title: Different pharmacological properties of the optical isomers of MN9202, a novel 1,4-dihydropyridine Ca+ channel modulator, in rat ventricular myocytes.
abstract: 1. We have shown previously that 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid pentyl methyl ester (MN9202), a new 1,4-dihydropyridine Ca(2+) channel modulator, has significant hypotensive effects and favourable pharmacokinetic characteristics. As a chiral molecule, MN9202 has two optical isomers. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the pharmacological properties of the two enantiomers. 2. The two enantiomers, S-(-)- and R-(+)-MN9202, were obtained by HPLC. At 1 micromol/L, both racemic MN9202 and S-(-)-MN9202 decreased the contractility of rat ventricular myocytes by 54.0 and 64.4%, respectively, compared with control, whereas R-(+)-MN9202 enhanced cell shortening by 10.1%. At 1 micromol/L, racemic MN9202 markedly reduced calcium transient (CaT) and L-type Ca(2+) channel current (I(Ca,L)) by 60.0 and 50.7%, respectively, whereas the reductions in CaT and I(Ca,L) produced by 1 micromol/L S-(-)-MN9202 were greater still (62.2 and 65.7%, respectively). In contrast, 1 micromol/L R-(+)-MN9202 increased CaT and I(Ca,L) by 11.4 and 10.6%, respectively. Furthermore, findings from kinetics studies of I(Ca,L) revealed that the steady state inactivation curve of I(Ca,L) was shifted towards a hyperpolarizing potential by S-(-)-MN9202, but towards a depolarizing potential by R-(+)-MN9202. These results demonstrate different effects of R-(+)-MN9202 and S-(-)-MN9202. 3. In conclusion, the findings of the present study suggest that the chirality of MN9202 results in opposing pharmacological properties of its two enantiomers: S-(-)-MN9202 may be responsible for the therapeutic effects of racemic MN9202, whereas R-(+)-MN9202 contributes to it unwanted effects. The findings of the present study also indicate that MN9202 may be used as a new probe with which to investigate the structure-function relationships of Ca(2+) channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Qiang
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Ai-Guo
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Zhi-Fu
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Hai-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qi-Bing
authors.initials: QB
authors.lastname: Mei
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000187:drug effects; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004095:Dihydropyridines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009578:Nitrobenzenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D004095:Dihydropyridines; D009578:Nitrobenzenes; C429364:methylpentyl-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimehtyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pydridinedicarboxylate