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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2011

Histamine elevates free intracellular calcium in mouse retinal dopaminergic cells via H1-receptors.

Renata Frazão, Douglas G McMahon, Walter Schunack, Proleta Datta, Ruth Heidelberger, David W Marshak

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renata FrazãoDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Douglas G McMahon
Walter Schunack
Proleta Datta
Ruth Heidelberger
David W Marshak
Vanderbilt University · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Neurotransmisson in Vertebrate RetinaR01EY012128 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI HEIDELBERGER, RUTH · 2003 to 2025
$8.0M
VISION RESEARCHP30EY010608 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MASSEY, STEPHEN C · 1994 to 2014
$7.9M
Structure and Function of Neurons in the Primate RetinaR01EY006472 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MARSHAK, DAVID W · 1986 to 2012
$4.2M
MECHANISMS OF RETINAL SYNAPTIC PLASTICITYR01EY009256 · NEI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MCMAHON, DOUGLAS G · 1996 to 2013
$4.0M
Mechanisms of Retinal Synaptic PlasticityR56EY009256 · NEI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MCMAHON, DOUGLAS G · 2009 to 2009
$388k
MECHANISMS OF NEUROTRANSMISSION IN VERTEBRATE RETINAR29EY012128 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI HEIDELBERGER, RUTH · 1998 to 2002
$343k
MECHANISMS OF RETINAL SYNAPTIC PLASTICITYR29EY009256 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI MCMAHON, DOUGLAS G · 1991 to 1995
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePreviously, retinopetal axons containing histamine and dopaminergic neurons expressing histamine H(1)-receptor had been localized in mouse retinas using anatomic techniques. The goal of these experiments was to demonstrate that these receptors are functional.

methodsDopaminergic cells were acutely isolated from retinas of transgenic mice expressing red fluorescent protein under control of the tyrosine hydroxylase promoter and loaded with the calcium indicator Fura-2.

resultsUnder control conditions, there were spontaneous oscillations in the levels of free intracellular calcium in dopaminergic cells. These oscillations were abolished in nominally calcium-free extracellular medium and in 1 μM tetrodotoxin, findings suggesting that the oscillations were mediated by calcium entry across the plasma membrane in response to sodium-dependent action potentials. Histamine increased the mean free intracellular calcium in the dopaminergic cells by increasing the frequency and/or amplitude of the calcium oscillations. The effects of histamine were dose-dependent and reached maximum at 5 μM. With this dose, there was a 65% increase in the mean free intracellular calcium concentration. The histamine H(1)-receptor antagonist, pyrilamine, blocked the effects of 5 μM histamine when applied at 50 μM. The selective histamine H(1)-receptor agonists, 2-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl) histamine and methylhistaprodifen significantly increased mean free intracellular calcium when applied at 5 μM.

conclusionsHistamine released from retinopetal axons in the mouse retina can elevate intracellular calcium levels in the perikarya of dopaminergic cells via the activation of histamine H(1)-receptors.

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AnimalsAxonsCalciumDopamineDose-Response Relationship, DrugHistamineHistamine AgonistsHistamine H1 AntagonistsMiceMice, TransgenicReceptors, Histamine H1RetinaCalciumDopamineHistamineHistamine AgonistsHistamine H1 AntagonistsReceptors, Histamine H1

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PMID21310914
PMCPMC3109017
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