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Capsaicin potentiates wild-type and mutant cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator chloride-channel currents.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 Jun 2004
Ai Tomohiko, Bompadre Silvia G, Wang Xiaohui, Hu Shenghui, Li Min, Hwang Tzyh-Chang
Abstract excerpt
To examine the effects of capsaicin on cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), we recorded wild-type and mutant CFTR chloride-channel currents using patch-clamp methods. The effects of capsaicin were compared with those of genistein, a well-characterized CFTR activator. In whole-cell experiments, capsaicin potentiates cAMP-stimulated wild-type CFTR currents expressed in NIH 3T3 cells or...
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