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  • Title: Characterization of the effects of omega-conotoxin GVIA on the responses of voltage-sensitive calcium channels.
    Author: Keith RA, Mangano TJ, Pacheco MA, Salama AI.
    Journal: J Auton Pharmacol; 1989 Aug; 9(4):243-52. PubMed ID: 2570074.
    Abstract:
    1. omega-conotoxin GVIA (omega-CT) caused a potent (IC50 approximately 2nM) but less than maximal (55%) inhibition of [3H]-noradrenaline release from cortical brain slices induced by K+. At 0.1 microM, omega-CT inhibited [3H] gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and [3H]-acetylcholine release by approximately 40%. 2. K+-evoked [3H]-noradrenaline release from cortical brain slices was also characterized with respect to the effects of PN 200-110 (dihydropyridine L-channel antagonist), BAY K8644 (L-channel VSCC agonist), and Cd++ (an inorganic L- and N-channel antagonist). 10 microM Cd++ and 1 microM PN 200-110 inhibited K+-evoked [3H]-noradrenaline release by 52% and 17%, respectively. 10 microM Bay K 8644 enhanced K+-evoked [3H]-noradrenaline release by 22%, and this enhancement was blocked by 1 microM PN 200-110. 3. omega-CT caused a near-maximal inhibition of the electrically evoked twitch responses of the rat vas deferens (IC50 approximately 10 nM) and guinea-pig ileum (IC50 approximately 60 nM), but had no effect on the postjunctional contractile responses of noradrenaline (vas deferens) or carbachol (ileum). At concentrations as high as 1 microM, omega-CT had no effect on the K+-induced contraction of the rat aorta. 4. Neither the equilibrium binding of [3H]-(+)-PN 200-110 nor the allosteric regulation of [3H]-(+)-PN 200-110 binding by tiapamil or diltiazem were altered by omega-CT (0.1 microM). 5. These observations support the notion that the N-type voltage-sensitive calcium channel plays a major role in coupling neuronal excitation with neurotransmitter release.
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