Influence of flupirtine on a G-protein coupled inwardly rectifying potassium current in hippocampal neurones

British Journal of Pharmacology
R Jakob, J Krieglstein

Abstract

1. Previous studies have shown that flupirtine, a centrally acting, non-opioid analgesic agent, also exhibits neuroprotective activity in focal cerebral ischaemia in mice and reduces apoptosis induced by NMDA, gp 120 of HIV, prior protein fragment or lead acetate as well as necrosis induced by glutamate or NMDA in cell culture. To study the potential mechanism of the neuroprotective action of flupirtine, we investigated whether flupirtine is able to modulate potassium or NMDA-induced currents in rat cultured hippocampal neurones by use of the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique. 2. We demonstrated that 1 microM flupirtine activated an inwardly rectifying potassium current (K(ir)) in hippocampal neurones (deltaI=-39+/-18 pA at -130 mV; n=10). This effect was dose-dependent (EC50=0.6 microM). The reversal potential for K(ir) was in agreement with the potassium equilibrium potential predicted from the Nernst equation showing that K(ir) was predominantly carried by K+. Furthermore, the induced current was blocked completely by Ba2+ (1 mM), an effect typical for K(ir). 3. The activation of K(ir) by flupirtine was largely prevented by pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin (PTX) indicating the involvement of...Continue Reading

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