Endocrinology, Vol 137, 4817-4826, Copyright © 1996 by Endocrine Society

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Distinct functions of T- and L-type calcium channels during activation of bovine adrenal glomerulosa cells

MF Rossier, MM Burnay, MB Vallotton and AM Capponi
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. rossier@cmu.unige.ch

Calcium influx into adrenal glomerulosa cells is a key event during the stimulation of aldosterone secretion by physiological increases in extracellular potassium concentrations. Two types of voltage-operated calcium channels, T- and L-types, are present on bovine glomerulosa cells, but their respective functions are not yet clearly defined. Using the patch-clamp method in the perforated patch configuration combined with microfluorimetry of cytosolic calcium, we demonstrate that L-type channels are exclusively responsible for the sustained elevation of cytosolic calcium observed upon stimulation with extracellular potassium, even at low, physiological concentrations of this agonist. In contrast, aldosterone secretion appears closely related to T-type channel activity. Moreover, when the activity of each channel type is selectively modulated by pharmacological agents, such as dihydropyridines or zonisamide, the cytosolic calcium response can be clearly dissociated from the steroidogenic response. Similarly, modulation of T channel activation by protein kinase C results in a parallel inhibition of aldosterone secretion, without any effect on the levels of cytosolic free calcium. This direct functional link between T- type calcium channel activity and steroidogenesis suggests a model in which calcium entering the cell through these channels bypasses the cytosol to activate intramitochondrial steps of aldosterone biosynthesis.

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