Phospholipase C-dependent hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate underlies agmatine-induced suppression of N-type Ca(2+) channel in rat celiac ganglion neurons.

Phospholipase C-dependent hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate underlies agmatine-induced suppression of N-type Ca(2+) channel in rat celiac ganglion neurons. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2017 Jan 25;: Authors: Kim YH, Jeong JH, Ahn DS, Chung S Abstract Agmatine suppresses peripheral sympathetic tone by modulating Cav2.2 channels in peripheral sympathetic neurons. However, the detailed cellular signaling mechanism underlying the agmatine-induced Cav2.2 inhibition remains unclear. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the electrophysiological mechanism for the agmatine-induced inhibition of Cav2.2 current (ICav2.2) in rat celiac ganglion (CG) neurons. Consistent with previous reports, agmatine inhibited ICav2.2 in a VI manner. The agmatine-induced inhibition of the ICav2.2 current was also almost completely hindered by the blockade of the imidazoline I2 receptor (IR2), and an IR2 agonist mimicked the inhibitory effect of agmatine on ICav2.2, implying involvement of IR2. The agmatine-induced ICav2.2 inhibition was significantly hampered by the blockade of G protein or phospholipase C (PLC), but not by the pretreatment with pertussis toxin. In addition, diC8-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) dialysis nearly completely hampered agmatine-induced inhibition, which became irreversible when PIP2 resynthesis was blocked. These results suggest that in rat peripheral sympathetic neurons, agmatine-induced IR2 ...
Source: Biochemical and Biophysical Research communications - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: Biochem Biophys Res Commun Source Type: research