
doi: 10.4161/chan.4999
pmid: 18708747
T-type calcium channels are involved in the generation of rhythmical firing patterns in the mammalian central nervous system and in various pathological alterations of neuronal excitability such as in epilepsy or neuropathic pain. In the search for new T-type calcium channel blockers that would help to treat these disorders, we have followed a bi-dimensional pharmacophore-based virtual screening approach to identify new inhibitors. Nineteen molecules extracted from AurSCOPE Ion Channels knowledgebase were used as query molecules to screen an external database. This in silico approach was then validated using electrophysiology. Interestingly, 16 compounds out of 38 distinct molecules tested showed more than 50% blockade of the Ca(V)3.2 mediated T-type current. Two series of compounds show chemical originality compared with known T-type calcium channel blockers.
Neurons, Databases, Factual, Molecular Structure, Reproducibility of Results, Ligands, Transfection, Cell Line, Membrane Potentials, Calcium Channels, T-Type, Structure-Activity Relationship, User-Computer Interface, Drug Design, Animals, Computer-Aided Design, Humans
Neurons, Databases, Factual, Molecular Structure, Reproducibility of Results, Ligands, Transfection, Cell Line, Membrane Potentials, Calcium Channels, T-Type, Structure-Activity Relationship, User-Computer Interface, Drug Design, Animals, Computer-Aided Design, Humans
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