Description
Oxotremorine M is a non-selective muscarinic (M) acetylcholine receptor agonist that induces phosphoinositide hydrolysis in mouse ileum isolated from wild-type, M
2, M
3, and M
2/M
3 knockout mice (EC
50s = 0.36, 0.52, 1.62, and 1.48 μM, respectively). It also increases M
4-induced inhibition of calcium currents in NG108-15 mouse neuroblastoma X rat glioma hybrid cells (EC
50 = 0.14 μM). Oxotremorine M inhibits KCNQ2/3 potassium currents in
Xenopus oocytes expressing M
1 receptors and KCNQ2/3 potassium channels (IC
50 = 1.1 μM). It also directly inhibits KCNQ2/3 potassium channels, decreasing KCNQ2/3 potassium currents in
Xenopus oocytes lacking muscarinic receptors in a dose-dependent manner.
References
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