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INHIBITION OF INTRACELLULAR CA2+ MOBILIZATION AND POTASSIUM CHANNELS ACTIVATION ARE INVOLVED IN THE VASORELAXATION INDUCED BY 7-HYDROXYCOUMARIN
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Federal University of Bahia. Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology. Salvador, BA, Brazil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Federal University of Bahia. Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology. Salvador, BA, Brazil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Federal University of Bahia. Faculty of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Federal University of Bahia. Faculty of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Federal University of Paraíba. Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology. Department of Physiology and Pathology. João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Federal University of Paraíba. Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology. Department of Physiology and Pathology. João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Federal University of Bahia. Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology. Salvador, BA, Brazil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Federal University of Bahia. Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology. Salvador, BA, Brazil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Federal University of Bahia. Faculty of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Federal University of Bahia. Faculty of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Federal University of Paraíba. Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology. Department of Physiology and Pathology. João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Federal University of Paraíba. Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology. Department of Physiology and Pathology. João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Federal University of Bahia. Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology. Salvador, BA, Brazil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Abstract
Coumarins exhibit a wide variety of biological effects, including activities in the cardiovascular system and the
aim of this study was to evaluate the vascular therapeutic potential of 7-Hydroxicoumarin (7-HC). The vascular
effects induced by 7-HC (0.001 μM–300 μM), were investigated by in vitro approaches using isometric tension
measurements in rat superior mesenteric arteries and by in silico assays using Ligand-based analysis. Our results
suggest that the vasorelaxant effect of 7-HC seems to rely on potassium channels, notably through large
conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa) channels activation. In fact, 7-HC (300 μM) significantly reduced CaCl2-
induced contraction as well as the reduction of intracellular calcium mobilization. However, the relaxation
induced by 7-HC was independent of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE). Moreover, in silico analysis suggests
that potassium channels have a common binding pocket, where 7-HC may bind and hint that its binding profile is
more similar to quinine’s than verapamil’s. These results are compatible with the inhibition of Ca2+ release from
intracellular stores, which is prompted by phenylephrine and caffeine. Taken together, these results demonstrate
a therapeutic potential of 7-HC on the cardiovascular system, making it a promising lead compound for the
development of drugs useful in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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