TABLE 1

Neurotransmitter- and receptor-mediated G protein modulation of Cav2 channels

NeurotransmitterReceptorCav ChannelTissue/SpeciesReference
AchM4Cav2.2SCG/ratBernheim et al., 1991
M2Cav2.1 and Cav2.2SCG/mouseShapiro et al., 1999
AdenosineA1Cav2.2Ciliary ganglion/chickenYawo and Chuhma, 1993
Cav2.2DRG/chickenKasai and Aosaki, 1989
Cav2.1 and Cav2.2Cerebellum/ratDittman and Regehr, 1996
Cav2.2 and Cav2.3Hippocampus (CA3→CA1)/ratWu and Saggau, 1994
ATP/ADPP2YCav2.2SCG/ratBrown et al., 2000; 
Filippov et al., 2000a
DopamineD2HVADRG/chickenMarchetti et al., 1986
EndocannabinoidsCB1Cav2.1SCG/ratGarcia et al., 1998a
Cav2.1, Cav2.2, and Cav2.3CerebellumBrown and Russell, 2004
GABAGABA BCav2.1 and Cav2.2DRG/ratDolphin and Scott, 1987
DRG/chickenDeisz and Lux, 1985; Grassi and Lux, 1989
Cerebellum/ratDittman and Regehr, 1996
Cav2.2 and Cav2.3Hippocampus (CA3→CA1)/guinea pigWu and Saggau, 1995
Cav2.2SCG/ratFilippov et al., 2000b
GalaninGalR1Cav2.2Hypothalamus/ratSimen et al., 2001
GlutamatemGluR1Cav2.2SCG/ratKammermeier and Ikeda, 1999
LHRHLHRH-RCav2.2SCG/bullfrogElmslie et al., 1990; Boland and Bean, 1993; Kuo and Bean, 1993
Noradrenalineα2-AdrénergiqueCav2.2SCG/bullfrogBean, 1989
Cav2.2SCG/ratGarcia et al., 1998b
Non-LNG108-15Docherty and McFadzean, 1989; McFadzean and Docherty, 1989
NPYY2Non-LSCG/ratPlummer et al., 1991
Cav2.2SCG/ratToth et al., 1993
Opioids - EnkephalinsμCav2.2NG108-15Kasai, 1992
Opioids - DynorphinsκNon-LDRG/ratBean, 1989
Serotonin5HT-1ANon-LSpinal neuron/LampreyHill et al., 2003
SomatostatinSS-RCav2.2DRG/ratIkeda and Schofield, 1989b
SCG/ratIkeda and Schofield, 1989a
Substance PNK1Cav2.2SCG/ratShapiro and Hille, 1993
VIPVIP-RCav2.2SCG/ratZhu and Ikeda, 1994
  • Ach, acetylcholine; LHRH, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone; NPY, neuropeptide Y; SCG, superior cervical ganglion; VIP, vasoactive intestinal peptide.