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(-)-Bicuculline methobromide

Water-soluble GABAA antagonist CAS# 73604-30-5

(-)-Bicuculline methobromide

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Chemical Properties of (-)-Bicuculline methobromide

Cas No. 73604-30-5 SDF Download SDF
PubChem ID 171729 Appearance Powder
Formula C21H20BrNO6 M.Wt 462.3
Type of Compound N/A Storage Desiccate at -20°C
Solubility Soluble to 50 mM in water
Chemical Name 6-(6,6-dimethyl-7,8-dihydro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-6-ium-5-yl)-6H-furo[3,4-g][1,3]benzodioxol-8-one;bromide
SMILES C[N+]1(CCC2=CC3=C(C=C2C1C4C5=C(C6=C(C=C5)OCO6)C(=O)O4)OCO3)C.[Br-]
Standard InChIKey BWXCECYGGMGBHD-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Standard InChI InChI=1S/C21H20NO6.BrH/c1-22(2)6-5-11-7-15-16(26-9-25-15)8-13(11)18(22)19-12-3-4-14-20(27-10-24-14)17(12)21(23)28-19;/h3-4,7-8,18-19H,5-6,9-10H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
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Biological Activity of (-)-Bicuculline methobromide

DescriptionMethobromide salt of (+)-bicuculline. Water soluble and more stable than bicuculline. Non-GABA receptor-mediated actions reported.

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1 mM 2.1631 mL 10.8155 mL 21.631 mL 43.262 mL 54.0774 mL
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100 mM 0.0216 mL 0.1082 mL 0.2163 mL 0.4326 mL 0.5408 mL
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Direct and GABA-mediated indirect effects of nicotinic ACh receptor agonists on striatal neurones.[Pubmed:23045343]

J Physiol. 2013 Jan 1;591(1):203-17.

Choline acetyltransferase-expressing interneurones (ChAT)(+) of the striatum influence the activity of medium spiny projecting neurones (MSNs) and striatal output via a disynaptic mechanism that involves GABAergic neurotransmission. Using transgenic mice that allow visual identification of MSNs and distinct populations of GABAergic interneurones expressing neuropeptide Y (NPY)(+), parvalbumin (PV)(+) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)(+), we further elucidate this mechanism by studying nicotinic ACh receptor (nAChR)-mediated responses. First, we determined whether striatal neurones exhibit pharmacologically induced nicotinic responses by performing patch-clamp recordings. With high [Cl(-)](i), our results showed increased spontaneous IPSC frequency and amplitude in MSNs as well as in the majority of interneurones. However, direct nAChR-mediated activity was observed in interneurones but not MSNs. In recordings with physiological [Cl(-)](i), these responses manifested as inward currents in the presence of tetrodotoxin and (-)-Bicuculline methobromide. Nicotinic responses in MSNs were primarily mediated through GABA(A) receptors in feedforward inhibition. To identify the GABAergic interneurones that mediate the response, we performed dual recordings from GABAergic interneurones and MSNs. Both TH(+) and neurogliaform subtypes of NPY(+) (NPY(+) NGF) interneurones form synaptic connections with MSNs, although the strength of connectivity, response kinetics and pharmacology differ between and within the two populations. Importantly, both cell types appear to contribute to nAChR-mediated GABAergic responses in MSNs. Our data offer insight into the striatal network activity under cholinergic control, and suggest that subclasses of recently identified TH(+) and NPY(+) interneurones are key mediators of striatal nicotinic responses via GABAergic tonic and phasic currents.

Corticothalamic synchronization leads to c-fos expression in the auditory thalamus.[Pubmed:17606925]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jul 10;104(28):11802-7.

In this study, we investigated the relationship between c-fos expression in the auditory thalamus and corticofugal activation. The contribution of neurotransmitters and related receptors, the involvement of thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), and the role of neuronal firing patterns in this process were also examined. The principal nuclei of the medial geniculate body (MGB) showed c-fos expression when the auditory cortex (AC) was activated by direct injection of (-)-Bicuculline methobromide. However, no expression was detectable with acoustic stimuli alone. This indicated that c-fos expression in the principal nuclei of the MGB was triggered by the corticofugal projection. c-fos expression could be elicited in the MGB by direct injection of glutamate. Direct administration of acetylcholine, alternatively, had no effect. (-)-Bicuculline methobromide injection in the AC also triggered synchronized oscillatory activities sequentially in the AC and MGB. Cortically induced c-fos expression in the MGB was not mediated by a pathway involving the TRN because it remained intact after a TRN lesion with kainic acid. The present results also conclude that c-fos expression is not simply associated with firing rate, but also with neuronal firing pattern. Burst firings that are synchronized with the cortical oscillations are proposed to lead to c-fos expression in the principal nuclei of the MGB.

Kynurenic acid blocks nicotinic synaptic transmission to hippocampal interneurons in young rats.[Pubmed:17459105]

Eur J Neurosci. 2007 May;25(9):2656-65.

The tryptophan metabolite kynurenic acid can block glutamate at ionotropic receptors, but recent evidence suggests a more potent antagonistic action at alpha7 nicotinic receptors for acetylcholine on cultured neurons. The present study examines activity of kynurenic acid at those nicotinic receptors, which mediate cholinergic neurotransmission onto interneurons in the rat hippocampus. Intracellular recordings were made from pyramidal cells and interneurons in the presence of atropine, (-)-Bicuculline methobromide, (3-aminopropyl)(diethoxymethyl)-phosphinic acid [CGP35348, to block gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)(B) receptors] and 3-tropanyl-3,5-dichlorobenzoate (MDL 72222, to block 5-HT3 receptors). In the added presence of glutamate antagonists 2-amino-5-phosphono-pentanoic acid and 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione, interneurons exhibited a residual excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) that could be blocked by the nicotinic alpha7 receptor blocker methyl-lycaconitine, but not by dihydro-beta-erythroidine which blocks alpha4beta2 receptors. Kynurenic acid reduced the amplitude of these EPSPs with an EC50 of 136 microM. The amplitudes of nicotinic spontaneous miniature EPSPs were also reduced by methyl-lycaconitine and kynurenic acid. The results show that kynurenic acid is more potent in blocking nicotinic EPSPs compared with the full, glutamate-mediated EPSPs, but it was substantially less potent than has been reported in cultures, possibly because of differences in the accessibility of synaptic and extrasynaptic receptors. It is suggested that blockade of nicotinic synaptic transmission may be relevant to the actions of kynurenic acid in the hippocampus, but that in the intact brain this activity is likely to be comparable in importance to the blockade of glutamate-mediated transmission.

Nigral infusions of muscimol or bicuculline facilitate seizures in developing rats.[Pubmed:3440204]

Brain Res. 1987 Dec 15;465(1-2):243-50.

The substantia nigra (SN) appears to be a crucial site involved in the modification of seizures. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of the GABA nigral system in the expression of seizures by comparing the effects of multiple doses of a GABA agonist (muscimol) and a GABA antagonist (bicuculline methobromide) on the development of flurothyl seizures in 16-day-old rat pups. The drugs were infused bilaterally either in the SN or dorsal to the SN. An additional group of pups were infused with bicuculline in the corpus striatum. Results indicate that both drugs facilitated the development of seizures in a dose-related manner when infused into the SN. Infusions of muscimol dorsal to the SN had no effect on seizure latencies while infusions of bicuculline dorsal to SN or corpus striatum still increased the susceptibility of rat pups to seizures. The data suggest that only the effects of muscimol on seizures are specific for the SN and that early in life muscimol may exert its proconvulsant effects via a different receptor site or mechanism than bicuculline.

Characteristics of GABAB receptor binding sites on rat whole brain synaptic membranes.[Pubmed:6297646]

Br J Pharmacol. 1983 Jan;78(1):191-206.

1 Saturable binding of (+/-)-[3H]-baclofen and [3H]-gamma- aminobutyric acid ([3H]-GABA) to rat brain crude synaptic membranes has been examined by means of a centrifugation assay. 2 The binding of [3H]-baclofen could be detected in fresh or previously frozen tissue and was dependent on the presence of physiological concentrations of Ca2+ or Mg2+ although a lower affinity Na+ -dependent component could also be observed. Both components probably reflect binding to receptor recognition sites. 3 The saturable portion of bound [3H]-baclofen formed 20.3 +/- 6.9% of total bound ligand. This could be displaced by GABA (IC50 = 0.04 microM), (-)-baclofen (0.04 microM) and to a much lesser extent by (+)-baclofen (33 microM). Isoguvacine, piperidine-4-sulphonic acid and bicuculline methobromide were inactive (up to 100 microM) and muscimol was only weakly active (IC50 = 12.3 microM). 4 Saturable binding of [3H]-GABA increased on adding CaCl2 or MgSO4 (up to 2.5 mM and 5.0 mM respectively) to the Tris-HCl incubation solution. This binding (GABAB site binding) was additional to the bicuculline-sensitive binding of GABA (GABAA site binding) and could be completely displaced by (-)-baclofen (IC50 = 0.13 microM). 5 Increasing the Ca2+ concentration (0 to 2.5 mM) increased the binding capacity of the membranes without changing their affinity for the ligand. 6 The binding of [3H]-GABA to GABAB sites could be demonstrated in fresh as well as previously frozen membranes with a doubling of the affinity being produced by freezing. Further incubation with the non-ionic detergent Triton-X-100 (0.05% v/v) reduced the binding capacity by 50%. 7 The pharmacological profile of displacers of [3H]-GABA from GABAB sites correlated well with that for [3H]-baclofen displacement. A correlation with data previously obtained in isolated preparations of rat atria and mouse vas deferens was also apparent. 8 It is concluded that [3H]-baclofen or [3H]-GABA are both ligands for the same bicuculline-insensitive, divalent cation-dependent binding sites in the rat brain.

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(-)-Bicuculline methobromide (l-Bicuculline methobromide) is a potent GABAA receptor antagonist. (-)-Bicuculline methobromide blocks afterhyperpolarizations (AHPs) mediated by Ca2+-activated K+ channels in various types of neurons.

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