| Literature DB >> 11578842 |
S Tsutsumi1, A Tomioka, M Sudo, A Nakamura, K Shirakura, K Takagishi, K Kohama.
Abstract
Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is an intravenous anesthetic agent structurally unrelated to any other intravenous anesthetics. We examined the effect of propofol on a rat vanilloid receptor that was expressed in the human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells by using calcium imaging method. Propofol caused a concentration-dependent increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in the HEK293 cells with the receptor. These responses were inhibited by removing extracellular calcium ions. The propofol-evoked increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in the HEK293 cells with the receptor was partially inhibited by capsazepine, a competitive antagonist of capsaicin. We conclude that propofol acts as an agonist for the receptor.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11578842 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02185-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046