kn-62 and zinc-chloride

We examined the regulatory mechanisms of the affinity of Gq protein-coupled histamine H(1)-receptors for histamine after histamine pretreatment in intact human U373 MG astrocytoma cells. In control cells, the displacement curves for histamine against the binding of 5 nM [(3)H]mepyramine, a radioligand for H(1)-receptors, showed the presence of two binding sites for histamine, that is, high and low affinity sites. Pretreatment with 0.1 mM histamine for 30 min at 37°C induced a significant reduction in the percentage of high affinity sites for histamine and a concomitant increase in the percentage of low affinity sites with no change in their pIC(50) values. These histamine-induced changes were insensitive to 30 µM KN-62, an inhibitor of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, but they were completely inhibited either by 0.4 mM ZnCl(2), an inhibitor of G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs), or under hypertonic conditions, where clathrin-mediated endocytosis is known to be inhibited. These results suggest that histamine-induced conversion of high to low affinity sites for histamine is predominantly regulated by GRK/clathrin-mediated internalization of H(1)-receptors in human astrocytoma cells.

Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Astrocytoma; Binding Sites; Calcium; Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; Chlorides; Clathrin; Endocytosis; G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases; GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11; Histamine; Histamine H1 Antagonists; Humans; Receptors, Histamine H1; Tumor Cells, Cultured; Zinc Compounds