title: Plant alkaloids, tetrandrine and hernandezine, inhibit calcium-depletion stimulated calcium entry in human and bovine endothelial cells.
abstract: Depletion of internal Ca2+ stores causes capacitative Ca2+ entry which occurs through non-selective cation channels sensitive to blockade by SK&F 96365. Recently, alkaloids of Chinese herbal medicinal origin, tetrandrine and hernandezine, have been shown to possess actions including inhibition of Ca2+ channels in non-excitable cell types. In this study, we compared the actions of these novel inhibitors to those of SK&F 96365 in fura-2-loaded endothelial cells from human umbilical vein and bovine pulmonary artery. Depletion of Ca2+ from the internal stores was accomplished in Ca(2+)-free medium using an endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ pump inhibitor, cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) or receptor agonists, histamine and bradykinin. Stimulation with histamine or bradykinin caused a marked and rapid transient increase in Ca2+ signal whereas CPA caused a smaller amplitude increase of longer duration. Restoring Ca2+ to the medium caused marked and sustained increases in the fluorescence indicating movement of Ca2+ into the cytosol presumably stimulated by the emptied Ca2+ stores. SK&F 96365 as well as tetrandrine and hernandezine antagonized depletion-induced Ca2+ entry. The results suggest that these putative inhibitors interact with Ca2+ entry triggered by depletion of the internal Ca2+ stores and their action is presumed to be on the non-selective cation channels. Their effectiveness may be enhanced by the mechanisms which lead to the opening of the Ca2+ influx channel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. lowamy@fhs.csu.mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berdik
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sormaz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gataiance
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D044182:Benzylisoquinolines; D002118:Calcium / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D017136:Ion Transport
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D044182:Benzylisoquinolines; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007093:Imidazoles; C009438:tetrandrine; C067193:hernandezine; C063159:1-(2-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy)-4-methoxyphenylethyl)-1H-imidazole; D002118:Calcium