title: Differential contribution of L- and N-type calcium channels on rat hippocampal acetylcholine release.
abstract: Bay K 8644, nimodipine and omega-conotoxin GVIA (omega-CgTx) were used to study the different contribution of voltage-sensitive calcium channels (VSCC) to [3H]acetylcholine ([[3H]ACh) release in rat hippocampal synaptosomes. In our experimental conditions, the percentage of calcium-dependent ACh release was approximately 80%. Nimodipine (0.01-10 microM) and Bay 8644 (0.01-10 microM) were not able to modify the [3H]ACh release under stimulating conditions (15 mM K+). Nevertheless, when K+ concentration was reduced to 8 mM, a significant increase in [3H]ACh release was observed at 1 and 10 microM of Bay K 8644. Nimodipine (0.01-10 microM) failed to reverse the effect of Bay K 8644 on [3H]ACh release. Finally, omega-CgTx (0.001-1 microM) caused a concentration-dependent reduction of [3H]ACh release in K+ (15 mM)-stimulating conditions. These results suggest that the N-type VSCC probably play a predominant role in regulating the [3H]ACh release in synaptosomes from rat hippocampus.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacologia i Psquiatria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Clos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia Sanz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sabriá
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badia
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D009553:Nimodipine; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; D000109:Acetylcholine; D011188:Potassium