Journal: Cell Biochemistry and Function
Article Title: Protease‐Activated Receptor 2 Activation Provokes an Increase in Intracellular Calcium and Serotonin Secretion in a Human Enteroendocrine Cell Line
doi: 10.1002/cbf.70132
Figure Lengend Snippet: P‐STS cells respond with an increase in [Ca 2+ ] i to the PAR2 agonist SLIGRL‐NH 2. (a) [Ca 2+ ] i responses to SLIGRL‐NH 2 (time courses of individual experiments are shown, n = 8). (b) The PAR2 antagonist I‐191 inhibits the [Ca 2+ ] i response to SLIGRL‐NH 2 (10 µM) while PAR2‐IN‐1 has no inhibitory effect ( n = 4 for each inhibitor concentration, medium as well as SLIGRL‐NH2). (c) I‐191 also inhibits the [Ca 2+ ] i response to trypsin (110 nM, n = 12). (d) Inhibition of the [Ca 2+ ] i response to SLIGRL‐NH 2 and trypsin by pre‐incubation (5 min) with I‐191 (same experiments as shown in b and c). Relative increase in fluorescence 40 s (trypsin) or 50 s (SLIGRL‐NH 2 ) after addition of agonist. * p < 0.05 (two‐tailed binominal test).
Article Snippet: ACh chloride, G‐418 sulfate solution, histamine dihydrochloride, hydrogen peroxide (30% w/w with stabilizers, freshly diluted before use) and nifedipine were from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, Missouri, USA); mibefradil dihydrochloride was from Tocris Bioscience (Bristol, United Kingdom); Gibco trypsin‐EDTA (0.05%) was from Thermo Fisher (Schwerte, Germany); the PAR2 agonist peptide SLIGRL‐NH2 was from HelloBio (Dunshaughlin, Ireland); I‐191 and PAR2‐IN‐1 were from MedChemExpress (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, USA); Fluo‐4AM was from AAT Bioquest (Pleasanton, California, USA); rabbit anti‐phospho‐p38 antibody (Thr 180/Tyr 182) was from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Dallas, Texas, USA); mouse anti‐human RelA/NF‐κB p65 (clone 532301) was from R&D Systems (Minneapolis, Canada), goat Alexa Fluor 488‐labeled secondary fluorescent antibodies were from Life Technologies (Carlsbad, California, USA) and the serotonin Elisa kit was from ImmuSmol (Bordeaux, France).
Techniques: Concentration Assay, Inhibition, Incubation, Fluorescence, Two Tailed Test