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  • Title: A novel high affinity class of Ca2+ channel blockers.
    Author: Qar J, Barhanin J, Romey G, Henning R, Lerch U, Oekonomopulos R, Urbach H, Lazdunski M.
    Journal: Mol Pharmacol; 1988 Apr; 33(4):363-9. PubMed ID: 2965787.
    Abstract:
    Benzolactams (HOE 166 and analogs) form a new class of molecules acting on the 1,4-dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type Ca2+ channels. The main binding properties of HOE 166 and analogs to rabbit skeletal muscle membranes are as follows. (i) The compounds have a specific binding site to which they associate with a high affinity (0.25 nM for HOE 166). (ii) Unlabeled HOE 166 and analogs completely inhibit 1,4-dihydropyridine binding [(+)-[3H]PN 200-110] in a competitive way. (iii) Affinity values measured for HOE 166 inhibition of (+)-[3H]PN 200-110 (K0.5 = 0.25 nM and K1 = 0.55 nM) and of [3H]HOE 166 binding (K0.5 = 0.5 nM) are in good agreement. They also fit with results from direct binding experiments with tritiated HOE 166 (Kd = 0.27 nM) and from kinetic experiments (Kd = 0.39 nM). (iv) HOE 166 completely inhibits the specific binding of other classes of Ca2+ channel antagonists such as phenylalkylamines [(-)[3H] desmethoxyverapamil], benzothiazepines (d-cis-[3H]diltiazem), diphenylbutylpiperidines ([3H]fluspirilene), and [3H]bepridil. In all these cases the binding inhibition is of a noncompetitive nature. (v) The maximum binding capacity for [3H]HOE 166 binding to transverse tubule membranes, 65 pmol/mg of protein, is the same as that found for other classes of Ca2+ channel antagonists. 45Ca2+ uptake experiments performed with the rat aortic cell line A7r5 and the insulin-secreting cell line RINm5F demonstrate that HOE 166 and analogs fully inhibit the 1,4-dihydropyridine-sensitive 45Ca2+ influx elicited by depolarization. There is a good correlation between inhibitory potencies of compounds in the HOE 166 series measured on (+)-[3H]PN 200-110 binding to A7r5 membranes and on the activity of Ca2+ channels followed by 45Ca2+ fluxes with the same cells. Structure-function relationships of HOE 166 and analogs for Ca2+ channel blockade in A7r5 and RINm5F cells were also in good correlation. Finally, voltage-clamp experiments confirmed that voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels are completely blocked by 100 nM HOE 166 even at a membrane potential held at -80 mV.
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