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Inhibition of intracellular Ca2+ mobilization and potassium channels activation are involved in the vasorelaxation induced by 7-hydroxycoumarin
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ALVES, Quiara Lovatti et al. Inhibition of intracellular Ca2+ mobilization and potassium channels activation are involved in the vasorelaxation induced by 7-hydroxycoumarin. European Journal of Pharmacology, v. 887, p. 173525, 2020.
0014-2999
10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173525
Autor
Alves, Quiara Lovatti
Moraes, Raiana dos Anjos
Froes, Thamires Quadros
Castilho, Marcelo Santos
Araújo, Rodrigo Santos Aquino de
Barbosa Filho, José Maria
Meira, Cássio Santana
Soares, Milena Botelho Pereira
Silva, Darízy Flávia
Resumen
National Council for Scientific
and Technological Development (CNPq) 306106/2017–5 and Coordination
for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) -
Finance Code 001. We acknowledge the computational support from
SCC1 (Boston University) and technical support from Pedro S. Lacerda. Coumarins exhibit a wide variety of biological effects, including activities in the cardiovascular system and the
aim of this study was to evaluate the vascular therapeutic potential of 7-Hydroxicoumarin (7-HC). The vascular
effects induced by 7-HC (0.001 μM–300 μM), were investigated by in vitro approaches using isometric tension
measurements in rat superior mesenteric arteries and by in silico assays using Ligand-based analysis. Our results
suggest that the vasorelaxant effect of 7-HC seems to rely on potassium channels, notably through large
conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa) channels activation. In fact, 7-HC (300 μM) significantly reduced CaCl2-
induced contraction as well as the reduction of intracellular calcium mobilization. However, the relaxation
induced by 7-HC was independent of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE). Moreover, in silico analysis suggests
that potassium channels have a common binding pocket, where 7-HC may bind and hint that its binding profile is
more similar to quinine’s than verapamil’s. These results are compatible with the inhibition of Ca2+ release from
intracellular stores, which is prompted by phenylephrine and caffeine. Taken together, these results demonstrate
a therapeutic potential of 7-HC on the cardiovascular system, making it a promising lead compound for the
development of drugs useful in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.