KB-R7943, an inhibitor of the reverse Na+/Ca2+exchanger, blocks N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor and inhibits mitochondrial complex I
KB-R7943, an inhibitor of the reverse Na+/Ca2+exchanger, blocks N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor and inhibits mitochondrial complex I
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.01054.x
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发表时间:
2011-01-01
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Brustovetsky, Nickolay
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作者:
Brustovetsky, Tatiana;Brittain, Matthew K.;Brustovetsky, Nickolay
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSEAn isothiourea derivative (2-[2-[4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]isothiourea methane sulfonate (KB-R7943), a widely used inhibitor of the reverse Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCXrev), was instrumental in establishing the role of NCXrev in glutamate-induced Ca2+ deregulation in neurons. Here, the effects of KB-R7943 on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and mitochondrial complex I were tested.EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHFluorescence microscopy, electrophysiological patch-clamp techniques and cellular respirometry with Seahorse XF24 analyzer were used with cultured hippocampal neurons; membrane potential imaging, respirometry and Ca2+ flux measurements were made in isolated rat brain mitochondria.KEY RESULTSKB-R7943 inhibited NCXrev with IC50 = 5.7 +/- 2.1 mu M, blocked NMDAR-mediated ion currents, and inhibited NMDA-induced increase in cytosolic Ca2+ with IC50 = 13.4 +/- 3.6 mu M but accelerated calcium deregulation and mitochondrial depolarization in glutamate-treated neurons. KB-R7943 depolarized mitochondria in a Ca2+-independent manner. Stimulation of NMDA receptors caused NAD(P)H oxidation that was coupled or uncoupled from ATP synthesis depending on the presence of Ca2+ in the bath solution. KB-R7943, or rotenone, increased NAD(P)H autofluorescence under resting conditions and suppressed NAD(P)H oxidation following glutamate application. KB-R7943 inhibited 2,4-dinitrophenol-stimulated respiration of cultured neurons with IC50 = 11.4 +/- 2.4 mu M. With isolated brain mitochondria, KB-R7943 inhibited respiration, depolarized organelles and suppressed Ca2+ uptake when mitochondria oxidized complex I substrates but was ineffective when mitochondria were supplied with succinate, a complex II substrate.CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONSKB-R7943, in addition to NCXrev, blocked NMDA receptors in cultured hippocampal neurons and inhibited complex I in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. These findings are critical for the correct interpretation of experimental results obtained with KB-R7943 and a better understanding of its neuroprotective action.