title: Effects of isoflurane on voltage-dependent calcium fluxes in rabbit T-tubule membranes: comparison with alcohols.
abstract: The effects of racemic (+/-) and (+)- and (-)-stereoisomers of isoflurane on depolarization-induced (45)Ca(2+) fluxes mediated by voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels were investigated in transverse tubule membrane vesicles from rabbit skeletal muscle. In the concentration range 0.5 to 2 mM, (+/-)-isoflurane inhibited (45)Ca(2+) fluxes and functionally modulated the effects of the Ca(2+) channel antagonist nifedipine (1-10 microM). Isoflurane-induced inhibition of (45)Ca(2+) fluxes was not significantly affected by pretreatment with either pertussis toxin (5 microg/ml) or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (50 nM). Further experiments indicated that there were no significant differences between (+)- and (-)-stereoisomers of isoflurane with respect to the extent of inhibition of (45)Ca(2+) fluxes. Radioligand binding studies indicated that racemic and (+)- and (-)-isoflurane were equally effective in displacing the specific binding of [(3)H]PN 200-110 to transverse tubule membranes. There were no apparent differences between the effects of (+)- and (-)-isoflurane on the characteristics of [(3)H]PN 200-110 binding. Although the concentrations of isoflurane for the inhibitions of (45)Ca(2+) fluxes and radioligand bindings were similar, the concentrations of n-alcohols required for the inhibition of (45)Ca(2+) fluxes were lower than those for the displacement of radioligand. Comparison of the data for the displacement of [(3)H]PN 200-110 binding and the inhibition of (45)Ca(2+) fluxes by isoflurane and by n-alcohols suggested that both isoflurane and n-alcohols may have more than a single binding site. In conclusion, results indicate that isoflurane, independent of intracellular Ca(2+) levels, nonstereospecifically inhibits the function of voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels and this effect is mediated through multiple binding sites.
authors.affiliation: Cellular Neurobiology Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. moz@intra.nida.nih.gov
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: Yulia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tchugunova
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinc
authors.forename: Susan M J
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000187:drug effects; D017136:Ion Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D015220:Calcium Channels; D007530:Isoflurane