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      Local and global cytosolic Ca2+ oscillations in exocrine cells evoked by agonists and inositol trisphosphate.

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      Acetylcholine, pharmacology, Animals, Calcium, metabolism, Calcium Channels, Cell Membrane, Cholecystokinin, Cytosol, drug effects, Fura-2, In Vitro Techniques, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors, Kinetics, Membrane Potentials, Mice, Pancreas, physiology, Receptors, Cell Surface, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear

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          Submaximal stimulation with agonists generating inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) evokes cytosolic Ca2+ oscillations in many different cell types. In general, each Ca2+ rise is initiated from a specific region near the plasma membrane and then spreads as a wave throughout the cell. We now demonstrate that low (physiological) agonist concentrations evoke local cytosolic Ca2+ spikes in the secretory pole of single mouse pancreatic acinar cells that are particularly sensitive to blockade by the IP3 receptor antagonist heparin. These spikes can occur alone or repetitively or can precede longer lasting Ca2+ signals that spread throughout the cell. Intracellular IP3 application mimics these agonist actions. The short-lasting local Ca2+ spikes provide an economical signaling mechanism and are of physiological significance since they activate Ca(2+)-dependent Cl- and cation currents important for control of fluid secretion.

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