increasing concentrations of Mg(2+) or AlCl3. Maximal ATPase activity was obtained between 3 and 6 mM Mg(2+). (Copyright (c) 1994 VCH Publishers, Inc.) |