Abstract
Voltage-dependent, non-competitive inhibition by philanthotoxin-343 (PhTX-343) analogues, with reduced charge or length, of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) of TE671 cells and ionotropic glutamate receptors (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors (AMPAR)) expressed in Xenopus oocytes from rat brain RNA was investigated. At nAChR, analogues with single amine-to-methylene or amine-to-ether substitutions had similar potencies to PhTX-343 (IC(50)=16.6 microM at -100 mV) whereas PhTX-(12), in which both secondary amino groups of PhTX-343 were replaced by methylenes, was more potent than PhTX-343 (IC(50)=0.93 microM at -100 mV). Truncated analogues of PhTX-343 were less potent. Inhibition by all analogues was voltage-dependent. PhTX-343 (IC(50)=2.01 microM at -80 mV) was the most potent inhibitor of NMDAR. At AMPAR, most analogues were equipotent with PhTX-343 (IC(50)=0.46 microM at -80 mV), apart from PhTX-83, which was more potent (IC(50)=0.032 microM at -80 mV), and PhTX-(12) and 4,9-dioxa-PhTX-(12), which were less potent (IC(50)s>300 microM at -80 mV). These studies show that PhTX-(12) is a selective nAChR inhibitor and PhTX-83 is a selective AMPAR antagonist.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Neuropharmacology |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 70-80 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 0028-3908 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Cell Line
- Humans
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Nicotinic Antagonists
- Oocytes
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Phenols
- Polyamines
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, AMPA
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
- Receptors, Nicotinic
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Xenopus laevis