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ArticleNeurochemical research2015

Sazetidine-A Activates and Desensitizes Native α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.

Jack L Brown, Susan Wonnacott

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jack L BrownDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
Susan WonnacottDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. s.wonnacott@bath.ac.uk.
University of Bath · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of sazetidine-A, a novel partial agonist at α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), to affect the function of native α7 nAChRs in SH-SY5Y cells and primary cortical cultures. The α7-selective positive allosteric modulator PNU-120596 was used to reveal receptor activation, measured as an increase in intracellular calcium using fluorescent indicators. In the absence of PNU-120596, sazetidine-A elicited mecamylamine-sensitive increases in fluorescence in SH-SY5Y cells (EC50 4.2 µM) but no responses from primary cortical neurons. In the presence on PNU-120596, an additional response to sazetidine-A was observed in SH-SY5Y cells (EC50 0.4 µM) and robust responses were recorded in 14 % of cortical neurons. These PNU-120596-dependent responses were blocked by methyllycaconitine, consistent with the activation of α7 nAChRs. Preincubtion with sazetidine-A concentration-dependently attenuated subsequent responses to the α7-selective agonist PNU-282987 in SH-SY5Y cells (IC50 476 nM) and cortical cultures. These findings support the ability of sazetidine-A to interact with α7 nAChRs, which may contribute to sazetidine-A's actions in complex physiological systems.

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alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsAzetidinesBenzamidesBridged Bicyclo CompoundsCalciumCell Line, TumorHumansIsoxazolesMiceNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhenylurea CompoundsPyridinesReceptors, Nicotinic1-(5-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)ureaalpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAzetidinesBenzamidesBridged Bicyclo CompoundsCalciumIsoxazolesnicotinic receptor alpha4beta2Phenylurea CompoundsPNU-282987PyridinesReceptors, Nicotinicsazetidine-ALive cell calcium imagingPNU-120596Primary cortical neuronsSH-SY5Y cells

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PMID24728867
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