Inhibitory Effects of Quercetin on Muscle-type of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Mediated Ion Currents Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
;
: 195-201, 2011.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
The flavonoid quercetin is a low molecular weight compound generally found in apple, gingko, tomato, onion and other red-colored fruits and vegetables. Like other flavonoids, quercetin has diverse pharmacological actions. However, relatively little is known about the influence of quercetin effects in the regulation of ligand-gated ion channels. Previously, we reported that quercetin regulates subsets of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors such as alpha3beta4, alpha7 and alpha9alpha10. Presently, we investigated the effects of quercetin on muscle-type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel activity expressed in Xenopus oocytes after injection of cRNA encoding human fetal or adult muscle-type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits. Acetylcholine treatment elicited an inward peak current (IACh) in oocytes expressing both muscle-type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and co-treatment of quercetin with acetylcholine inhibited IACh. Pre-treatment of quercetin further inhibited IACh in oocytes expressing adult and fetal muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The inhibition of IACh by quercetin was reversible and concentration-dependent. The IC50 of quercetin was 18.9+/-1.2 microM in oocytes expressing adult muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The inhibition of IACh by quercetin was voltage-independent and non-competitive. These results indicate that quercetin might regulate human muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel activity and that quercetin-mediated regulation of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor might be coupled to regulation of neuromuscular junction activity.
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Main subject:
Oocytes
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Quercetin
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Vegetables
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Xenopus
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Flavonoids
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Acetylcholine
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Receptors, Nicotinic
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RNA, Complementary
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Solanum lycopersicum
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Onions
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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