Direct block of Ca2+ channels by calmidazolium in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
Direct block of Ca2+ channels by calmidazolium in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
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卡米达唑直接阻断培养的血管平滑肌细胞中的 Ca2+ 通道。
DOI:
10.1097/00005344-199910000-00003
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发表时间:
1999
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Sperelakis,N
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作者:
Sunagawa,M;Yokoshiki,H;Seki,T;Nakamura,M;Laber,P;Sperelakis,N
We investigated the action of calmidazolium (CMZ), an inhibitor of calmodulin (CaM), on the L-type Ca 2+ currents (I Ca (L)) of cultured vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells (A7r5 cell line), by using the whole-cell voltage-clamp method. All experiments were conducted at room temperature (24-25 C). The peak I Ba (Ca 2+ channel current with 5 mM Ba 2+ as charge carrier) was evoked every 15 s by a test potential to+ 10 mV from a holding potential of− 60 mV. To elevate intracellular free Ca 2+ concentration ([Ca] i) to pCa 6.5, the pipette solution contained a Ca 2+-EGTA buffer (pCa 6.5) to allow equilibration with the cells. Bath application of 1 μM CMZ reduced the peak amplitude of I Ba to 36.7±4.9%(n= 8); maximal effect occurred within 7-8 min. Peak I Ba continued to decrease even after washing out the CMZ. Recovery of I Ba was not observed even after 10 min of washout. Even in presence of an peptide inhibitor of CaM-dependent protein kinase-II (5.2 μM) in the pipette solution, CMZ inhibited I Ba to 27.8±5.3%(n= 7). To exclude the possibility that other Ca 2+/CaM-dependent kinases and phosphatases may regulate Ca 2+ channel activity, we examined the effect of CMZ on I Ba when [Ca] i was reduced by use of Ca 2+/EGTA-buffered pipette solutions. At pCa≈ 10 (10 mM EGTA and only contaminant Ca 2+), CMZ inhibited I Ba to 33.4±5.9%(n= 14) with a median inhibitory concentration (IC 50) value of 0.29 μM. The activation curve (pCa≈ 10) was shifted in the positive direction by 6.3 mV; the inactivation curve was shifted in the negative direction by 5.0 mV. CMZ decreased I Ba progressively during repetitive step depolarizations. CMZ did not slow the rate of recovery from inactivation. In conclusion, CMZ inhibits Ca 2+ channel current in a use-dependent manner. This inhibition is independent of CaMK-II and other Ca 2+/CaM-dependent pathways. Therefore it is likely due to direct blockade of Ca 2+ channels by CMZ. CMZ may reduce the outer surface charge and block the open state of the Ca 2+ channels.