title: Voltage-dependence of Ca2+ agonist effect of YC-170 on cardiac L-type Ca2+ channels.
abstract: 1. We investigated the voltage-dependence of the agonist actions of YC-170, a dihydropyridine (DHP) derivative, on cardiac L-type Ca2+ channels in rabbit ventricular cells, using the patch clamp technique. The characteristics of YC-170 were compared with those of other DHP Ca2+ agonists (Bay K 8644, CGP 28392). Ca2+ channel activities were elicited by depolarizing pulses to 0 mV from a holding potential (HP) of either -80 mV or -40 mV. 2. YC-170 (10 microM) increased Ca2+ channel activities when HP was set at -80 mV. However, decreasing HP to -40 mV abolished the agonist action. The agonist effect of Bay K 8644 (1 microM) on Ca2+ channels was elicited to the same extent at either HP. CGP 28392 (10 microM) also increased Ca2+ channel activities at both HPs, but its agonist effect was significantly larger at an HP of -80 mV than at -40 mV. 3. All of the three DHP Ca2+agonists prolonged open times of Ca2+ channels, but the prolongation did not correspond to the voltage-dependence of Ca2+ agonist effects of the three DHPs. 4. YC-170 markedly reduced the closed time of the Ca2+ channel when the HP was at -80 mV, but prolonged it at HP of -40 mV. Bay K 8644 reduced closed times at an HP of -80 mV. At an HP of -40 mV, Bay K 8644 slightly reduced closed times. CGP 28392 reduced closed times at an HP of -80 mV and prolonged those at an HP of -40 mV. Thus the voltage-dependence of the agonist effects of these agents was in good agreement with the voltage-dependence of changes in closed times of Ca2+ channel. 5. Two mechanisms may be involved in the agonist action of YC-170; a prolongation of open times, and a reduction of closed times of Ca2+ channels, i.e. an increase in reopening. The former mechanism is not dependent on Hp and the latter mechanism is highly dependent on HP. Thus, the voltage-dependence of the agonist action may be attributed to the voltage-dependence of their enhancing effect on reopening of Ca2+ channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tohse
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakaya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanno
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D015220:Calcium Channels; D011725:Pyridines; C046721:YC 170; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; C040525:CGP 28392; D009543:Nifedipine