YAKHAK HOEJI (약학회지)

The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea (대한약학회)
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Infeasibility of Measuring $Ca^{2+}$ in Menadione-Exposed Platelets Using Fluorescent Dyes

메나디온에 의한 혈소판 내 칼슘 변화측정시 형광 색소 사용의 문제점

  • Published : 1997.12.01
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Abstract

It has been reported that dose-dependent $Ca^{2+}$ increase by menadione in platelets could be measured by fluorescent dye, quin-2. The problems will be described here rel ating to measuring $Ca^{2+}$ in menadione-exposed platelets using fura-2 and fluo-3, widely used fluorescent indicators. Additions of menadione to fura-2 loaded platelets and their lysates resulted in marked reduction in fluorescence intensity at both 340nm ($Ca^{2+}$-unbound form) 380nm ($Ca^{2+}$-undbound form) excitation wavelengths. Fura-2 excitation spectra were overlapped with UV-visible absorption spectra of menadione, suggesting that light absorption by menadione itself could quench fluorescence generated by fura-2. Next approach was to use fluo-3 which has the higher wavelength (490nm) of excitation. Previous work demonstrated that treatment with probenecid to platelets was required to prevent fluo-3 dye leakage. However, probenecid itself was proven to be inadequate to measure the concentration of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$; by reducing menadione-induced cytotoxicity in platelets. Our results suggest that it is not feasible to measure $Ca^{2+}$ in platelets by using fura-2 and fluo-3 in the presence of probenecid, and cautions should be taken to measure changes of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ levels by fluorescent dyes following chemical exposure.

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