THE STRETCH-ACTIVATED ION-CHANNEL BLOCKER GADOLINIUM ALSO BLOCKS L-TYPE CALCIUM CHANNELS IN ISOLATED VENTRICULAR MYOCYTES OF THE GUINEA-PIG

被引:145
作者
LACAMPAGNE, A [1 ]
GANNIER, F [1 ]
ARGIBAY, J [1 ]
GARNIER, D [1 ]
LEGUENNEC, JY [1 ]
机构
[1] FAC SCI TOURS, PHYSIOL CELLULES CARD & VASC LAB, CNRS, EP21, F-37200 TOURS, FRANCE
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES | 1994年 / 1191卷 / 01期
关键词
GADOLINIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CURRENT; STRETCH-ACTIVATED CHANNEL;
D O I
10.1016/0005-2736(94)90250-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We show that gadolinium (Gd3(+)) is a potent calcium channel blocker in guinea-pig isolated ventricular myocytes. A dose-dependent inhibition of I-CaL. was found with an EC(50) of 1.4 mu M and a complete inhibition at 10 mu M Gd3(+). When compared with Cd2+, it appeared that the blockade of I-CaL. is a complex phenomenon probably involving more than one sitphenomenon probably involving more than one site of interaction (a Hill coefficient of 1.6 was found for Gd3+ vs. 1.0 for Cd2+). It is concluded that Gd3+ ions completely block I-CaL. at concentrations used to block stretch-activated channels (SAC), rendering its use as a specific SAC inhibitor problematic.
引用
收藏
页码:205 / 208
页数:4
相关论文
共 16 条
  • [1] GADOLINIUM BLOCKS LOW-THRESHOLD AND HIGH-THRESHOLD CALCIUM CURRENTS IN PITUITARY-CELLS
    BIAGI, BA
    ENYEART, JJ
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, 1990, 259 (03): : C515 - C520
  • [2] MODULATION OF CALCIUM CHANNELS IN CARDIAC AND NEURONAL CELLS BY AN ENDOGENOUS PEPTIDE
    CALLEWAERT, G
    HANBAUER, I
    MORAD, M
    [J]. SCIENCE, 1989, 243 (4891) : 663 - 666
  • [3] STRETCH-INDUCED INCREASES IN INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM OF ISOLATED VASCULAR SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELLS
    DAVIS, MJ
    MEININGER, GA
    ZAWIEJA, DC
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, 1992, 263 (04): : H1292 - H1299
  • [4] GADOLINIUM SELECTIVELY BLOCKS A COMPONENT OF CALCIUM CURRENT IN RODENT NEURO-BLASTOMA X GLIOMA HYBRID (NG108-15) CELLS
    DOCHERTY, RJ
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON, 1988, 398 : 33 - 47
  • [5] TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF CALCIUM CHANNELS
    HULLIN, R
    BIEL, M
    FLOCKERZI, V
    HOFMANN, F
    [J]. TRENDS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, 1993, 3 (02) : 48 - 53
  • [6] A NEW METHOD OF ATTACHMENT OF ISOLATED MAMMALIAN VENTRICULAR MYOCYTES FOR TENSION RECORDING - LENGTH DEPENDENCE OF PASSIVE AND ACTIVE TENSION
    LEGUENNEC, JY
    PEINEAU, N
    ARGIBAY, JA
    MONGO, KG
    GARNIER, D
    [J]. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY, 1990, 22 (10) : 1083 - 1093
  • [7] STRETCH-INDUCED INCREASE OF RESTING INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM-CONCENTRATION IN SINGLE GUINEA-PIG VENTRICULAR MYOCYTES
    LEGUENNEC, JY
    WHITE, E
    GANNIER, F
    ARGIBAY, JA
    GARNIER, D
    [J]. EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY, 1991, 76 (06) : 975 - 978
  • [8] INVOLVEMENT OF STRETCH-ACTIVATED ION CHANNELS IN CA-2+ MOBILIZATION TO MECHANICAL STRETCH IN ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS
    NARUSE, K
    SOKABE, M
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, 1993, 264 (04): : C1037 - C1044
  • [9] PELZER D, 1990, REV PHYSIOL BIOCH P, V114, P107
  • [10] ROLES OF MECHANOSENSITIVE ION CHANNELS, CYTOSKELETON, AND CONTRACTILE ACTIVITY IN STRETCH-INDUCED IMMEDIATE-EARLY GENE-EXPRESSION AND HYPERTROPHY OF CARDIAC MYOCYTES
    SADOSHIMA, J
    TAKAHASHI, T
    JAHN, L
    IZUMO, S
    [J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1992, 89 (20) : 9905 - 9909