title: Effects of SKF-96365, a TRPC inhibitor, on melittin-induced inward current and intracellular Ca2+ rise in primary sensory cells.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Melittin (MEL) is a major component of bee venom and can produce both persistent spontaneous nociception and pain hypersensitivity when injected subcutaneously in the periphery. The present study aimed to examine the roles of transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels in mediation of MEL-induced activation of primary nociceptive cells.
  
  
  METHODS
  Whole-cell patch-clamp and laser scanning confocal calcium detection were used to evaluate the effects of SKF-96365, a TRPC inhibitor, applied on the acutely isolated dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells of rat, on MEL-induced increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and inward current.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Under voltage-clamp mode, 43.9% (40/91) DRG cells were evoked to give rise to the inward current by 2 μmol/L MEL, which could be significantly suppressed by 3 doses of SKF-96365 (1, 5 and 10 μmol/L) in a dose-dependent manner. Of the other 210 cells, 67.6% responded to MEL with an intracellular Ca(2+) rise, as revealed by confocal calcium imaging. Of these MEL-sensitive cells, 46.5% (66/142) were suppressed by the highest dose of SKF-96365.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MEL-induced activation of small to medium-sized DRG cells can be suppressed by SKF-96365, suggesting the involvement of TRPC channels in the mediation of MEL-induced activation of primary nociceptive cells.
authors: Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Ding
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Xiao
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Lu
authors: Yi-Ru
authors: YR
authors: DU
authors: Xiu-Yu
authors: XY
authors: Cui
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Chen
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