title: Effects of propofol and thiopentone on potassium- and carbachol-evoked [3H]noradrenaline release and increased [Ca2+]i from SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells.
abstract: We have examined the effects of two intravenous anaesthetic induction agents, propofol and thiopentone, on K+ and carbachol evoked [3H]noradrenaline release from a human neuroblastoma cell line, SH-SY5Y. In this model, we have previously demonstrated that K+ evoked [3H]noradrenaline release was dependent on Ca2+ entry and carbachol evoked release was extracellular Ca(2+)- independent. Propofol inhibited K+ (100 mM)-evoked (IC50 of 42 +/- 11 microM), but not carbachol (1 mM)-evoked, [3H]noradrenaline release. Thiopentone inhibited both K+- and carbachol-evoked release with IC50 values of 116 +/- 15 microM and 169 +/- 39 microM, respectively. These inhibitory effects were not due to changes in the release dynamics, as assessed using perfused cells. Furthermore, thiopentone inhibition of carbachol-evoked release was not due to muscarinic receptor antagonism. Both propofol and thiopentone caused noncompetitive inhibition of K+-stimulated Ca2+ influx, with IC50 values of 127 +/- 7 microM and 121 +/- 10 microM, respectively. These effects were not due to interaction with GABAA receptors, but suggest that both compounds block voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels. Thiopentone, but not propofol, inhibited carbachol-stimulated increased intracellular Ca2+ concentrations in the presence and absence of extracellular Ca2+. However, thiopentone had no effect on carbachol-stimulated inositol (1,4,5)-triphosphate formation, suggesting that thiopentone may directly inhibit Ca2+ release from intracellular stores.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Willets
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atcheson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smart
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rowbotham
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D015742:Propofol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013874:Thiopental / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002217:Carbachol; D013874:Thiopental; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine; D015742:Propofol