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Preferential Inhibition by Antidiarrheic 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol of Ca(2+) Influx Across Acquired N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Channels Composed of NR1/NR2B Subunit Assembly

Preferential Inhibition by Antidiarrheic 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol of Ca(2+) Influx Across Acquired N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Channels Composed of NR1/NR2B Subunit Assembly

Noritaka Nakamichi, Ryo Fukumori, Takeshi Takarada, Yuki Kambe, Tomomi Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Matsushima, Nobuaki Moriguchi, Yukio Yoneda

J Neurosci Res. 2010 Aug 15;88(11):2483-93.

PMID: 20623618

Abstract:

In our previous studies, particular phenolic ingredients, such as 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (2M4MP), of the antidiarrheic drug wood creosote significantly prevented cell death by both hydrogen peroxide and glutamate in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. In this study, we further evaluated the pharmacological properties of 2M4MP on Ca(2+) influx across native and acquired N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR) channels. The addition of 2M4MP significantly prevented the loss of cellular viability and the increase in intracellular free Ca(2+) levels as determined by Fluo-3 in cultured rat hippocampal neurons briefly exposed to NMDA. Brief exposure to NMDA also led to a marked increase in mitochondrial free Ca(2+) levels determined by Rhod-2, in addition to intracellular free Ca(2+) levels, in HEK293 cells expressing either NR1/NR2A or NR1/NR2B subunit channels. The further addition of the general NMDAR channel blocker dizocilpine similarly inhibited the increase of intracellular Ca(2+) levels by NMDA in both types of acquired NMDAR channels, whereas the NR2B subunit selective antagonist ifenprodil drastically inhibited the increase by NMDA in HEK293 cells expressing NR1/NR2B, but not NR1/NR2A, subunits. Similarly, 2M4MP significantly and selectively inhibited the NMDA-induced influx of Ca(2+) across acquired NR1/NR2B channels in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, prior daily oral administration of 2M4MP significantly reduced the infarct volume in the ipsilateral cerebral hemisphere in rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion 1 day after reperfusion. These results suggest that 2M4MP may protect neurons from excitotoxicity through preferential inhibition of Ca(2+) influx across NMDAR channels composed of NR1/NR2B subunits.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP93516	2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol		93-51-6	Price

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