title: Involvement of P-type Ca2+ channels in the K(+)- and d-fenfluramine-induced [3H]5-HT release from rat hippocampal synaptosomes.
abstract: The Ca2(+)-dependent [3H]5-HT release induced by depolarization or by 0.5 microM d-fenfluramine in rat hippocampal synaptosomes, was significantly reduced (35-42%) by three different P-type Ca2+ channels blockers (omega-Agatoxin-IVA, 100 nM, funnel-web spider toxin, FTX, 0.05 microliters/ml, and its synthetic analogue, sFTX, 1 mM), indicating the major role of these channels in the Ca2+ influx preceding neurotransmitter release.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Richerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frittoli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gobbi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mennini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D005277:Fenfluramine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D011073:Polyamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D020867:omega-Agatoxin IVA
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; C071920:FTX, spider toxin; D011073:Polyamines; D013111:Spider Venoms; D020867:omega-Agatoxin IVA; D005277:Fenfluramine; D012701:Serotonin; D011188:Potassium