title: The cannabinoid agonist DALN positively modulates L-type voltage-dependent calcium-channels in N18TG2 neuroblastoma cells.
abstract: The present study demonstrates a novel stimulatory effect of a cannabinoid agonist on calcium channels. DALN (1 nM) potentiated 45Ca(2+)-uptake by N18TG2 neuroblastoma cells, an effect that was abolished by the specific CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716A. The stimulation of 45Ca(2+)-uptake by DALN was resistant to pertussis toxin (PTX), suggesting that Gi/Go GTP-binding proteins did not mediate this effect. Furthermore, PTX unmasked a stimulatory effect of a high concentration of DALN (1 microM), which by itself failed to stimulate calcium uptake in naive cells. The stimulatory effect of DALN on calcium entry to the cells was blocked by nicardipine but not by omega-conotoxin GVIA, indicating the entry of calcium through L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels. Blocking cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) by H-89 completely eliminated the elevation in calcium uptake, while blocking protein kinase C (PKC) by chelerythrine and calphostine-C only partially attenuated the stimulation. Blocking calmodulin by W-7 revealed a similar partial inhibition of the stimulatory effect of DALN. Hence, we suggest a cannabinoid-specific, PTX-insensitive, stimulatory effect on L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels, which is mediated by PKA and modulated by PKC and calmodulin.
authors: The Mauerberger Chair in Neuropharmacology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.
authors: Vardit
authors: V
authors: Rubovitch
authors: Mikhal
authors: M
authors: Gafni
authors: Yosef
authors: Y
authors: Sarne
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000819:agonists*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D010617:Phenanthridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D043882:Receptors, Cannabinoid; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D000077285:Rimonabant; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D002147:Calmodulin; D002186:Cannabinoids; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010617:Phenanthridines; D010880:Piperidines; D011720:Pyrazoles; D043882:Receptors, Cannabinoid; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D015222:Sodium Channels; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; C032426:desacetylnantradol; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D000077285:Rimonabant; D002118:Calcium