Measurement of intracellular Ca2+ concentration using Indo-1 during simultaneous flash photolysis to release Ca2+ from DM-nitrophen

Mark S. Kirby, Robert W. Hadley, W. J. Lederer

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Abstract

We have constructed a modular instrument to measure intracellular [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]i) in single isolated cells while simultaneously imposing step changes in [Ca2+]i using "caged Ca2+". By combining the outputs of a xenon arc lamp with a frequency-tripled (Nd: YAG) laser, the instrument can operate with low maintained illumination to measure [Ca2+]i using a ratiometric Ca2+-sensitive fluorophore and also activate the release of Ca2+ from a caged-Ca2+ compound with a high energy pulse of ultraviolet light. This instrument is simple to assemble, introduces little electrical noise, provides a wide range of illumination power, produces only moderate photobleaching of the Ca2+ indicator and can be readily adapted to diverse cellular preparations. We demonstrate the use of this system to measure step changes in [Ca2+]i in adult rat ventricular myocytes and a human embryonic kidney cell line (293 cells) in culture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-177
Number of pages9
JournalPflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology
Volume427
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1994

Keywords

  • 293 cells
  • Cardiac cells
  • DM-nitrophen
  • Flash photolysis
  • Indo-1
  • Nd: YAG laser

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Physiology (medical)

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