1. Comparative studies of AJG049, a novel Ca2+ channel antagonist, on voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ currents in intestinal and vascular smooth muscle.
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Hashimoto, M., Teramoto, N., Zhu, H.-L., Takahashi, K., and Ito, Y.
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CALCIUM antagonists , *CALCIUM channels , *VASCULAR smooth muscle , *VERAPAMIL , *MUSCLE cells , *PHARMACOLOGY - Abstract
Background and purpose:Antagonists of Ca2+ channels reduce contraction of intestinal smooth muscle but also affect vascular smooth muscle. We have therefore examined the effects of AJG049, a newly synthesized antagonist for regulation of gut motility, on voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels, in vascular and intestinal smooth muscle, comparing AJG049 with two other Ca2+ channel antagonists, verapamil and diltiazem.Experimental approach:Affinities of AJG049 for various types of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels were examined by binding studies. Effects of AJG049 on voltage-dependent inward Ca2+ (or Ba2+) currents (ICa or IBa) in dispersed smooth muscle cells from guinea-pig ileum, colon and mesenteric artery were measured using conventional whole-cell configurations.Key results:In binding studies, AJG049 showed a high affinity for the diltiazem-binding site of L-type Ca2+ channels. In whole-cell configuration, AJG049 suppressed ICa in ileal myocytes, with concentration-, voltage-and use-dependencies. AJG049 shifted the steady-state inactivation curve of ICa to the left. The order of potency to inhibit ICa in ileal myocytes was AJG049>verapamil>diltiazem. AJG049 also suppressed IBa in guinea-pig mesenteric arterial myocytes, showing concentration- and voltage-dependencies and the potency order for this action was also AJG049>verapamil>diltiazem. For the relative ratio of Ki values between ileal and mesenteric arterial myocytes, the order was AJG049>diltiazem≫verapamil.Conclusions and implications:These results show that AJG049 inhibits L-type Ca2+ channels mainly through the diltiazem-binding site(s). From our results, AJG049 showed a little selectivity for these Ca2+ channels in intestinal smooth muscle.British Journal of Pharmacology (2006) 149, 155–162. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706861; published online 14 August 2006 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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