Scalaradial Is a Potent Inhibitor of Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2 (TRPM2) Ion Channels

J Nat Prod. 2017 Oct 27;80(10):2741-2750. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00515. Epub 2017 Oct 11.

Abstract

TRPM2 is a Ca2+-permeable, nonselective cation channel that plays a role in oxidant-induced cell death, insulin secretion, and cytokine release. Few TRPM2 inhibitors have been reported, which hampers the validation of TRPM2 as a drug target. While screening our in-house marine-derived chemical library, we identified scalaradial and 12-deacetylscalaradial as the active components within an extract of an undescribed species of Cacospongia (class Demospongiae, family Thorectidae) that strongly inhibited TRPM2-mediated Ca2+ influx in TRPM2-overexpressing HEK293 cells. In whole-cell patch-clamp experiments, scalaradial (and similarly 12-deacetylscalaradial) inhibited TRPM2-mediated currents in a concentration- and time-dependent manner (∼20 min to full onset; IC50 210 nM). Scalaradial inhibited TRPM7 with less potency (IC50 760 nM) but failed to inhibit CRAC, TRPM4, and TRPV1 currents in whole-cell patch clamp experiments. Scalaradial's effect on TRPM2 channels was shown to be independent of its well-known ability to inhibit secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) and its reported effects on extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) and Akt pathways. In addition, scalaradial was shown to inhibit endogenous TRPM2 currents in a rat insulinoma cell line (IC50 330 nM). Based on its potency and emerging specificity profile, scalaradial is an important addition to the small number of known TRPM2 inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / drug effects
  • Homosteroids / chemistry
  • Homosteroids / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phospholipases A2 / drug effects
  • Rats
  • Sesterterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesterterpenes / pharmacology*
  • TRPM Cation Channels / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Homosteroids
  • Sesterterpenes
  • TRPM Cation Channels
  • scalaradial
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
  • Phospholipases A2
  • Calcium