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4-Аminopyridine sequesters intracellular Ca 2+ which triggers exocytosis in excitable and non-excitable cells.
Scientific Reports 2016 October 6
4-aminopyridine is commonly used to stimulate neurotransmitter release resulting from sustained plasma membrane depolarization and Ca2+ -influx from the extracellular space. This paper elucidated unconventional mechanism of 4-aminopyridine-stimulated glutamate release from neurons and non-neuronal cells which proceeds in the absence of external Ca2+ . In brain nerve terminals, primary neurons and platelets 4-aminopyridine induced the exocytotic release of glutamate that was independent of external Ca2+ and was triggered by the sequestration of Ca2+ from intracellular stores. The initial level of 4-aminopyridine-stimulated glutamate release from neurons in the absence or presence of external Ca2+ was subequal and the difference was predominantly associated with subsequent tonic release of glutamate in Ca2+ -supplemented medium. The increase in [Ca2+ ]i and the secretion of glutamate stimulated by 4-aminopyridine in Ca2+ -free conditions have resulted from Ca2+ efflux from endoplasmic reticulum and were abolished by intracellular free Ca2+ chelator BAPTA. This suggests that Ca2+ sequestration plays a profound role in the 4-aminopyridine-mediated stimulation of excitable and non-excitable cells. 4-Aminopyridine combines the properties of depolarizing agent with the ability to sequester intracellular Ca2+ . The study unmasks additional mechanism of action of 4-aminopyridine, an active substance of drugs for treatment of multiple sclerosis and conditions related to reduced Ca2+ efflux from intracellular stores.
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