K-CURRENT MEDIATION OF PROLACTIN-INDUCED PROLIFERATION OF MALIGNANT (NB2) LYMPHOCYTES

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作者
WANG, YF [1 ]
JIA, HJ [1 ]
WALKER, AM [1 ]
CUKIERMAN, S [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF RIVERSIDE, DIV BIOMED SCI, RIVERSIDE, CA 92521 USA
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10.1002/jcp.1041520123
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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The effects of different concentrations of various K-current blockers on prolactin-induced proliferation and membrane K-currents in malignant lymphocytes (Nb2 cells) were investigated. Membrane currents were measured with the whole cell patch-clamp technique, and lymphocyte density was quantified by both spectrophotometric and conventional methods. K-current blockers tested (quinidine, 4-aminopyridine, barium, and tetraethylammonium) exhibited similar rank order potency for K-current block and inhibition of prolactin-induced proliferation of malignant lymphocytes. Because Nb2 cells proliferate independently of a transmembrane Ca-influx, these results suggest that K-currents per se rather than K-current modulation of Ca-influx is an essential event for lymphocyte proliferation.
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