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Mohammadkhani L, Heravi MM. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Quinazolines and Quinazolinones: An Overview. Front Chem 2020; 8:580086. [PMID: 33282829 PMCID: PMC7705381 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.580086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Microwave irradiation (MWI), as a unique, effective, sustainable, more economic, and greener source of energy compared to conventional heating, is applied in different organic transformations to result in the rapid formation of desired compounds due to thermal/kinetic effects. In this review, we try to underscore the applications of microwave irradiation (MWI) in the synthesis of quinazoline and quinazolinone derivatives that have been achieved and reported on in the last two decades.
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Liu YY, Hsiao HT, Wang JCF, Liu YC, Wu SN. Parecoxib, a selective blocker of cyclooxygenase-2, directly inhibits neuronal delayed-rectifier K + current, M-type K + current and Na + current. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 844:95-101. [PMID: 30529469 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Parecoxib, a prodrug of valdecoxib, is a selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2 and widely used for traumatic and postoperative patients to avoid opioid-induced side effects. It is a potent analgesic and has a role in multimodal analgesic and enhanced recovery after surgery. Whether parecoxib exerts any actions on these types of ionic currents remains unclear. In this study, we investigated whether it exerts any effects on ion currents in differentiated NG108-15 neuronal cells. Cell exposure to parecoxib (1-30 μM) caused a reversible reduction in the amplitude of IK(DR) with an IC50 value of 9.7 μM. The time course for the IK(DR) inactivation in response to a long-lasting pulse was changed to the biexponential process during cell exposure to 3 μM parecoxib. Other agents known to inhibit the cyclooxygenase activity have minimal effects on IK(DR). Parecoxib enhanced the degree of excessive accumulative inhibition of IK(DR) inactivation evoked by a train of brief repetitive stimuli. This compound suppressed the amplitude of M-type K+ current. It depressed the peak amplitude of voltage-gated Na+ current with no change in the current-voltage relationship of this current. However, it did not have any effect on hyperpolarization-activated cation current. No change in the expression level of KV3.1 mRNA was detected in the presence of parecoxib. The effects of parecoxib on ion currents are direct and unrelated to its inhibition of the enzymatic activity of cyclooxygenase-2. The inhibition of these ion channels by parecoxib may partly contribute to the underlying mechanisms by which it affects neuronal function in vivo.
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- Yuan-Yuarn Liu
- Division of Trauma, Department of Emergency, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan City, Taiwan; Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan City, Taiwan.
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Blood-brain barrier permeability and neuroprotective effects of three main alkaloids from the fruits of Euodia rutaecarpa with MDCK-pHaMDR cell monolayer and PC12 cell line. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 98:82-87. [PMID: 29245070 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The fruits of Euodia rutaecarpa (Euodiae Fructus, EF), the widely used traditional Chinese medicine, have various central nervous system effects. Alkaloids following as evodiamine (EDM), rutaecarpine (RCP) and dehydroevodiamine (DEDM) are the major substances in EF. The MDCK-pHaMDR cell monolayer model was utilized as a blood-brain barrier (BBB) surrogate model to study their BBB permeability. The transport samples were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography and the apparent permeability coefficients (Papp) were calculated. EDM and RCP showed high permeability through BBB by passive diffusion, while DEDM showed moderate permeability with efflux mechanism related to P-glycoprotein (P-gp). EDM and RCP could also reduce the efflux of DEDM probably by inhibiting P-gp. The neuroprotective effects of the three alkaloids were then studied on the PC12 cell line injured by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). EDM could significantly reduce MPP+ or H2O2-induced cell injury dose-dependently. RCP could increase the cell viability in MPP+ treated group while DEDM showed a protective effect against H2O2 injury. This study predicted the permeability of EDM, RCP and DEDM through BBB and discovered the neuroprotective substance basis of EF as a potential encephalopathy drug.
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Chen J, Natte K, Spannenberg A, Neumann H, Langer P, Beller M, Wu XF. Base-Controlled Selectivity in the Synthesis of Linear and Angular Fused Quinazolinones by a Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation/Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Sequence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201402779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Chen J, Natte K, Spannenberg A, Neumann H, Langer P, Beller M, Wu XF. Base-Controlled Selectivity in the Synthesis of Linear and Angular Fused Quinazolinones by a Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation/Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Sequence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:7579-83. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Bloomquist JR, Mutunga JM, Islam RM, Verma A, Ma M, Totrov MM, Carlier PR. Voltage-Sensitive Potassium Kv2 Channels as New Targets for Insecticides. BIOPESTICIDES: STATE OF THE ART AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2014-1172.ch006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Jeffrey R. Bloomquist
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, U.S.A
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, U.S.A
- Molsoft LLC, 11199 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, U.S.A
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, U.S.A
- Molsoft LLC, 11199 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, U.S.A
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, U.S.A
- Molsoft LLC, 11199 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, U.S.A
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, U.S.A
- Molsoft LLC, 11199 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, U.S.A
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, U.S.A
- Molsoft LLC, 11199 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, U.S.A
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, U.S.A
- Molsoft LLC, 11199 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, U.S.A
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, U.S.A
- Molsoft LLC, 11199 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121, U.S.A
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Evidence for inhibitory effects of flupirtine, a centrally acting analgesic, on delayed rectifier k(+) currents in motor neuron-like cells. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2012; 2012:148403. [PMID: 22888361 PMCID: PMC3408763 DOI: 10.1155/2012/148403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Flupirtine (Flu), a triaminopyridine derivative, is a centrally acting, non-opiate analgesic agent. In this study, effects of Flu on K+ currents were explored in two types of motor neuron-like cells. Cell exposure to Flu decreased the amplitude of delayed rectifier K+ current (IK(DR)) with a concomitant raise in current inactivation in NSC-34 neuronal cells. The dissociation constant for Flu-mediated increase of IK(DR) inactivation rate was about 9.8 μM. Neither linopirdine (10 μM), NMDA (30 μM), nor gabazine (10 μM) reversed Flu-induced changes in IK(DR) inactivation. Addition of Flu shifted the inactivation curve of IK(DR) to a hyperpolarized potential. Cumulative inactivation for IK(DR) was elevated in the presence of this compound. Flu increased the amplitude of M-type K+ current (IK(M)) and produced a leftward shift in the activation curve of IK(M). In another neuronal cells (NG108-15), Flu reduced IK(DR) amplitude and enhanced the inactivation rate of IK(DR). The results suggest that Flu acts as an open-channel blocker of delayed-rectifier K+ channels in motor neurons. Flu-induced block of IK(DR) is unlinked to binding to NMDA or GABA receptors and the effects of this agent on K+ channels are not limited to its action on M-type K+ channels.
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Characterizing the effects of Eugenol on neuronal ionic currents and hyperexcitability. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2012; 221:575-87. [PMID: 22160139 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2603-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 11/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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RATIONALE Eugenol (EUG, 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol), the main component of essential oil extracted from cloves, has various uses in medicine because of its potential to modulate neuronal excitability. However, its effects on the ionic mechanisms remains incompletely understood. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate EUG's effects on neuronal ionic currents and excitability, especially on voltage-gated ion currents, and to verify the effects on a hyperexcitability-temporal lobe seizure model. METHODS With the aid of patch-clamp technology, we first investigated the effects of EUG on ionic currents in NG108-15 neuronal cells differentiated with cyclic AMP. We then used modified Pinsky-Rinzel simulation modeling to evaluate its effects on spontaneous action potentials (APs). Finally, we investigated its effects on pilocarpine-induced seizures in rats. RESULTS EUG depressed the transient and late components of I(Na) in the neurons. It not only increased the degree of I(Na) inactivation, but specifically suppressed the non-inactivating I(Na) (I(Na(NI))). Its inhibition of I (Na(NI)) was reversed by tefluthrin. In addition, EUG diminished L-type Ca(2+) current and delayed rectifier K(+) current only at higher concentrations. EUG's effects on APs frequency reduction was verified by the simulation modeling. In pilocarpine-induced seizures, the EUG-treated rats showed no shorter seizure latency but a lower seizure severity and mortality than the control rats. The EUG's effect on seizure severity was occluded by the I(Na(NI)) antagonist riluzole. CONCLUSION The synergistic blocking effects of I (Na) and I(Na(NI)) contributes to the main mechanism through which EUG affects the firing of neuronal APs and modulate neuronal hyperexcitability such as pilocarpine-induced temporal lobe seizures.
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Hao S, Bao YM, An LJ, Cheng W, Zhao RG, Bi J, Wang HS, Sun CS, Liu JW, Jiang B. Effects of Resibufogenin and Cinobufagin on voltage-gated potassium channels in primary cultures of rat hippocampal neurons. Toxicol In Vitro 2011; 25:1644-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 05/29/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Modification of activation kinetics of delayed rectifier K+ currents and neuronal excitability by methyl-β-cyclodextrin. Neuroscience 2011; 176:431-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.10.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Revised: 10/19/2010] [Accepted: 10/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Huang MH, Liao LF, Kuo SH, Chen CL, Shen AY. Effects of 4-piperidinomethyl-2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol on oxidative stress and calcium current. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 57:1191-7. [PMID: 16105240 DOI: 10.1211/jpp.57.9.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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4-Piperidinomethyl-2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol (THPI) was synthesized by reaction of thymol with piperidine and formaldehyde. The biological effect of THPI on superoxide anion scavenging activity, antiplatelet activity and calcium current inhibition were investigated. THPI (50 μm) was shown to be a scavenger of superoxide radicals in human neutrophils stimulated with N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (66% inhibition). Since superoxide anions are essential for platelet aggregation and L-type Ca2+-channel activity, we further found that THPI inhibited platelet aggregation induced by arachidonic acid (IC50 46.80 ± 6.88 μm). The effect of THPI on Ca2+ current in NG108–15 cells was investigated using the whole-cell voltage-clamp technique. THPI inhibited voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ current (ICa,L). The IC50 value of THPI-induced inhibition of ICa,L was 3.60 ± 0.81 μm. THPI caused no change in the overall shape of the current-voltage relationship of ICa,L. This indicates that THPI is an inhibitor of ICa,L in NG108–15 cells. Therefore, the channel-blocking properties of THPI may contribute to the underlying mechanism by which it affects neuronal or neuroendocrine function. Furthermore, no significant cytotoxic effects of THPI (0.3–50 μm) were observed in NG108–15 cells. The results indicate that THPI is a potential reactive oxygen species scavenger and may prevent platelet aggregation or inhibit L-type Ca2+-channel activity, possibly by scavenging reactive oxygen species.
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- Mei-Han Huang
- Department of Medical Technology, Fooyin University, Ta-Liao, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
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Chen BS, Peng H, Wu SN. Dexmedetomidine, an α2-adrenergic agonist, inhibits neuronal delayed-rectifier potassium current and sodium current. Br J Anaesth 2009; 103:244-54. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wu SN, Chen BS, Hsu TI, Peng H, Wu YH, Lo YC. Analytical studies of rapidly inactivating and noninactivating sodium currents in differentiated NG108-15 neuronal cells. J Theor Biol 2009; 259:828-36. [PMID: 19446569 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 04/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The rapidly inactivating (I(Naf)) and noninactivating Na(+) currents (I(Na)(()(NI)())) were characterized in NG108-15 neuronal cells differentiated with dibutyryl cyclic AMP in this study. Standard activation and inactivation protocols were used to evaluate the steady-state and kinetic properties of the I(Naf) present in these cells. The voltage protocols with a slowly depolarizing ramp were implemented to examine the properties of I(Na)(()(NI)()). Based on experimental data and computer simulations, a window component of the rapidly inactivating sodium current (I(Naf)(()(W)())) was also generated in response to the slowly depolarizing ramp. The I(Naf)(()(W)()) was subtracted from I(Na)(()(NI)()) to yield the persistent Na(+) current (I(Na)(()(P)())). Our results demonstrate the presence of I(Na)(()(P)()) in these cells. In addition to modifying the steady-state inactivation of I(Naf), ranolazine or riluzloe could be effective in blocking I(Naf)(()(W)()) and I(Na)(()(P)()). The ability of ranolazine and riluzole to suppress I(Na)(()(P)()) was greater than their ability to inhibit I(Naf)(()(W)()). In current-clamp recordings, current-induced voltage oscillations were applied to elicit action potentials (APs) through a gradual transition between spontaneous depolarization and upstroke. Ranolazine or riluzole at a concentration of 3 microM then effectively suppressed the AP firing generated by oscillatory changes in membrane current. The data suggest that a small rise in I(Na)(()(NI)()) facilitates neuronal hyper-excitability due the decreased threshold of AP initiation. The underlying mechanism of the inhibitory actions of ranolazine or riluzole on membrane potential in neurons or neuroendocrine cells in vivo may thus be associated with their blocking of I(Na)(()(NI)()).
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- Sheng-Nan Wu
- Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
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The synergistic inhibitory actions of oxcarbazepine on voltage-gated sodium and potassium currents in differentiated NG108-15 neuronal cells and model neurons. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2008; 11:597-610. [PMID: 18184444 DOI: 10.1017/s1461145707008346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Oxcarbazepine (OXC), one of the newer anti-epileptic drugs, has been demonstrating its efficacy on wide-spectrum neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the ionic mechanism of OXC actions in neurons remains incompletely understood. With the aid of patch-clamp technology, we first investigated the effects of OXC on ion currents in NG108-15 neuronal cells differentiated with cyclic AMP. We found OXC (0.3-30 microm) caused a reversible reduction in the amplitude of voltage-gated Na+ current (INa). The IC50 value required for the inhibition of INa by OXC was 3.1 microm. OXC (3 microm) could shift the steady-state inactivation of INa to a more negative membrane potential by approximately -9 mV with no effect on the slope of the inactivation curve, and produce a significant prolongation in the recovery of INa inactivation. Additionally, OXC was effective in suppressing persistent INa (INa(P)) elicited by long ramp pulses. The blockade of INa by OXC does not simply reduce current magnitude, but alters current kinetics. Moreover, OXC could suppress the amplitude of delayed rectifier K+ current (IK(DR)), with no effect on M-type K+ current (IK(M)). In current-clamp configuration, OXC could reduce the amplitude of action potentials and prolong action-potential duration. Furthermore, the simulations, based on hippocampal pyramidal neurons (Pinsky-Rinzel model) and a network of the Hodgkin-Huxley model, were analysed to investigate the effect of OXC on action potentials. Taken together, our results suggest that the synergistic blocking effects on INa and IK(DR) may contribute to the underlying mechanisms through which OXC affects neuronal function in vivo.
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Wu SN, Chen BS, Lin MW, Liu YC. Contribution of slowly inactivating potassium current to delayed firing of action potentials in NG108-15 neuronal cells: Experimental and theoretical studies. J Theor Biol 2008; 252:711-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2007] [Revised: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 01/31/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lin MW, Wang YJ, Liu SI, Lin AA, Lo YC, Wu SN. Characterization of aconitine-induced block of delayed rectifier K+ current in differentiated NG108-15 neuronal cells. Neuropharmacology 2008; 54:912-23. [PMID: 18336846 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2007] [Revised: 12/21/2007] [Accepted: 01/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The effects of aconitine (ACO), a highly toxic alkaloid, on ion currents in differentiated NG108-15 neuronal cells were investigated in this study. ACO (0.3-30 microM) suppressed the amplitude of delayed rectifier K+ current (I K(DR)) in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC50 value of 3.1 microM. The presence of ACO enhanced the rate and extent of I K(DR) inactivation, although it had no effect on the initial activation phase of I K(DR). It could shift the inactivation curve of I K(DR) to a hyperpolarized potential with no change in the slope factor. Cumulative inactivation for I K(DR) was also enhanced by ACO. Orphenadrine (30 microM) or methyllycaconitine (30 microM) slightly suppressed I K(DR) without modifying current decay. ACO (10 microM) had an inhibitory effect on voltage-dependent Na+ current (I Na). Under current-clamp recordings, ACO increased the firing and widening of action potentials in these cells. With the aid of the minimal binding scheme, the ACO actions on I K(DR) was quantitatively provided with a dissociation constant of 0.6 microM. A modeled cell was designed to duplicate its inhibitory effect on spontaneous pacemaking. ACO also blocked I K(DR) in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Taken together, the experimental data and simulations show that ACO can block delayed rectifier K+ channels of neurons in a concentration- and state-dependent manner. Changes in action potentials induced by ACO in neurons in vivo can be explained mainly by its blocking actions on I K(DR) and I Na.
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- Ming-Wei Lin
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
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Wu D, Hu Z. Rutaecarpine induces chloride secretion across rat isolated distal colon. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2008; 325:256-66. [PMID: 18187619 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.131961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The present study evaluated the effect of rutaecarpine (Rut) on Cl(-) secretion across rat distal colonic mucosa. Basolateral application of Rut elicited an increase in short-circuit current (I(SC)) response in a concentration-dependent manner. Evidence that Rut-stimulated I(SC) was due to Cl(-) secretion is based on 1) inhibition of current by bumetanide; 2) Cl(-) channel blockers diphenylamine-2-carboxylate, 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)-benzoic acid, and glibenclamide; and 3) removal of Cl(-) ions in bath solution. Determination of neurogenic blockers on Rut-induced I(SC) indicated that pretreatment of tissues with tetrodotoxin or indomethacin, but not atropine or hexamethonium, inhibited Rut-induced response. Treatment with Rut led to release and synthesis of prostaglandin E(2) in rat colonic mucosa. Rut-stimulated I(SC) was markedly reduced by pretreatment with MDL-12,330A [cis-N-[2-phenylcyclopentyl]-azacyclotridec-1-en-2-amine] and N-[2-(p-bromocinnamylamino)ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide (H-89), but not with 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid-acetoxymethyl ester, bisindolylmaleimide, and thapsigargin. Elimination of the extracellular Ca(2+) also did not alter Rut response. Rut treatment resulted in the increase in intracellular cAMP levels and the activation of protein kinase A. Depolarizing the basolateral membrane with high K(+) showed that Rut-stimulated apical Cl(-) current was largely prevented by cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) inhibitors. Permeabilizing apical membrane with nystatin revealed that Rut-stimulated basolateral K(+) current was specifically inhibited by Ba(2+) ions and chromanol 293B. The evidence derived from present study suggests that Rut-stimulated Cl(-) secretion is mediated by generation of endogenous prostaglandin E(2) and that it also involves the stimulation of cAMP and protein kinase A pathways, which subsequently lead to the activation of apical Cl(-) channels, mostly the CFTR and basolateral cAMP-dependent K(+) channels.
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- DaZheng Wu
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Rd., Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China.
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Mhaske SB, Argade NP. The chemistry of recently isolated naturally occurring quinazolinone alkaloids. Tetrahedron 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.07.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 453] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Expedious and practical synthesis of the bioactive alkaloids rutaecarpine, euxylophoricine A, deoxyvasicinone and their heterocyclic homologues. Tetrahedron Lett 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tsai TY, Wu SN, Liu YC, Wu AZ, Tsai YC. Inhibitory action of L-type Ca2+ current by paeoniflorin, a major constituent of peony root, in NG108-15 neuronal cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2005; 523:16-24. [PMID: 16243310 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Revised: 08/18/2005] [Accepted: 08/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effects of paeoniflorin, a glycoside isolated from the root of Paeonia lactiflora, on ion currents in a mouse neuroblastoma and rat glioma hybrid cell line, NG108-15 were investigated. Paeoniflorin (1-300 microM) reversibly produced an inhibition of L-type voltage-dependent Ca2+ current (I(Ca,L)) in a concentration-dependent manner. Paeoniflorin caused no change in the overall shape of the current-voltage relationship of I(Ca,L). The IC50 value of paeoniflorin-induced inhibition of I(Ca,L) was 14 microM. However, neither adenosine deaminase (1 U/ml) nor 8-cyclopentyl-1, 3-dipropylxanthine (10 microM) could reverse the inhibition by paeoniflorin of I(Ca,L). Paeoniflorin (30 microM) shifted the steady-state inactivation curve of I(Ca,L) to more negative membrane potentials by approximately -10 mV. It also prolonged the recovery of I(Ca,L). The inhibitory effect of paeoniflorin on I(Ca,L) exhibited tonic and use-dependent characteristics. Paeoniflorin could effectively suppress I(Ca,L) evoked by action potential waveforms. Paeoniflorin at a concentration of 30 microM produce a slight inhibition of voltage-dependent Na+ current and delayed rectifier K+ current. Under current-clamp configuration, unlike adenosine, this compound decreased the firing of action potentials. Taken together, this study indicates that paeoniflorin can block L-type Ca2+ channels in NG108-15 cells in a mechanism unlinked to the binding to adenosine receptors. The effects of paeoniflorin on ion currents may partly, if not entirely, contribute to the underlying mechanisms through which it affects neuronal or neuroendocrine function.
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- Tung-Ying Tsai
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, No. 1, Tainan 70701, Taiwan
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Huang CW, Huang CC, Huang MH, Wu SN, Hsieh YJ. Sodium cyanate-induced opening of calcium-activated potassium currents in hippocampal neuron-derived H19-7 cells. Neurosci Lett 2005; 377:110-4. [PMID: 15740847 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.11.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2004] [Revised: 11/23/2004] [Accepted: 11/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We investigated the chemical toxic agent sodium cyanate (NaOCN) on the large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (BK(Ca)) on hippocampal neuron-derived H19-7 cells. The whole-cell and cell-attach configuration of patch-clamp technique were applied to investigate the BK(Ca) currents in H19-7 cells in the presence of NaOCN (0.3 mM). NaOCN activated BK(Ca) channels on H19-7 cells. The single-channel conductance of BK(Ca) channels was 138+/-7pS. The presence of NaOCN (0.3 mM) caused an obvious increase in open probability of BK(Ca) channels. NaOCN did not exert effect on the slope of the activation curve and stimulated the activity of BK(Ca) channels in a voltage-dependent fashion in H19-7 cells. The presence of paxilline or EGTA significantly reduced the BK(Ca) amplitude, in comparison with the presence of NaOCN. These findings suggest that during NaOCN exposure, the activation of BK(Ca) channels in neurons could be one of the ionic mechanisms underlying the decreased neuronal excitability and neurological disorders.
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- Chin-Wei Huang
- Department of Neurology, National Cheng-Kung University Medical Center, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, Taiwan
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Shen AY, Huang MH, Liao LF, Wang TS. Thymol analogues with antioxidant and L-type calcium current inhibitory activity. Drug Dev Res 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.10436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Deng PY, Ye F, Cai WJ, Tan GS, Hu CP, Deng HW, Li YJ. Stimulation of calcitonin gene-related peptide synthesis and release. J Hypertens 2004; 22:1819-29. [PMID: 15311112 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200409000-00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous investigations have demonstrated that capsaicin-sensitive primary sensory nerves play an important role in modulation of the peripheral resistance of the circulation system. The vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VR1) is expressed almost exclusively in the primary sensory nerves and cell bodies of these sensory neurons. Rutaecarpine (Rut) can relax vascular smooth muscle via stimulation of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) release by activation of VR1. METHODS In the present study, we examined the depressor effect of Rut and the possible mechanisms in the phenol-induced hypertensive rats, in which hypertension was induced by injecting 50 microl of 10% phenol in the lower pole of the left kidney. RESULTS Acute administration of Rut (30, 100 or 300 microg/kg, i.v.) caused a depressor effect concomitantly with an increase in the plasma concentration of CGRP in a dose-dependent manner, which was blocked by capsaicin (used to deplete the CGRP from sensory nerves) or capsazepine (a competitive VR1 antagonist), causing an approximately 85% and approximately 80% change in mean arterial pressure, respectively, and by either of them, causing an approximately 90% elevation of plasma CGRP. In the chronic study, Rut at a dose of 3 or 6 mg/kg per day significantly lowered tail-cuff systolic blood pressure to 159 +/- 8 and 136 +/- 10 mmHg, respectively, compared with hypertensive rats (179 +/- 8 mmHg), and caused a sustained hypotensive effect from day 6 on. Pretreatment with capsaicin blocked the depressor effect of Rut by approximately 65%. Treatment with Rut significantly increased the synthesis and release of CGRP, as shown by the increase in the levels of CGRP mRNA and peptide in the dorsal root ganglia, the density of CGRP immunoreactive nerve fibers in the mesenteric artery, the CGRP content in the spinal cord and the plasma concentration of CGRP, which was markedly attenuated by pretreatment with capsaicin. CONCLUSION These results suggest, for the first time, that the hypotensive effect of Rut is mediated by stimulation of CGRP synthesis and release via activation of VR1 in the phenol-induced hypertensive rat.
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- Pan-Yue Deng
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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Huang CW, Huang CC, Liu YC, Wu SN. Inhibitory Effect of Lamotrigine on A-type Potassium Current in Hippocampal Neuron-Derived H19-7 Cells. Epilepsia 2004; 45:729-36. [PMID: 15230694 DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.58403.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated the effects of lamotrigine (LTG) on the rapidly inactivating A-type K+ current (IA) in embryonal hippocampal neurons. METHODS The whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique was applied to investigate the ion currents in cultured hippocampal neuron-derived H19-7 cells in the presence of LTG. Effects of various related compounds on IA in H19-7 cells were compared. RESULTS LTG (30 microM-3 mM) caused a reversible reduction in the amplitude of IA. The median inhibitory concentration (IC50) value required for the inhibition of IA by LTG was 160 microM. 4-Aminopyridine (1 mM), quinidine (30 microM), and capsaicin (30 microM) were effective in suppressing the amplitude of IA, whereas tetraethylammonium chloride (1 mM) and gabapentin (100 microM) had no effect on it. The time course for the inactivation of IA was changed to the biexponential process during cell exposure to LTG (100 microM). LTG (300 microM) could shift the steady-state inactivation of IA to a more negative membrane potential by approximately -10 mV, although it had no effect on the slope of the inactivation curve. Moreover, LTG (100 microM) produced a significant prolongation in the recovery of IA inactivation. Therefore in addition to the inhibition of voltage-dependent Na+ channels, LTG could interact with the A-type K+ channels to suppress the amplitude of IA. The blockade of IA by LTG does not simply reduce current magnitude, but alters current kinetics, suggesting a state-dependent blockade. LTG might have a higher affinity to the inactivated state than to the resting state of the IA channel. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that in hippocampal neurons, during exposure to LTG, the LTG-mediated inhibition of these K+ channels could be one of the ionic mechanisms underlying the increased neuronal excitability.
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- Chin-Wei Huang
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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Mhaske SB, Argade NP. Facile zeolite induced Fischer-indole synthesis: a new approach to bioactive natural product rutaecarpine. Tetrahedron 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2004.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Huang MH, Wu SN, Wang JP, Lin CH, Lu SI, Liao LF, Shen AY. Biological study of naphthalene derivatives with antiinflammatory activities. Drug Dev Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.10327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A short synthesis of quinazolinocarboline alkaloids rutaecarpine, hortiacine, euxylophoricine A and euxylophoricine D from methyl N-(4-chloro-5H-1,2,3-dithiazol-5-ylidene)anthranilates. Tetrahedron Lett 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(02)00711-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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