title: Mefenamic acid as a novel activator of L-type voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in smooth muscle cells from pig proximal urethra.
abstract: The effects of mefenamic acid and Bay K 8644 on voltage-dependent nifedipine-sensitive inward Ba2+ currents in pig urethral myocytes were investigated by use of conventional whole-cell configuration patch clamp. Mefenamic acid increased the peak amplitude of voltage-dependent nifedipine-sensitive inward Ba2+ current without shifting the position of the current-voltage relationship. Mefenamic acid (300 microM) caused little shift in the activation curve although the voltage dependence of the steady-state inactivation was shifted to more positive potentials by 11 mV in the presence of mefenamic acid. Bay K 8644 (> or = 100 nM) enhanced voltage-dependent nifedipine-sensitive inward Ba2+ currents in a concentration- and voltage-dependent manner, shifting the maximum of the current-voltage relationship by 10 mV in the hyperpolarizing direction. Bay K 8644 (1 microM) significantly shifted the voltage dependence of the activation curve to more negative potentials by approximately 9 mV although Bay K 8644 caused little shift in the steady-state inactivation curve. These results indicate that mefenamic acid increased voltage-dependent nifedipine-sensitive inward Ba2+ currents through the activation of L-type Ca2+ channels with different kinetics from those of Bay K 8644 in pig urethral myocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. noritera@linne.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Noriyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Teramoto
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomoda
authors.forename: Yushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D008528:Mefenamic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013552:Swine; D014521:Urethra / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D008528:Mefenamic Acid
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