The Fura-2AM fluorescent Ca(2+) probe was used to study the possibility that the Arp2/3 complex and WASP proteins are involved in the effects of glutoxim and molixan on the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration in macrophages. It has been demonstrated that preincubation of macrophages with inhibitors of the Arp2/3 complex or WASP proteins (CK-0944666 or wiskostatin, respectively) results in a significant suppression of Ca(2+)-responses induced by glutoxim or molixan. This suggests that polymerization of actin filaments is a process involved in the effect of glutoxim or molixan on intracellular Ca(2+) concentration in macrophages.
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