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Ca-channel currents were recorded in Cs-loaded single smooth muscle cells from rat vas deferens to define the dependence of the inactivation time course on Ca concentration. The decay of Ca-channel current obtained in a Ba2+- or Sr2+-containing external solution during long voltage-clamp pulses was much slower than that in a Ca-containing solution. The difference was not due to a change in the surface potential of the membrane as judged from the steady-state activation and inactivation curves. When Ca was the charge carrier, increasing external Ca concentration slightly accelerated the rate of inactivation. In addition, the rate of inactivation of Ca-channel current in 10.8mm Ba was also accelerated by adding Ca to the external solution in a concentration-dependent manner. The time course of Ca-current inactivation was slowed when the cells were dialyzed with a high concentration of citrate, a Ca-chelating agent. From these results, we concluded that a mechanism regulated by intracellular Ca activity plays a role in the inactivation of Ca channels in smooth muscle. The Ca-dependent process may protect against Ca overload by regulating Ca entry in smooth muscle cells.
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Nakazawa, K., Saito, H. & Matsuki, N. Involvement of calcium in calcium-current inactivation in smooth muscle cells from rat vas deferens. J. Membrain Biol. 100, 13–19 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02209136
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