TY - JOUR
T1 - Potent inhibition by trivalent cations of ATP-gated channels
AU - Nakazawa, Ken
AU - Liu, Min
AU - Inoue, Kazuhide
AU - Ohno, Yasuo
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to Ms. T. Obama for skillful culturing of cells, and Dr. Fujimori for encouragement. M.L. is a visiting researcher supported by the Japan China Medical Association.
PY - 1997/5/1
Y1 - 1997/5/1
N2 - The effects of La3+ and other trivalent cations on ATP-gated channels (P(2X) purinoceptor/channels) were investigated using rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells and Xenopus oocytes expressing these channels. La3+, Gd3+, Ce3+ and Nd3+ (30-300 μM) inhibited an inward current activated by 30 μM ATP in PC12 cells. The concentration-response curve for the ATP-activated current was shifted by La3+ or Gd3+ toward a higher concentration range, and the slope of the curve became steeper, suggesting the inhibition is non-competitive. La3+ or Gd3+ did not affect the current component that was slowly activated upon hyperpolarization, and selectively inhibited the remaining 'voltage-independent' component. La3+ and Gd3+ also inhibited currents mediated through P(2X1) and P(2X2) purinoceptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes. The results suggest that La3+ and other trivalent cations inhibit P(2X) purinoceptors at low concentrations. The inhibition may at least partly be attributed to an allosteric inhibition.
AB - The effects of La3+ and other trivalent cations on ATP-gated channels (P(2X) purinoceptor/channels) were investigated using rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells and Xenopus oocytes expressing these channels. La3+, Gd3+, Ce3+ and Nd3+ (30-300 μM) inhibited an inward current activated by 30 μM ATP in PC12 cells. The concentration-response curve for the ATP-activated current was shifted by La3+ or Gd3+ toward a higher concentration range, and the slope of the curve became steeper, suggesting the inhibition is non-competitive. La3+ or Gd3+ did not affect the current component that was slowly activated upon hyperpolarization, and selectively inhibited the remaining 'voltage-independent' component. La3+ and Gd3+ also inhibited currents mediated through P(2X1) and P(2X2) purinoceptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes. The results suggest that La3+ and other trivalent cations inhibit P(2X) purinoceptors at low concentrations. The inhibition may at least partly be attributed to an allosteric inhibition.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)00120-9
DO - 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)00120-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 9163571
AN - SCOPUS:0030916119
SN - 0014-2999
VL - 325
SP - 237
EP - 243
JO - European Journal of Pharmacology
JF - European Journal of Pharmacology
IS - 2-3
ER -