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Blockage of intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels inhibit human pancreatic cancer cell growth in vitro.

Ion channels are important in controlling cell cycle progression and proliferation in a variety of cell types. Using the whole-cell recording mode of the patch-clamp technique, functional ion channels were electrophysiologically characterized in PANC-1 (K-ras G12D (+/-), p53 R273C, Deltap16), BxPC-3 (smad4-, p53 Y220C, Deltap16), and MiaPaCa-2 [transforming growth factor-beta receptor type II defect, K-ras G12C(-/-), p53 R248W, Deltap16] human pancreatic cancer cell lines. In BxPC-3 and the MiaPaCa-2 cells, we could identify approximately 600 or approximately 1200 functional Ca2+-activated K+ channels ( IK) per cell, respectively, whereas PANC-1 cells expressed approximately 200 functional IK channels per cell. These channels were observed by using pipette solutions buffering [Ca2+]i to 1 microM. The channels were voltage-independent, blocked by charybdotoxin, clotrimazole, 1-[(2-chlorophenyl) diphenylmethyl]-1H-pyrazole (TRAM-34), and blocked by Ba2+ in a voltage-dependent manner. In the presence of 10 microM clotrimazole or TRAM-34, proliferation of the BxPC-3 as well as the MiaPaCa-2 cells was completely stopped. In contrast, proliferation of PANC-1 cells was hardly affected by clotrimazole or TRAM-34. Proliferation in all three cell lines could be inhibited in the presence of the Ca2+ channel antagonists verapamil, diltiazem, and nifedipine. By quantitative RT-PCR, we could show that MiaPaCa-2 cells exhibit a 2.8-fold and BxPC3 cells a more than 8-fold elevated level of IK mRNA level compared with PANC-1 cells. Interestingly, in primary pancreatic tumors we found a tremendous up-regulation of IK mRNA. In eight of nine (or 89%) primary pancreatic tumor tissues, we found a 6- to 66-fold increase in IK mRNA. Our findings suggest that a certain amount of functional IK channels is crucial for the proliferation of some pancreatic cancer types. The blockade of IK channels may ultimately prove useful as a therapeutic option for some patients with ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with an up-regulated IK channel expression.[1]

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  1. Blockage of intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels inhibit human pancreatic cancer cell growth in vitro. Jäger, H., Dreker, T., Buck, A., Giehl, K., Gress, T., Grissmer, S. Mol. Pharmacol. (2004) [Pubmed]
 
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