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Abstract: Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant widely used in clinical practice for the treatment of an-xiety and depression and chronic pain. These drugs have a multifaceted effect on cellular processes. One of their targets is sigma-1 receptors. Sigma-1 receptors are molecular chaperones located in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum; they are characterized by a unique structure and pharmacological profile. Sigma-1 receptors regulate many cellular processes in health and disease, including processes of Ca2+ signaling. Using Fura-2AM fluorescent Ca2+ probe, we showed for the first time that sigma-1 receptor agonist, the antidepressant amitriptyline, significantly suppresses Ca2+ mobilization from the intracellular Ca2+ stores and subsequent store-dependent Ca2+ entry into cells caused by inhibitors of endoplasmic Ca2+ ATPases thapsigargin and cyclopiazonic acid, as well as the disulfide-containing immunomodulators glutoxim and molixan, in rat peritoneal macrophages. The results indicate the participation of sigma-1 receptors in the complex signaling cascade caused by glutoxim or molixan, leading to an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration in macrophages. Data also indicate that sigma-1 receptors participate in the regulation of store-dependent Ca2+ entry in macrophages.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)439–450
Number of pages12
JournalCell and Tissue Biology
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2024

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  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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  • amitriptyline, intracellular Ca2+ concentration, peritoneal macrophages, sigma-1 receptors

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