咪唑啉I_2受体研究进展

咪唑啉I2 受体是新近发现的一种咪唑啉受体 ,根据其与阿米洛利的亲和力可进一步将其分为I2A和I2B两个亚型 ,主要分布于肾、脑和肝细胞的线粒体外膜上 ,其内源性配体是胍丁胺。许多证据提示咪唑啉I2 受体与单胺氧化酶 B具有高度同源性 ,但其与配体的结合位点不同于该酶的催化位点。激活咪唑啉I2 受体可能产生神经元保护、抗血管平滑肌增生及调节阿片功能等多种药理作用。咪唑啉I2 受体与抑郁症、帕金森病、亨廷顿病、阿片成瘾及阿尔茨海默病等疾病的发生有关。     

咪唑啉受体的研究进展

咪唑啉受体（ＩＲ）具有Ｉ１Ｒ和Ｉ２Ｒ两个亚型，它们不是α２－肾上腺素受体的亚型。Ｉ２Ｒ位于单胺氧化酶（ＭＡＯ）上，是ＭＡＯ的调节位点。ＩＲ不是Ｇ蛋白偶联受体，其内源性配基很可能由胍丁胺和其它活性物质组成的可乐定替代物。ＩＲ除与中枢降压、排钠利尿有关外，还具有促胰岛素分泌、神经保护和抗血管平滑肌增生等作用。刺激胰岛素分泌的作用位点既非Ｉ１Ｒ，又非Ｉ２Ｒ，可能是ＩＲ的一个新亚型。     

胍丁胺对炎性疼痛的镇痛作用及对吗啡镇痛作用的影响

目的观察胍丁胺对炎性疼痛的镇痛作用及其对吗啡镇痛作用的影响,研究胍丁胺的镇痛作用是否与激动咪唑啉受体或影响受体前谷氨酸和γ-氨基丁酸(gamma-aminobutyr-icacid,GABA)释放有关。方法应用福尔马林致大鼠炎性疼痛模型,观察胍丁胺镇痛和增强吗啡镇痛的作用。应用高效液相色谱技术测定胍丁胺对脊髓切片孵育液中谷氨酸和GABA基础释放量及对高钾诱发神经元去极化引起神经递质释放的影响。结果单侧足底注射5%福尔马林使大鼠出现明显的双相伤害性行为反应。胍丁胺抑制福尔马林引起的第二相疼痛行为反应及痛觉过敏,并增强吗啡对第二相疼痛的镇痛作用,但在第一相疼痛过程中,无明显镇痛和增强吗啡镇痛的作用。咪唑啉受体拮抗剂咪唑克生不能拮抗胍丁胺镇痛及增强吗啡镇痛的作用。1~1000μmol.L-1胍丁胺对脊髓谷氨酸和GABA的基础释放量和高钾诱发谷氨酸和GABA释放量的升高均没有影响。结论胍丁胺对炎性疼痛具有明确的镇痛作用,并明显增强吗啡的镇痛效果,其镇痛机制可能与咪唑啉受体无关,也不是通过在受体前水平抑制谷氨酸或促进GABA释放来实现的。     

胍丁胺中枢作用的复杂性及多样性

1994年 ,人们发现胍丁胺在牛脑中具有可乐定替代物质的特性。随之的研究表明 ,胍丁胺的作用机制复杂 ,作用靶点多样 ,生物学效应广泛。最近的研究显示 ,胍丁胺是中枢的一种新的神经递质 ,胍丁胺可能是咪唑啉受体的内源性配体     

利用RNA干扰技术研究I1咪唑啉受体在阿片依赖中的作用

目的：我们和国外实验室先后研究发现胍丁胺对阿片依赖具有调节作用，其作用可能与I1咪唑啉受体（I1-imidazoline receptor，I1R）有关。但由于没有特异性咪唑啉受体拮抗剂且胍丁胺的作用靶点较多，到目前为止，I1R是否为胍丁胺抗阿片依赖的主要作用靶点尚不能完全确定。因此，本文旨在利用RNA干扰技术确定I1R是否介导胍丁按对阿片依赖的调节作用。方法：利用RNA干扰技术下调细胞内源性I1R的表达，     

胍丁胺及其主要生物学作用

胍丁胺作为咪唑啉受体的内源性配体，能调节某些神经递质的释放，并有多方面的生物学作用如降糖、利尿、对抗阿片类药物所致耐受和依赖、抗炎等，因此胍丁胺很可能是又一个新的神经递质或调质。     

左旋咪唑对大鼠脑组织咪唑啉2受体-配体结合试验的影响

目的研究左旋咪唑(LMS)对大鼠脑组织咪唑啉2受体(I_2R)的影响。方法采用受体-配体竞争结合试验,观察LMS与受体的结合能力;采用受体-配体饱和试验,测定LMS处理大鼠和对照组大鼠脑内I_2R最大受体结合容量(B_(max))和平衡解离常数(K_d)变化。结果LMS抑制了放射性配基[~3H]idazoxan与大鼠脑组织内I_2R的结合,其半数抑制浓度(IC_(50))为4.04×10~(-7)mol·L~(-1)。LMS长期处理大鼠,脑内I_2R亲和力上调63%。结论LMS能与I_2R结合,长期应用LMS能通过刺激I_2R而改变了受体亲和力。     

咪唑啉受体及其对阿片药理作用的调节机制

用稳定转染咪唑啉1型受体(I1R)的细胞(CHO-I1),对I1R信号转导途径进行了初步研究。首次直接证实I1R的信号转导途径与活化PC-PLC继而产生DAG,其后引起丝裂原激活蛋白激酶(MAPK)酶促级联反应过程有关。采用共同稳定表达μ阿片受体(MOR)和I1R的CHO细胞表达系统(CHO-μ/I1细胞),对I1R在受体后水平抑制吗啡依赖的可能分子机制进行了研究。首次提供了胍丁胺通过作用于I1R而抑制吗啡依赖的直接实验证据,其分子机制可能主要是胍丁胺激活I1R抑制吗啡慢性处理时cAMP通路和Ca2+信号通路代偿性适应而抑制吗啡依赖的形成。     

咪唑啉受体的研究

总结了近几年咪唑啉受体的一些研究情况，包括受体特征，分类及其与α２受体的关系，结合的相应的药物阐述了各亚型的药理作用机制，并对咪唑啉受体的一些内源性配基作了简要介绍。     

咪唑啉1型受体与其候选蛋白的研究进展

咪唑啉1型受体(imidazoline1receptor,I1R)是近年发现的一类新型受体,咪唑啉受体抗体选择性蛋白(imidazolinereceptorantiseraselectedprotein,IRAS)是人工克隆的I1R候选蛋白。该文从I1R和IRAS的特征、分布、生物学功能、信号转导机制等方面近年来的一些研究进展加以阐述,同时对二者的异同点进行比较和分析。     

Imidazoline binding sites in the endocrine pancreas: can they fulfil their potential as targets for the development of new insulin secretagogues?

A variety of compounds containing an imidazoline ring have the ability to stimulate insulin secretion. Many of these also improve glycaemia in experimental models of type 2 diabetes and in man, suggesting that this class may be useful in the development of new orally active anti-diabetic drugs. However, the mechanisms by which imidazolines promote insulin secretion have not been clarified. The response does not appear to be due to the binding of ligands to either of the two major types of "imidazoline receptor" defined by pharmacological criteria (I1 and I2 sites) but may result from interaction with a novel imidazoline binding site. One such site has been identified in association with the ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel in the beta-cell and has been designated "I3". Electrophysiological and biochemical evidence suggest that the I3 site may be intrinsic to the ion-conducting pore component, Kir6.2, of the K(ATP) channel, but the effects of imidazoline ligands on insulin secretion can be dissociated from the regulation of Kir6.2. Indeed, there is increasing evidence that some imidazolines can control exocytosis directly, both in beta-cells and in pancreatic alpha-cells. Thus, it is proposed that a further imidazoline binding site is primarily responsible for control of hormone secretion. Evidence is reviewed which suggests that this site occupies a central position within an amplification pathway that also mediates the effects of cAMP in the beta-cell. Characterisation of this site should provide the stimulus for the design of new insulin secretagogues that are devoid of K(ATP) channel-blocking properties.     

Pharmacological Profile of U-37883A, a Channel Blocker of Smooth Muscle-Type ATP-Sensitive K Channels

U-37883A (PNU-37883A, guanidine; 4-morpholinecarboximidine-N-1-adamantyl-N'-cyclohexyl hydrochloride) was originally developed as a potential diuretic with specific binding in kidney and vascular smooth muscle rather than in brain or pancreatic beta cells. U-37883A inhibits ATP-sensitive K(+) channels (K(ATP) channels) in vascular smooth muscle at submicromolar concentrations whilst even at high concentrations (> or =10 microM) it has no inhibitory effect at pancreatic, cardiac or skeletal K(ATP) channels. Thus, it is generally thought that U-37883A is a selective inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle K(ATP) channels. Approximately one decade ago, K(ATP) channels were cloned and found to consist of at least two subunits: an inwardly-rectifying K(+) channel six family (K(ir)6.x; K(ir)6.1 and K(ir)6.2) which forms the ion conducting pore and a modulatory sulphonylurea receptor (SUR.x; SUR1, SUR2A, and SUR2B) that accounts for several pharmacological properties. It is generally believed that different combinations of K(ir)6.x and SUR.x determine the molecular properties of K(ATP) channels. Thus, K(ir)6.2/SUR1 channel represents the pancreatic beta-cell K(ATP) channel, K(ir)6.2/SUR2A channel is thought to represent the cardiac K(ATP) channel, whereas K(ir)6.1/SUR2B channel is likely to represent the vascular smooth muscle K(ATP) channel. Recent molecular studies have shown that U-37883A selectively suppresses the activity of recombinant K(ATP) channels which contain K(ir)6.1 subunits in the channel pore unit. It was thus thought that U-37883A was a selective pharmacological tool which could be used to investigate the activity of vascular smooth muscle K(ATP) channels. However, due to its multiple pharmacological actions on several ion channels and poor tissue selectivity, U-37883A should not be viewed as a selective blocker of smooth muscle K(ATP) channels.     

Pharmacological characterization of a 1,4-dihydropyridine analogue, 9-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H)-acridinedione (A-184209) as a novelK(ATP) channel inhibitor

1. This study reports on the identification and characterization of a 1,4-dihydropyridine analogue, 9-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H)-acridinedione (A-184209) as a novel inhibitor of ATP-sensitive K(+) channels. 2. A-184209 inhibited membrane potential changes evoked by the prototypical cyanoguanidine ATP-sensitive K(+) channel opener (KCO) P1075 in both vascular (A10) and urinary bladder smooth muscle cells with IC(50) values of 1.44 and 2.24 micro M respectively. 3. P1075-evoked relaxation of 25 mM K(+) stimulated aortic strips was inhibited by A-184209 in an apparently competitive fashion with a pA(2) value of 6.34. 4. The potencies of A-184209 to inhibit P1075-evoked decreases in membrane potential responses in cardiac myocytes (IC(50)=0.53 micro M) and to inhibit 2-deoxyglucose-evoked cation efflux pancreatic RINm5F cells (IC(50)=0.52 micro M) were comparable to the values for inhibition of smooth muscle K(ATP) channels. 5. On the other hand, a structural analogue of A-184209 that lacked the gem-dimethyl substituent, 9-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H)-acridinedione (A-184208), was found to be a K(ATP) channel opener, evoking membrane potential responses in A10 smooth muscle cells (EC(50)=385 nM) and relaxing aortic smooth muscle strips (IC(50)=101 nM) in a glyburide-sensitive manner. 6. Radioligand binding studies demonstrated that A-184209 displaced SUR1 binding defined by [(3)H]glyburide binding to RINm5F cell membranes with a K(i) value of 0.11 micro M whereas A-184208 was ineffective. On the other hand, both A-184209 (K(i)=1.34 micro M) and A-184208 (K(i)=1.14 micro M) displaced binding of the KCO radioligand, [(125)I]A-312110 in guinea-pig bladder membranes with similar affinities. 7. These studies demonstrate that A-184209 is a novel and structurally distinct compound that inhibits K(ATP) channels in smooth muscle with potencies comparable to glyburide. The structural overlap between DHP openers and blockers, together with their differential interaction with ligand binding sites, support the notion that both openers and blockers bind to similar or very closely coupled sites on the sulfonylurea receptor and that subtle changes in the pharmacophore itself could switch functional properties from K(ATP) channel activation to inhibition.     

Inhibition of vascular K(ATP) channels by U-37883A: a comparison with cardiac and skeletal muscle

1 The aim of this study was to investigate the selectivity of the ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel inhibitor U-37883A (4-morpholinecarboximidine-N-1-adamantyl-N'-1-cyclohexyl). Membrane currents through K(ATP) channels were recorded in single muscle cells enzymatically isolated from rat mesenteric artery, cardiac ventricle and skeletal muscle (flexor digitorum brevis). K(ATP) currents were induced either by cell dialysis with 0.1 mM ATP and 0.1 mM ADP, or by application of synthetic potassium channel openers (levcromakalim or pinacidil). 2 U-37883A inhibited K(ATP) currents in smooth muscle cells from rat mesenteric artery. Half inhibition of 10 microM levcromakalim-induced currents occurred at a concentration of 3.5 microM. 3 Relaxations of rat mesenteric vessels caused by levcromakalim were reversed by U-37883A. 1 microM levcromakalim-induced relaxations were inhibited at a similar concentration of U-37883A (half inhibition, 1.1 microM) to levcromakalim-induced KATP currents. 4 K(ATP) currents activated by 100 microM pinacidil were also studied in single myocytes from rat mesenteric artery, skeletal muscle and cardiac ventricle. 10 microM U-37883A substantially inhibited K(ATP) currents in vascular cells, but had little effect in skeletal or cardiac myocytes. Higher concentrations of U-37883A (100 microM) caused a modest decrease in K(ATP) currents in skeletal and cardiac muscle. The sulphonylurea K(ATP) channel antagonist glibenclamide (10 microM) abolished currents in all muscle types. 5 The effect of U-37883A on vascular inward rectifier (KIR) and voltage-dependent potassium (KV) currents was also examined. While 10 microM U-37883A had little effect on these currents, some inhibition was apparent at higher concentrations (100 microM) of the compound. 6 We conclude that U-37883A inhibits K(ATP) channels in arterial smooth muscle more effectively than in cardiac and skeletal muscle. Furthermore, this compound is selective for K(ATP) channels over KV and KIR channels in smooth muscle cells.     

Functional and electrophysiological effects of a novel imidazoline-based K(ATP) channel blocker, IMID-4F

1. The functional and electrophysiological effects of IMID-4F (2-[N-(2, 6-dichlorophenyl)-N-(4-flurorobenzyl)amino]imidazoline), a fluoro-benzyl derivative of clonidine, on vascular K(ATP) channels were investigated. In pig coronary artery, IMID-4F inhibited the vasorelaxation response to the K(ATP) channel opener levcromakalim with a pK(B) value of approximately 7.1. IMID-4F (30 microM) did not affect the vasorelaxation response to sodium nitroprusside (SNP). 2. In rat mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells IMID-4F (1 - 10 microM) caused a concentration-dependent depolarization of membrane potential. IMID-4F (10 microM) abolished the hyperpolarizing effects of levcromakalim (10 microM). 3. In patch clamp experiments using rat mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells, K(ATP) channel currents induced by levcromakalim (10 microM) were inhibited by IMID-4F (0.3 - 3 microM) in a concentration-dependent manner. The calculated IC(50) for IMID-4F inhibiting K(ATP) channel current was approximately 0.8 microM. 4. Radioligand binding studies using bovine aortic smooth muscle cell membranes showed that IMID-4F (30 microM) did not displace binding to the K(ATP) channel opener [(3)H]-P1075. However, both levcromakalim (10 microM) and glibenclamide (10 microM) caused significant displacement of [(3)H]-P1075. 5. These studies show that the imidazoline compound IMID-4F is one of the most potent antagonists of arterial K(ATP) channels identified. Vasorelaxation, hyperpolarization and K(+) currents through K(ATP) channels were all inhibited by IMID-4F at micromolar concentrations. Radioligand binding studies indicate that IMID-4F does not bind to the same site as levcromakalim or as glibenclamide. Considering other evidence, it is likely that IMID-4F acts by interacting directly with the pore of the K(IR) channel, rather than through the sulphonylurea subunit of the K(ATP) channel complex.     

Fluorescence-based functional assay for sarcolemmal ATP-sensitive potassium channel activation in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes

INTRODUCTION: Activation of ATP-sensitive K+ channels (K(ATP)) has been shown to induce ischemic preconditioning that serves as a protective mechanism in the heart. A high throughput assay for identifying K(ATP) channel openers would therefore be desirable. METHODS: We describe a cell-based 96-well format fluorescence assay using bis-(1,3-dibutylbarbituric acid)trimethine oxonol (DiBAC4(3)) to evaluate membrane potential changes evoked by K(ATP) channel openers and blockers in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. RESULTS: Pinacidil and its analog P1075 (N-cyano-N'-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-N"-3-pyridylguanidine), ZD6169 (N-(4-benzoylphenyl)-3,3,3,-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methyl propionamide), and the enantiomers of cromakalim evoked concentration-dependent decreases in DiBAC4(3) fluorescence responses. Pretreatment with the K(ATP) channel blocker, glyburide attenuated opener-evoked decreases in fluorescence responses in a concentration-dependent manner. The rank order potency of openers in cardiac myocytes correlated well, but showed 6-10-fold higher potency in activating vascular smooth muscle K(ATP) channels in A10 cells. DISCUSSION: Our studies demonstrate that the pharmacological modulation of sarcolemmal K(ATP) channels can be readily assessed in a high throughput manner by measuring glyburide-sensitive fluorescence changes in cardiac ventricular myocytes.     

Sites of action of Ca2+ channel inhibitors

Ca2+ channel inhibitors are viewed as a subgroup of Ca2+ antagonists. Most of the currently used Ca2+ channel inhibitors are thought to act by reducing Ca2+ entry into the cell through Ca2+ channels. There is substantial electrophysiological evidence that the major site of action of verapamil, nifedipine and diltiazem in cardiac cells is a sarcolemmal Ca2+ channel. Cytosolic sites of action may contribute to their effects but probably only at higher than therapeutic concentrations. The recent ligand binding studies also tend to support the view that the sarcolemma is the site of action of Ca2+ channel inhibitors in smooth muscle. High affinity binding sites for 1,4-dihydropyridines without any established function are found in fast skeletal muscle and some neuronal membranes. The binding of [3H]nitrendipine to membranes from cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle, and from brain is saturable, reversible and of high affinity; it is sensitive to cations and other drugs that interact with Ca2+ channels. Inhibition of [3H]nitrendipine binding and blockade of K+ responses in guinea pig ileum by 1,4-dihydropyridines are well correlated, supporting the view that the observed binding is to Ca2+ channel. In contrast, blockade of Ca2+ channels in cardiac and skeletal muscle and in brain synaptosomes occurs only at higher concentrations than needed to saturate the high affinity binding sites. The therapeutic success of Ca2+ channel inhibitors in the treatment of angina pectoris, hypertension, peripheral vascular diseases, and many other disease entities is based on selective inhibition of Ca2+ entry into smooth muscle cells. The specificity of some of these drugs for Ca2+ channels in different cell types, organs, or vascular beds is probably determined by receptor modulation and the effect of reflex mechanisms, which in turn determine the indications for their therapeutic use.     

The effects of ZD6169 on the ATP-dependent K(+) current (I(K)(ATP)) in isolated cat ventricular myocytes

The effect of the K(ATP) channel opener ZD6169 [(S)-N-(4-benzoyl-phenyl)-3,3, 3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propionamide] currently under development for the treatment of urinary incontinence was explored in acutely isolated adult feline ventricular myocytes. ZD6169 activated a current over a wide range of concentrations (0.1-100 microM) that is completely blocked by 10 microM glyburide thereby identifying it as I(K(ATP)). The maximum activation of K(ATP) current was observed at 10 microM; higher concentrations decreased current activation. In contrast, the standard K(ATP) channel opener cromakalim showed a more usual concentration-response relationship, with increasing current for increased concentrations and no signs of saturation or reversal. The bell-shaped dose-response relationship for ZD6169 activation of I(K(ATP)) has also been seen in bladder myocytes, albeit at a lower concentration, and it has been proposed to contribute to the reported lack of in vivo cardiovascular side effects. We compared the effects of ZD6169 to cromakalim and showed that both compounds dramatically shorten cardiac myocyte action potential duration and that ZD6169 does so in spite of the bell-shaped concentration-response relationship for activation of K(ATP) current.     

Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, vascular tone and autoregulation of cerebral blood flow

Members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channel superfamily are present in vascular smooth muscle cells and play important roles in the regulation of vascular contractility. The TRPC3 and TRPC6 channels are activated by stimulation of several excitatory receptors in vascular smooth muscle cells. Activation of these channels leads to myocyte depolarization, which stimulates Ca2+ entry via voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCC), leading to vasoconstriction. The TRPV4 channels in arterial myocytes are activated by epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, and activation of the channels enhances Ca2+ spark and transient Ca2+-sensitive K+ channel activity, thereby hyperpolarizing and relaxing vascular smooth muscle cells. The TRPC6 and TRPM4 channels are activated by mechanical stimulation of cerebral artery myocytes. Subsequent depolarization and activation of VDCC Ca2+ entry is directly linked to the development of myogenic tone in vitro and to autoregulation of cerebral blood flow in vivo. These findings imply a fundamental importance of TRP channels in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle tone and suggest that TRP channels could be important targets for drug therapy under conditions in which vascular contractility is disturbed (e.g. hypertension, stroke, vasospasm).     

内皮素系统与心肌肥厚

心肌肥厚是心脏对神经介质和压力超负荷等应激反应的一种代偿性机制。内皮素(ET)作为一种具有强大血管收缩作用的活性多肽,在心血管系统,特别是血管内皮细胞、平滑肌细胞和心肌细胞,ET对正常功能的调节起着重要的生理作用。局部心肌组织中ET过度生成与心肌肥厚的发生密切相关,心肌组织中的ET-1通过与特异性的受体结合,并与局部组织中其它相关的血管活性物质相互作用,介导了心肌肥厚的发生和发展过程。内皮素通过ETA受体诱导心肌细胞的肥厚和心肌成纤维细胞的增生,ETB受体则在心肌肥厚的发生和发展中均起作用。内皮素受体作为新的药物靶点,已经成为人们研究的热点,相应的受体拮抗剂的研究也取得了很大的进展。