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Interferon-gamma induces a decrease in the intracellular calcium pump in a human salivary gland cell line.

Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) +/- tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) induces antiproliferation and intracellular Ca2+ store depletion in a human submandibular ductal cell line ( HSG), which can be reversed on cytokine removal [A. J. Wu, G. C. Chen, B. J. Baum, and I. S. Ambudkar. Am. J. Physiol. 270 (Cell Physiol. 39): C514-C521, 1996]. Here we have examined a possible mechanism for the IFN-gamma-induced intracellular Ca2+ store depletion. There was a time-dependent decrease in thapsigargin-dependent internal Ca2+ release after exposure of the cells to the cytokines. The intracellular Ca2+ pump [sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA)] protein in lysates and membranes of cells treated with IFN-gamma +/- TNF-alpha, but not with TNF-alpha alone, showed a similar time-dependent decrease (examined using a SERCA2 antibody). Removal of the cytokines, which resulted in recovery of cell growth and refill of internal Ca2+ stores, also increased the level of SERCA protein. The decrease in SERCA is not a result of decreased cell proliferation, since thapsigargin, 2,5-di-(t-butyl)-1,4-hydroquinone, or serum-free growth conditions induced antiproliferative effects on HSG cells without any corresponding decrease in SERCA. We suggest that the IFN-gamma- induced decrease in the level of SERCA accounts for the depleted state of internal Ca2+ stores in cytokine-treated HSG cells. These data suggest a novel mechanism for the inhibition of HSG cell growth by IFN-gamma.[1]

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  1. Interferon-gamma induces a decrease in the intracellular calcium pump in a human salivary gland cell line. Meehan, S., Wu, A.J., Kang, E.C., Sakai, T., Ambudkar, I.S. Am. J. Physiol. (1997) [Pubmed]
 
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