title: Studies of the K(ATP) channel opening activity of the new dihydropyridine compound 9-(3-cyanophenyl)-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8-(2H,5H)-acridined ione in bladder detrusor in vitro.
abstract: The potassium (K+) channel opening activity of ZM244085 (9-(3-cyanophenyl)-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8-(2H,5H)-acridined ione, CAS 149398-59-4), a novel dihydropyridine (DHP), was ascertained. In a set of functional assays, its mechanoinhibitory effect on myogenic activity of guinea pig bladder detrusor muscles, either mildly or highly depolarized with 15 or 80 mmol/l KCl, was measured. ZM244085 had negligible effect on the tone of the detrusor contracted with 80 mmol/l KCl but reduced the myogenic activity induced with 15 mmol/l KCl (IC50=4.2 +/- 0.4 mumol/l). Glibenclamide, an ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channel blocker, competitively antagonized this action of ZM244085 with a pA2 value of 7.6. This functional profile of ZM244085 is similar to that of the prototypic K+ channel opener cromakalim but stands in contrast to that of typical DHP Ca2+ channel blockers such as nifedipine and nimodipine. The membrane potential of the guinea pig detrusor, recorded with intracellular microelectrodes, was hyperpolarized 6.8 +/- 3.1 mV by ZM244085 (10 mumol/l). This hyperpolarization was completely blocked by glibenclamide but not affected by apamin (10 mumol/l), a toxin blocking specifically small conductance and Ca2+ dependent K+ (SKCa) channels. ZM244085 (10 mumol/l) increased the whole cell KATP current in isolated guinea pig detrusor cells by 8.8 +/- 2.5 pA, but failed to activate large conductance and Ca2+ dependent K+ (BKCa) channels in excised inside-out membrane patches from those cells. The results from these studies showed that ZM244085 is a K+ channel opener which activates predominantly KATP channels in vitro to relax bladder detrusors.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Group, Zeneca Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Li
authors: G D
authors: GD
authors: Yasay
authors: S T
authors: ST
authors: Kau
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Ohnmacht
authors: D A
authors: DA
authors: Trainor
authors: A D
authors: AD
authors: Bonev
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Heppner
authors: M T
authors: MT
authors: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000166:Acridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C095678:9-(3-cyanophenyl)hexahydro-1,8-acridinedione; D000166:Acridines; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D015221:Potassium Channels; D009553:Nimodipine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D009543:Nifedipine