Diltiazem, a L-type calcium channel antagonist, suppresses ouabain-enhanced dopamine efflux by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+) in rat striatum |
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Authors: | Obata Toshio |
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Affiliation: | Department of Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ohu University, Koriyama, Fukushima 963-8611, Japan. t-obata@pha.ohu-u.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | The present study was examined whether diltiazem, a L-type Ca2+ channel antagonist, could suppresses 1 methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+)-induced dopamine (DA) in extracellular fluid of rat striatum. Ouabain (100 microM; 100 microM or 100 pmol/microl per min) significantly enhanced the level of DA by MPP+. However, in the presence of diltiazem (100 microM) significantly suppressed the level of DA release by ouabain and MPP+. These results suggest that diltiazem suppresses Ca2+ -dependent release of DA by ouabain-induced Ca2+ overload. |
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