Nuciferine Relaxes Tracheal Rings via the Blockade of VDLCC and NSCC Channels.

Abstract:

:This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms of nuciferine (a main aporphine alkaloid of lotus leaf extract), which can induce relaxation in contracted tracheal rings. Under Ca2+-free and 2 mM Ca2+ conditions, we found that nuciferine had no effect on the resting muscle tone of tracheal rings. In contrast, nuciferine relaxed high K+-contracted mouse tracheal rings in a dose-dependent manner and inhibited both Ca2+ influx and voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channel currents induced by high K+. Similarly, nuciferine also inhibited acetylcholine-induced contractions in mouse tracheal rings in a dose-dependent manner. Meanwhile, both acetylcholine-induced intracellular Ca2+ influx and whole-cell currents of nonselective cation channels were blocked by nuciferine. Together, the results indicate that nuciferine-induced relaxation in tracheal rings mainly occurred due to the inhibition of extracellular Ca2+ influx through the blockade of voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels and/or nonselective cation channels. These results suggest that nuciferine has a therapeutic effect on respiratory diseases associated with the aberrant contraction of airway smooth muscles and/or bronchospasm.

journal_name

Planta Med

journal_title

Planta medica

authors

Yang X,Yu MF,Lei J,Peng YB,Zhao P,Xue L,Chen W,Ma LQ,Liu QH,Shen J

doi

10.1055/s-0043-118178

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-01-01 00:00:00

pages

83-90

issue

2

eissn

0032-0943

issn

1439-0221

journal_volume

84

pub_type

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