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  2. The suppressive effects of YM-58483/BTP-2, a store-operated Ca2+ entry blocker, on inflammatory mediator release in vitro and airway responses in vivo

The suppressive effects of YM-58483/BTP-2, a store-operated Ca2+ entry blocker, on inflammatory mediator release in vitro and airway responses in vivo

  • Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2008;21(2):360-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pupt.2007.09.003.
Keiko Ohga 1 Ryuichi Takezawa Taiji Yoshino Toshimitsu Yamada Yasuaki Shimizu Jun Ishikawa
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Affiliation

  • 1 Pharmacology Research Laboratories, Institute for Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan. keiko.ohga@jp.astellas.com
Abstract

YM-58483/BTP-2, 4-methyl-4'-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1,2,3-thiadiazole-5-carboxanilide, blocks the store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) that mediates the activation of non-excitable cells. This study investigated the pharmacological profile and therapeutic potential of YM-58483 as anti-asthma drug. YM-58483 inhibited DNP antigen-induced histamine release from and leukotrienes (LTs) production in IgE-primed RBL-2H3 cells, a rat basophilic leukemia cell line, with IC50 values of 460 and 310 nM, respectively. Prednisolone did not inhibit either of these responses. YM-58483 also inhibited phytohemagglutinin-P (PHA)-stimulated IL-5 and IL-13 production in human peripheral blood cells with IC50 values of 125 and 148 nM, respectively, which is approximately 5 times less potent than prednisolone. YM-58483 (30 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly suppressed ovalbumin (OVA)-induced bronchoconstriction in OVA-sensitized guinea pigs, whereas prednisolone did not. YM-58483 (3-30 mg/kg, p.o.) and prednisolone (100mg/kg, p.o.) both significantly and completely suppressed airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) caused by OVA exposure. Since YM-58483 inhibits two major characteristic symptoms of bronchial asthma, namely bronchoconstriction and AHR via the suppression of inflammatory mediator and cytokine production, SOCE inhibition is a potential approach for treatment.

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