Effects of (-) epigallocatechin-3-gallate on Na+ currents in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons
- Authors
- Kim, Tae Hoon; Lim, Jae-Min; Kim, Sung Sul; Kim, Jungho; Park, Mijung; Song, Jin-Ho
- Issue Date
- Feb-2009
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Catechins; Dorsal root ganglion; (-)Epigallocatechin-3-gallate; Green tea; Na+ current; Tetrodotoxin-resistant; Tetrodotoxin-sensitive
- Citation
- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, v.604, no.1-3, pp 20 - 26
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
- Volume
- 604
- Number
- 1-3
- Start Page
- 20
- End Page
- 26
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/23317
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.12.015
- ISSN
- 0014-2999
1879-0712
- Abstract
- The natural product(-) epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is the major polyphenolic constituent found in green tea. Dorsal root ganglion neurons are primary sensory neurons, and express tetrodotoxin-sensitive and tetrodotoxin-resistant Na+ currents, which are both actively involved in the generation and propagation of nociceptive signals. Effects of EGCG on tetrodotoxin-sensitive and tetrodotoxin-resistant Na+ currents in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons were investigated using the whole-cell variation of the patch-clamp techniques. EGCG inhibited both types of Na+ currents potently and in a concentration-dependent manner. The apparent dissociation constant, K-d, was estimated to be 0.74 and 0.80 mu M for tetroclotoxin-sensitive and tetrodotoxin-resistant Na+ currents, respectively. (-) Epigallocatechin (EGC) was far less potent to inhibit Na+ currents than EGCG, suggesting that gallate moiety of EGCG is an important functional group to modulate Na+ currents. EGCG had little or no effect on the activation or steady-state inactivation voltage of either type of Na+ current. EGCG simply reduced the availability of Na+ channels for activation. Thus, EGCG appears to bind to resting Na+ channels to inhibit them. EGCG slowed the recovery of tetrodotoxin-sensitive Na+ current from inactivation. The property of EGCG to inhibit sensory Na+ currents can be utilized to develop an analgesic agent. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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