TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of Mitochondrial Inhibitors on Type I Cells
AU - Wyatt, Christopher N.
AU - Buckler, Keith J.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Inhibitors of mitochondrial function have been known to be stimulants of the carotid body for many decades. Recent experiments have demonstrated that in isolated neonatal rat type I cells both hypoxia and mitochondrial uncouplers inhibit background K+ currents. This leads to membrane depolarisation and voltage gated Ca2+ entry (Buckler, 1997; Buckler and Vaughan-Jones, 1998). Since these data are consistent with a role for mitochondria in oxygen sensing, we have determined whether other mitochondrial inhibitors mimic the effects of hypoxia on the type I cells.
AB - Inhibitors of mitochondrial function have been known to be stimulants of the carotid body for many decades. Recent experiments have demonstrated that in isolated neonatal rat type I cells both hypoxia and mitochondrial uncouplers inhibit background K+ currents. This leads to membrane depolarisation and voltage gated Ca2+ entry (Buckler, 1997; Buckler and Vaughan-Jones, 1998). Since these data are consistent with a role for mitochondria in oxygen sensing, we have determined whether other mitochondrial inhibitors mimic the effects of hypoxia on the type I cells.
KW - Intracellular Calcium
KW - Mitochondrial Function
KW - Membrane Depolarisation
KW - Carotid Body
KW - Patch Clamp Technique
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-9280-2_7
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-9280-2_7
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 14635649
AN - SCOPUS:0345165971
SN - 978-1-4613-4873-3
T3 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SP - 55
EP - 58
BT - Chemorecpetion
A2 - Pequignot, Jean-Marc
A2 - Dalmaz, Yvette
A2 - Gonzalez, Constancio
A2 - Nurse, Colin A.
A2 - Prabhakar, Nanduri R.
PB - Springer
CY - Boston, MA
T2 - 15th International Symposium on Arterial Chemoreception
Y2 - 18 November 2002 through 22 November 2002
ER -