title: Involvement of Ca(2+)-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in the intestinal secretory action of Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin II.
abstract: Treating the mouse intestine with the calmodulin antagonist W-7 and KN-93, an inhibitor of Ca(2+)-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMK II), reduced the sensitivity of the host to the action of Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin II (STII). CaMK II activity in mouse intestinal cells increased after exposure to STII. These results indicate that CaMK II is involved in the mechanism of action of STII.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001596:Benzylamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007419:Intestinal Secretions; D051379:Mice; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D001596:Benzylamines; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D002147:Calmodulin; D004768:Enterotoxins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D013449:Sulfonamides; C072105:KN 93; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides; C017967:W 7