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XB-ART-16313
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1997 Jul 01;2821:172-80.
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Full reversal of Pb++ block of L-type Ca++ channels requires treatment with heavy metal antidotes.

Bernal J , Lee JH , Cribbs LL , Perez-Reyes E .


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The mechanisms of Pb++ block and unblock of L-type Ca++ channel currents were measured using ventricular myocytes or the cloned channel. The cloned channel was expressed in either Xenopus laevis oocytes or human embryonic kidney cells (HEK 293, stable transfectants). The threshold for Pb++ block was 1 nM, and the apparent IC50 value was 152 nM in oocytes and 169 nM in HEK 293 cells. Pb++ block was dependent on the composition of the external recording solution but not dependent on the subunit composition of the channel. Pb++ block was voltage dependent, with little block observed at negative test potentials using low concentrations of Pb++. Strong depolarizations (>+100 mV) reversed Pb++ block, allowing measurement of reblock kinetics. Reblock was fast (tau = 11 msec), as measured during a +20-mV test pulse. Simple washout did not completely reverse Pb++ block, especially after exposure to concentrations of >100 nM. Full recovery could only be observed after treatment with heavy metal antidotes such as meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid, 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid and EDTA. These results suggest that Pb++ blocks voltage-gated Ca++ channels by two mechanisms and that full reversal of lead block requires chelator treatment.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: mapt