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Neurochem Res
2014 Jun 01;396:1068-78. doi: 10.1007/s11064-013-1157-2.
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Modulation of ionotropic GABA receptors by 6-methoxyflavanone and 6-methoxyflavone.
Hall BJ
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Karim N
,
Chebib M
,
Johnston GA
,
Hanrahan JR
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We evaluated the effects of 6-methoxyflavanone and 6-methoxyflavone on wild-type α1/α2β2γ2L GABAA and ρ1 GABAC receptors and on mutant ρ1I307S, ρ1W328 M, ρ1I307S/W328 M GABAC receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes using two-electrode voltage clamp and radioligand binding. 6-Methoxyflavanone and 6-methoxyflavone act as a flumazenil-insensitive positive allosteric modulator of GABA responses at human recombinant α1β2γ2L and α2β2γ2L GABAA receptors. However, unlike 6-methoxyflavone, 6-methoxyflavanone was relatively inactive at α1β2 GABAA receptors. 6-Methoxyflavanone inhibited [(3)H]-flunitrazepam binding to rat brain membranes. Both flavonoids were found to be inactive as modulators at ρ1, ρ1I307S and ρ1W328 M GABA receptors but acted as positive allosteric modulators of GABA at the benzodiazepine sensitive ρ1I307S/W328 M GABA receptors. This double mutant retains ρ1 properties of being insensitive to bicuculline and antagonised by TPMPA and THIP. Additionally, 6-methoxyflavanone was also a partial agonist at ρ1W328 M GABA receptors. The relative inactivity of 6-methoxyflavanone at α1β2 GABAA receptors and it's partial agonist action at ρ1W328 M GABA receptors suggest that it exhibits a unique profile not matched by other flavonoids.
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