Regulation of intracellular calcium during high-frequency rhythmic stimulation of the motor nerve ending of a frog

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Under physiological conditions, chemical synapses, including neuromuscular junctions, operate rhythmically at different frequencies depending on the functional type of muscle and the state of synaptic contact. Calcium ions (Ca2+) entering the axoplasm through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels during each action potential activate exocytosis of synaptic vesicles and play a key role in modulating the secretory process. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which can release Ca2+ ions via Ca2+-dependent release, may contribute significantly to intracellular Ca2+ dynamics. Optical recording techniques using Ca2+-sensitive fluorescent dyes are used to monitor changes in intracellular Ca2+. However, such an evaluation must pay special attention to the dye's binding characteristics with Ca²⁺ ions, specifically its affinity, because the degree of dye saturation affects the parameters of the Ca²⁺ response being investigated. In this study, the low-affinity dye Magnesium Green was used to analyze changes in the intracellular Ca2+ ions concentration in the neuromuscular synapse m. cutaneus pectoris of the frog during rhythmic stimulation, which allows correct assessment of Ca2+ signals. With increasing frequency of motor nerve stimulation, the smooth increase at 20 Hz of Ca2+ response was replaced by a biphasic increase at 50 Hz and a sharp increase at 70 Hz. This indicates the inclusion of additional Ca2+ sources, which may be the ER. Blocking ryanodine and inositol receptors abolished the increase in Ca2+ response at higher frequencies of nerve stimulation. Blocking Ca2+ ATPases ER (SERCA) resulted in a dramatic increase in the Ca2+ response and eliminated its multiphasic character. It is shown that the change in Ca2+ transient reflects the accumulation of intracellular Ca2+ in the axoplasm and depends on the activity of SERCA, ryanodine and inositol receptors. The use of a low affinity fluorescent Ca2+ dye makes it possible to track the contribution of these systems to the formation of the intracellular concentration of the main ions that determine the process of neurosecretion.

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D. V. Samigullin

Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center; Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI”

Email: samid75@mail.ru
Kazan, Russia; Kazan, Russia

N. F. Fatikhov

Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center

Kazan, Russia

E. F. Khaziev

Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center

Kazan, Russia

E. A. Bukharaeva

Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center

Kazan, Russia

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