Propofol activates vanilloid receptor channels expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells
Propofol activates vanilloid receptor channels expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02185-1
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发表时间:
2001-10-12
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Kohama, K
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作者:
Tsutsumi, S;Tomioka, A;Kohama, K
Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is an intravenous anesthetic agent structurally unrelated to any other intravenous anesthetics. We examined the effect of propofol on a rat vanilloid receptor that was expressed in the human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells by using calcium imaging method. Propofol caused a concentration-dependent increase in [Ca2+], in the HEK293 cells with the receptor. These responses were inhibited by removing extracellular calcium ions. The propofol-evoked increase in [Ca2+], in the HEK293 cells with the receptor was partially inhibited by capsazepine, a competitive antagonist of capsaicin. We conclude that propofol acts as an agonist for the receptor. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.