Level D· Scientific groundwork from lab and animal studiesAnimal StudyEurope PMC

How does intracellular Ca2+ oscillate: by chance or by the clock?

Skupin A., Kettenmann H., Winkler U., Wartenberg M., Sauer H., Tovey SC.

Animal Study, published in Biophys J (2008) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Biophys J (2008)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
18065468
PMCID
PMC2257893
DOI
10.1529/biophysj.107.119495
Citations
126

Abstract (original English)

Ca2+ oscillations have been considered to obey deterministic dynamics for almost two decades. We show for four cell types that Ca2+ oscillations are instead a sequence of random spikes. The standard deviation of the interspike intervals (ISIs) of individual spike trains is similar to the average ISI; it increases approximately linearly with the average ISI; and consecutive ISIs are uncorrelated. Decreasing the effective diffusion coefficient of free Ca2+ using Ca2+ buffers increases the average ISI and the standard deviation in agreement with the idea that individual spikes are caused by random wave nucleation. Array-enhanced coherence resonance leads to regular Ca2+ oscillations with small standard deviation of ISIs.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
NeuronsCell MembraneAnimalsHumansCalciumStochastic ProcessesOscillometryBiophysicsElectrophysiologyCalcium Signaling

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