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. 1994 Nov;113(3):861-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb17072.x.

Inhibition by SK&F 96365 of Ca2+ current, IL-2 production and activation in T lymphocytes

S C Chung  1 , T V McDonald, P Gardner
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Inhibition by SK&F 96365 of Ca2+ current, IL-2 production and activation in T lymphocytes

S C Chung et al. Br J Pharmacol. 1994 Nov.

Abstract

1. By use of whole cell patch-clamp and Indo-1 fluorescence studies of the Jurkat T leukaemic cell line, we show that the new organic antagonist of receptor-mediated Ca2+ entry, SK&F 96365, inhibits the T cell Ca2+ current in a dose-dependent fashion, with an IC50 of 12 microM. 2. SK&F 96365 also inhibits [3H]-thymidine incorporation and interleukin-2 (IL-2) synthesis in peripheral blood lymphocytes. 3. SK&F 96365 has no effect on Ca2+ stores release or K+ channels. 4. This is the first account of an organic inhibitor of the T cell Ca2+ current. The ability of SK&F 96365 to inhibit IL-2 synthesis and cell proliferation suggests that a new class of related Ca2+ channel blockers can be developed as immunosuppressive agents.

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