1999
Direct Effects of Dopamine on Colonic Mucosal pH: Implications for Tonometry
Winter D, O'Sullivan G, Harvey B, Geibel J. Direct Effects of Dopamine on Colonic Mucosal pH: Implications for Tonometry. Journal Of Surgical Research 1999, 83: 62-68. PMID: 10210644, DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1998.5561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-hydrogen exchangeSplanchnic perfusionIntestinal mucosaLow-dose dopamine infusionBeta-adrenergic receptor blockadeEffects of dopamineSprague-Dawley ratsIntracellular calcium concentrationHepes-buffered Ringer's solutionMucosal crypt cellsFree cytosolic calciumCalcium-sensitive probeSplanchnic vasodilatorTonometric dataDopamine infusionMucosal effectsReceptor blockadeShocked patientsProtein kinase C inhibitionDistal colonGastric mucosaMucosal pHPharmacological agentsDirect effectTonometric measurements
1993
Endothelin increases [Ca2+]i in M-1 mouse cortical collecting duct cells by a dual mechanism
Korbmacher C, Boulpaep E, Giebisch G, Geibel J. Endothelin increases [Ca2+]i in M-1 mouse cortical collecting duct cells by a dual mechanism. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: c349-c357. PMID: 8368264, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1993.265.2.c349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelin-1Intracellular storesDuct cellsNifedipine-sensitive Ca2Intracellular calcium concentrationParticipation of Ca2Endothelin increaseFura-2Extracellular calciumExtracellular Ca2Arginine vasopressinIntracellular Ca2Calcium concentrationInitial Ca2Fluorescent imaging systemInitial exposurePlateau phaseMiceEntry mechanismDual mechanismCa2Second Ca2CellsNifedipineVasopressin