Search for dissertations about: "Ca2 transients"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Ca2 transients.

  2. 1. Oscillatory Ca2+ signaling in glucose-stimulated murine pancreatic β-cells : Modulation by amino acids, glucagon, caffeine and ryanodine

    Author : Meftun Ahmed; Per Lindström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cell biology; pancreatic β-cells; islets of Langerhans; glucose; Ca2 oscillations; Ca2 transients; potassium; ryanodine; caffeine; glucagon; cAMP; inositol 1; 4; 5-trisphosphate; fura-2; glycine; alanine; arginine; Ca2 channels; rats; lean mice; ob ob mice; leptin; Cellbiologi; Cell biology; Cellbiologi; medicinsk cellbiologi; Medical Cell Biology;

    Abstract : Oscillations in cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is the key signal in glucose-stimulated β-cells governing pulsatile insulin release. The glucose response of mouse β-cells is often manifested as slow oscillations and rapid transients of [Ca2+] i. READ MORE

  4. 2. The interplay of ions in the stimulation of the pancreatic -cell

    Author : Michael Eberhardson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cell biology; diabetes; pancreatic β-cells; cytoplasmic calcium; oscillations; glucose; tetrodotoxin; tolbutamide; veratridine; tetraethylammonium; quinine; cesium; H2DIDS; furosemide; transients; microfluorometry; fura-2; MQAE; calcium channels; potassium channels; sodium channels; chloride channels; Cellbiologi; Cell biology; Cellbiologi; medicinsk cellbiologi; Medical Cell Biology;

    Abstract : Glucose stimulation of insulin release is mediated by depolarisation of the pancreatic β-cells with accompanying entry of Ca2+ through voltage-dependent channels. An important feature of the glucose-induced depolarisation is its rhythmicity causing oscillations of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), which trigger pulsatile release of insulin. READ MORE

  5. 3. Temporal monitoring of intracellular Ca2+ signaling and origins of Ca2+ oscillations

    Author : Dominic-Luc Webb; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis examined parameters influencing stimulated cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) oscillations in hepatocytes and pancreatic beta-cells. Hepatic glucose output is regulated in part by hormones such as vasopressin that act through [Ca 2+]i oscillations. READ MORE

  6. 4. Ca2+ fluxes and insulin action in cardiac and skeletal muscles

    Author : Johanna T Lanner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Obesity and type 2 diabetes are major and rapidly increasing health problems in society. They are associated with several life-threatening conditions, including heart and renal failure, and damage to the nervous system. An inability of cells to respond normally to insulin, insulin resistance, is a key feature in obesity and type 2 diabetes. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mitochondria, contractility and Ca2+ handling : cardiac and skeletal muscle adaptations in health and disease

    Author : Daniel C Andersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Contractility is a fundamental feature of skeletal and cardiac muscles. An indispensable step in the cellular signal for contraction is a transient elevation in cytoplasmic free [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]i). Both the production of contractile force and Ca2+ handling processes are highly energy demanding. READ MORE