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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 423, Issue 2-3, Pages 121-125Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01123-2
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vanilloid VR1 receptor; rat; Ca2+, intracellular; capsaicin; anandamide; heat
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Capsaicin activates vanilloid (VR1) receptors found on sensory neurons. These ligand-gated ion channels are also sensitive to low pH, elevated temperature and the endocannabinoid, anandamide. In this study, we have measured capsaicin- and anandamide-induced elevations in intracellular calcium concentrations ([Ca2+](i)) in fura-2 loaded HEK293 cells stably expressing the rat VR1 receptor at 22, 37 and 50 degreesC. Both capsaicin and anandamide produced a concentration-dependent elevation in [Ca2+](i) at all temperatures. pEC(50) values were 7.74 and 5.69 at 22 degreesC and 6.90 and 5.15 at 37 degreesC for capsaicin and anandamide, respectively. At 50 degreesC, the pEC(50) value for capsaicin was 6.36 but the response to anandamide did not saturate. Responses to both agonists were sensitive to ruthenium red and capsazepine at all temperatures. This temperature-dependent reduction in potency may result from desensitization. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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