Intracellular Calcium Mobilization in Response to Ion Channel Regulators via a Calcium-Induced Calcium Release Mechanism

December 2016 in “ The journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics/The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics ”

Terry Petrou, Henrik Baare Olsen, Christopher Thrasivoulou, J. R. W. Masters, Jonathan Ashmore, Aamir Ahmed

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Studysummary This study found that multiple ion channel modulators, used here at clinical concentrations, increased intracellular calcium release in prostate and breast cancer cell lines.

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The study investigated the effects of six ion channel modulators (amiodarone, dofetilide, furosemide, minoxidil, loxapine, and Nicorandil) on intracellular calcium release in prostate and breast cancer cell lines (PC3 and MCF7). Using ratiometric calcium imaging and patch-clamp experiments, it was found that these modulators increased intracellular calcium levels in a concentration-dependent manner, similar to clinical usage levels. The increase in calcium was significantly reduced when external calcium was chelated, suggesting that these modulators mobilize intracellular calcium through a calcium-induced calcium release mechanism. This mechanism may be crucial for understanding the action of these compounds.

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