Distinct properties of amlodipine and nicardipine block of the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels Cav1.2 and Cav2.1 and the mutant channels Cav1.2/dihydropyridine insensitive and Cav2.1/dihydropyridine sensitive.
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Lin M, Aladejebi O, Hockerman GH
Distinct properties of amlodipine and nicardipine block of the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels Cav1.2 and Cav2.1 and the mutant channels Cav1.2/dihydropyridine insensitive and Cav2.1/dihydropyridine sensitive.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2011 Nov 16;670(1):105-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.08.005. Epub 2011 Sep 2.
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The binding site within the L-type Ca(2+) channel Ca(v)1.2 for neutral dihydropyridines is well characterized. However, the contributions of the alkylamino side chains of charged dihydropyridines such as amlodipine and nicardipine to channel block are not clear. We tested the hypothesis that the distinct locations of the charged side chains on amlodipine and nicardipine would confer distinct properties of channel block by these two drugs. Using whole-cell voltage clamp, we investigated block of wild type Ca(v) 2.1, wild type Ca(v)1.2, and Ca(v)1.2/Dihydropyridine insensitive, a mutant channel insensitive to neutral DHPs, by amlodipine and nicardipine. The potency of nicardipine and amlodipine for block of closed (stimulation frequency of 0.05 Hz) Ca(v)1.2 channels was not different (IC(50) values of 60 nM and 57 nM, respectively), but only nicardipine block was enhanced by increasing the stimulation frequency to 1 Hz. The frequency-dependent block of Ca(v)1.2 by nicardipine is the result of a strong interaction of nicardipine with the inactivated state of Ca(v)1.2. However, nicardipine block of Ca(v)1.2/Dihydropyridine insensitive was much more potent than block by amlodipine (IC(50) values of 2.0 muM and 26 muM, respectively). A mutant Ca(v)2.1 channel containing the neutral DHP binding site (Ca(v)2.1/Dihydropyridine sensitive) was more potently blocked by amlodipine (IC(50)=41 nM) and nicardipine (IC(50)=175 nM) than the parent Ca(v)2.1 channel. These data suggest that the alkylamino group of nicardipine and amlodipine project into distinct regions of Ca(v)1.2 such that the side chain of nicardipine, but not amlodipine, contributes to the potency of closed-channel block, and confers frequency-dependent block.
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Drug Target Kind Organism Pharmacological Action Actions Amlodipine Voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1I Protein Humans YesInhibitorDetails