title: Comparative studies on the inhibitory effects of calcium antagonists on cytosolic Ca2+ levels increased by high-potassium or glutamate in cultured rat cerebellar granule cells.
abstract: The inhibitory effects of calcium antagonists on high-potassium or glutamate (Glu) enhanced intracellular calcium ion ([Ca2+]i) levels were studied in cultured cerebellar granule cells. Dosages between 0.5 and 10 microM of flunarizine, nicardipine, SM6586 and SM12565 reduced the rise in [Ca2+]i induced by 50 mM KCl in a dose-dependent manner, although diltiazem, verapamil and nifedipine showed less effects on such [Ca2+]i increases. SM6586, SM12565 and flunarizine at dosages below 10 microM each reduced the magnitude of the [Ca2+]i increase induced by 25 microM Glu, but the other examined calcium antagonists were less effective. These results suggest the dissimilar efficacy of calcium antagonists on the inhibition of [Ca2+]i levels increased by high-potassium and Glu.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibuya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005971:Glutamates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D005971:Glutamates; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium