title: Functional dihydropyridine binding site associated with slow calcium channel in rat cultured neurones.
abstract: There is a high affinity binding of [3H]PN 200-110 (Kd = 0.21 nM) to slow calcium channels in cultured neurones. Several calcium antagonists, which recognize the [3H]PN 200-110 binding site, did not affect the K+-induced calcium uptake. The calcium channel activator BAY K 8644 increased the calcium uptake in depolarizing conditions and this effect was antagonized by pharmacological concentrations of calcium entry blockers. We conclude that the dihydropyridine binding site is involved in the modulation of calcium entry through the voltage-sensitive channel in depolarized cultured neurones.
authors: Laboratoire de Neurochimie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Maloteaux
authors: J N
authors: JN
authors: Octave
authors: E C
authors: EC
authors: Laterre
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002118:Calcium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000502:physiology; D015220:Calcium Channels; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D017275:Isradipine; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D007473:Ion Channels; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium; D017275:Isradipine