Functional α2C-adrenoceptors in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells
Functional α2C-adrenoceptors in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00190-9
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发表时间:
1999-05-07
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5
通讯作者:
Schoeffter, P
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作者:
Parsley, S;Gazi, L;Schoeffter, P
The alpha(2)-adrenoceptor mediating inhibition of forskolin stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells was further characterized. The alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonists, UK 14,304 (5-bromo-6-(2-imidazolin-2-ylamino)quinoxaline), oxymetazoline, guanfacine, (-)-noradrenaline and clonidine concentration-dependently decreased cyclic AMP accumulation in this cell line (E-max ca. 50% inhibition). Agonist pEC(50) values ranged between 6.7 and 7.8. Clonidine was a partial agonist. The effects of UK 14,304 were blocked after a pertussis toxin treatment. The concentration-response curves of UK 14,304 were shifted to the right in a parallel manner by the following antagonists (mean pK(B) values): yohimbine (8.17), idazoxan (7.63), prazosin (6.66), 2-[2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethyl]4,4-dimethyl-1,3-(2H,4H) isoquinolindione (ARC 239; 7.12) and 2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenoxyethyl)aminomethyl 1,4-benzodioxane (WB-4101; 8.12). The relatively high pK(B) values of prazosin and ARC 239 point to a non-alpha(2A)-adrenoceptor-mediated effect. The relatively high pK(B) value of WB-4101 further characterizes the alpha(2)-adrenoceptor in SH-SY5Y cells as being of the alpha(2C) subtype. The analysis of the expression of alpha(2)-adrenoceptor subtypes by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) revealed the exclusive presence of alpha(2C)-adrenoceptor mRNA in SH-SY5Y cells. We propose that inhibition of forskolin-stimulated cAMP accumulation in SH-SY5Y cells be used as a functional model of human, native alpha(2C)-adrenoceptors. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.