Involvement of Cav3.2 T-type Ca2+ channels and cystathionine-β-synthase in colitis-related visceral hypersensitivity in mice

Maho Tsubota, Yuriko Iba, Tsukasa Hatakeyama, Myu Honda, Yoshihito Kasanami, Fumiko Sekiguchi, Atsushi Kawase, Takuya Okada, Naoki Toyooka, Atsufumi Kawabata*

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Abstract

We tested the hypothesis that Cav3.2 T-type Ca2+ channels, which can be rebooted by sulfides from Zn2+ inhibition under physiological conditions, and sulfide-generating enzymes including cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) would participate in the colitis-related visceral pain in mice treated with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS). The visceral hypersensitivity following TNBS-induced colitis was abolished by an inhibitor or genetic deletion of Cav3.2 and by a CBS inhibitor, and accompanied by CBS upregulation in the colon. Our data thus suggest that the enhanced activity of Cav3.2 brought about by sulfides generated by upregulated CBS is involved in the colitis-related visceral hypersensitivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-213
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Pharmacological Sciences
Volume156
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024/12

Keywords

  • Ca3.2 T-type Ca channel
  • Colitis-related visceral pain
  • Cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology

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