Ca2+ store depletion and endoplasmic ret
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Chia-Chia Chao; Chieh-Chen Huang; Dah-Yuu Lu; Kar-Lok Wong; Yun-Ru Chen; Tzu-Hur
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Article
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2012
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) activation by extracellular ATP triggers influx of Na^+^ and Ca^2+^, cytosolic Ca^2+^ overload and consequently cytotoxicity. Whether disturbances in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca^2+^ homeostasis and ER stress are involved in P2X7R‐mediated cell death is unknown. I