Inhibition of voltage-gated cationic channels in rat embryonic hypothalamic neurones and C1300 neuroblastoma cells by triphenylethylene antioestrogens

The effect of the non-steroidal antioestrogens tamoxifen and toremifene on voltage-gated cationic currents was examined in primary cultures of rat hypothalamic neurones and the C1300 mouse neuroblastoma cell line using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. When applied to the external bathing soluti...

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Autores: Hardy, Simon Paul, De Felipe, Carmen, Valverde, Miguel A.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/308517
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/308517
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Hypothalamus
Tamoxifen
Toremifene
ICI 182,780
Potassium current
Sodium current
Descrição
Resumo:The effect of the non-steroidal antioestrogens tamoxifen and toremifene on voltage-gated cationic currents was examined in primary cultures of rat hypothalamic neurones and the C1300 mouse neuroblastoma cell line using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. When applied to the external bathing solution both tamoxifen and toremifene were able to inhibit TTX-sensitive sodium currents with IC50 values of 1–2 μM and delayed rectifier type potassium currents (IC50, 2–3 μM). However, only toremifene showed a significant inhibition of the IA current (IC50 3 μM). Inhibition of voltage-gated cationic currents was significantly impaired when tamoxifen was applied in a serum-containing solution. The steroidal antioestrogen ICI 182,780 did not inhibit any of the currents at 10 μM.