title: L-type Ca2+ channels activation and contraction elicited by myricetin on vascular smooth muscles.
abstract: The effects of myricetin (3,3',4',5,5',7-hesahydroxyflavone), a natural flavonoid found in edible plants, were studied on vascular smooth muscle L-type Ca(2+) channels by comparing its mechanical, radioligand binding, and electrophysiological properties to those of the Ca(2+) channel agonist (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644. In rat aorta rings, both myricetin and (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644 induced contractile responses, which were dependent upon prior exposure to K(+). At 15 mM K(+) (K15) the pEC(50) values for myricetin and (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644 were 4.43+/-0.03 and 7.92+/-0.13, respectively. Furthermore, the maximum tension response to myricetin was not significantly different from that elicited by either (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644 or K60. The Ca(2+) channel blockers nifedipine, verapamil and diltiazem antagonised and fully reverted myricetin-, (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644- as well as K60-induced contractions. Both myricetin and (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644 potentiated rat aorta ring responses to K(+), shifting the K(+) concentration-response curve to the left. (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644, but not myricetin, inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner (+)-[(3)H]PN200-110 binding in porcine aortic membranes. Electrophysiological recordings from single rat tail artery myocytes, under amphotericin B-perforated as well as conventional methods, showed that both myricetin and (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644 increased L-type Ba(2+) current (I(Ba(L))) and shifted the maximum of the current-voltage relationship by 10 mV in the hyperpolarising direction, without, however, modifying the threshold potential. Furthermore, (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644 accelerated both activation and inactivation kinetics of I(Ba(L)) while myricetin slowed down the activation kinetics. Finally, both (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644 and myricetin slowed down deactivation kinetics of I(Ba(L)). These results suggest that myricetin induces vasoconstriction by activating L-type Ca(2+) channel with similar efficacy but a site of action different to that of (S)-(-)-Bay K 8644.
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Anatomiche e Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Siena, via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy. fusif@unisi.it
authors: Fabio
authors: F
authors: Fusi
authors: Simona
authors: S
authors: Saponara
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Frosini
authors: Beatrice
authors: B
authors: Gorelli
authors: Giampietro
authors: G
authors: Sgaragli
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001158:Arteries; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013552:Swine; D013623:Tail
chemical_list: D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D005419:Flavonoids; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; C040015:myricetin; D011188:Potassium