Blockade of T-type calcium channels by 6-prenylnaringenin, a hop component, alleviates neuropathic and visceral pain in mice.
Sekiguchi F, Fujita T, Deguchi T, Yamaoka S, Tomochika K, Tsubota M, Ono S, Horaguchi Y, Ichii M, Ichikawa M, Ueno Y, Koike N, Tanino T, Nguyen HD, Okada T, Nishikawa H, Yoshida S, Ohkubo T, Toyooka N, Murata K, Matsuda H, Kawabata A.
Sekiguchi F, et al.
Neuropharmacology. 2018 Aug;138:232-244. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.06.020. Epub 2018 Jun 18.
Neuropharmacology. 2018.
PMID: 29913186
Interestingly, hop-derived SG analogues, (2S)-6-prenylnaringenin (6-PNG) and (2S)-8-PNG, but not naringenin, also blocked T-channels; IC(50) (muM) of SG, (2S)-6-PNG and (2S)-8-PNG was 0.68-0.75 for Ca(v)3.2 and 0.99-1.41 for Ca(v)3.1. (2S)-6-PNG and (2S)-8-PNG, but …
Interestingly, hop-derived SG analogues, (2S)-6-prenylnaringenin (6-PNG) and (2S)-8-PNG, but not naringenin, also blocked T-ch …