Differential inhibition of T-type calcium channels by neuroleptics
Differential inhibition of T-type calcium channels by neuroleptics
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DOI:
10.1523/jneurosci.22-02-00396.2002
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发表时间:
2002-01-15
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Snutch, TP
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作者:
Santi, CM;Cayabyab, FS;Snutch, TP
T-type calcium channels play critical roles in cellular excitability and have been implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of neurological disorders including epilepsy. Although there have been reports that certain neuroleptics that primarily target D-2 dopamine receptors and are used to treat psychoses may also interact with T-type Ca channels, there has been no systematic examination of this phenomenon. In the present paper we provide a detailed analysis of the effects of several widely used neuroleptic agents on a family of exogenously expressed neuronal T-type Ca channels (alpha(1G), alpha(1H), and alpha(1I) subtypes). Among the neuroleptics tested, the diphenylbutylpiperidines pimozide and penfluridol were the most potent T-type channel blockers with K-d values (similar to30-50 nM and similar to70-100 nM, respectively), in the range of their antagonism of the D2 dopamine receptor. In contrast, the butyrophenone haloperidol was similar to12- to 20-fold less potent at blocking the various T-type Ca channels. The diphenyldiperazine flunarizine was also less potent compared with the diphenylbutylpiperadines and preferentially blocked alpha(1G) and alpha(1I) T-type channels compared with alpha(1H). The various neuroleptics did not significantly affect T-type channel activation or kinetic properties, although they shifted steady-state inactivation profiles to more negative values, indicating that these agents preferentially bind to channel inactivated states. Overall, our findings indicate that T-type Ca channels are potently blocked by a subset of neuroleptic agents and suggest that the action of these drugs on T-type Ca channels may significantly contribute to their therapeutic efficacy.