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T-type calcium channel inhibition underlies the analgesic effects of the endogenous lipoamino acids.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19846698     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Lipoamino acids are anandamide-related endogenous molecules that induce analgesia via unresolved mechanisms. Here, we provide evidence that the T-type/Cav3 calcium channels are important pharmacological targets underlying their physiological effects. Various lipoamino acids, including N-arachidonoyl glycine (NAGly), reversibly inhibited Cav3.1, Cav3.2, and Cav3.3 currents, with potent effects on Cav3.2 [EC(50) approximately 200 nm for N-arachidonoyl 3-OH-gamma-aminobutyric acid (NAGABA-OH)]. This inhibition involved a large shift in the Cav3.2 steady-state inactivation and persisted during fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibition as well as in cell-free outside-out patch. In contrast, lipoamino acids had weak effects on high-voltage-activated (HVA) Cav1.2 and Cav2.2 calcium currents, on Nav1.7 and Nav1.8 sodium currents, and on anandamide-sensitive TRPV1 and TASK1 currents. Accordingly, lipoamino acids strongly inhibited native Cav3.2 currents in sensory neurons with small effects on sodium and HVA calcium currents. In addition, we demonstrate here that lipoamino acids NAGly and NAGABA-OH produced a strong thermal analgesia and that these effects (but not those of morphine) were abolished in Cav3.2 knock-out mice. Collectively, our data revealed lipoamino acids as a family of endogenous T-type channel inhibitors, suggesting that these ligands can modulate multiple cell functions via this newly evidenced regulation.
Authors:
Guillaume Barbara; Abdelkrim Alloui; Joël Nargeot; Philippe Lory; Alain Eschalier; Emmanuel Bourinet; Jean Chemin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1529-2401     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-22     Completed Date:  2009-11-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102140     Medline TA:  J Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  13106-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Département de Physiologie, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 5203, INSERM U661, Universités de Montpellier, 34094 Montpellier, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analgesics / pharmacology*
Animals
Arachidonic Acids / pharmacology*
Behavior, Animal / physiology
Calcium / metabolism
Calcium Channel Blockers / pharmacology
Calcium Channels, L-Type / genetics
Calcium Channels, T-Type / classification,  genetics,  metabolism*
Cells, Cultured
Disease Models, Animal
Electric Stimulation / methods
Ganglia, Spinal / cytology
Glycine / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology
Green Fluorescent Proteins / genetics
Humans
Hyperalgesia / drug therapy,  genetics
Male
Membrane Potentials / drug effects,  genetics
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Morphine / pharmacology
Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics
Neuroblastoma
Patch-Clamp Techniques / methods
Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain / genetics
Sensory Receptor Cells
Sodium Channels / genetics
TRPV Cation Channels / genetics
Transfection
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Analgesics; 0/Arachidonic Acids; 0/Calcium Channel Blockers; 0/Calcium Channels, L-Type; 0/Calcium Channels, T-Type; 0/N-arachidonoyl-gamma-amino-butyric acid; 0/N-arachidonylglycine; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain; 0/SCN9A protein, human; 0/Sodium Channels; 0/TRPV Cation Channels; 0/TRPV1 protein, human; 0/potassium channel subfamily K member 3; 147336-22-9/Green Fluorescent Proteins; 56-12-2/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; 56-40-6/Glycine; 57-27-2/Morphine; 7440-70-2/Calcium

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