MONNA is a specific blocker of ANO1 (anoctamin-1/TMEM16A) calcium-activated chloride channels, with an IC50 of 0.08μM for xANO1 in Xenopus laevis oocytes[1]. MONNA modulates epithelial chloride transport and smooth muscle contraction by selectively blocking ANO1-mediated chloride currents[2]. MONNA is commonly used in research on diseases such as hypertension, cystic fibrosis, bronchitis, asthma, and hyperalgesia[3][4].
In vitro, MONNA (1μM; 30s) caused reproducible elevations in intracellular Ca2+ concentration in isolated mouse bronchial smooth muscle cells[5].
In vivo, MONNA (1μM; 30min perfusion) reversed the U46619-induced decrease in coronary flow in Langendorff-perfused rat hearts[6]. MONNA (10μg/day; 3 days; starting on day 4 after SNL; intrathecal injection) reduced SNL-induced up-regulation of anoctamin-1, ATF-3, and caspase-3 protein expression in injured L5 dorsal root ganglia of rats[7].
References:
[1] Oh SJ, Hwang SJ, Jung J, et al. MONNA, a potent and selective blocker for transmembrane protein with unknown function 16/anoctamin-1. Mol Pharmacol. 2013;84(5):726-735.
[2] Liu Y, Liu Z, Wang K. The Ca2+-activated chloride channel ANO1/TMEM16A: An emerging therapeutic target for epithelium-originated diseases?. Acta Pharm Sin B. 2021;11(6):1412-1433.
[3] Galietta LJV. TMEM16A (ANO1) as a therapeutic target in cystic fibrosis. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2022;64:102206.
[4] Boedtkjer DM, Kim S, Jensen AB, Matchkov VM, Andersson KE. New selective inhibitors of calcium-activated chloride channels - T16A(inh) -A01, CaCC(inh) -A01 and MONNA - what do they inhibit?. Br J Pharmacol. 2015;172(16):4158-4172.
[5] Dwivedi R, Drumm BT, Alkawadri T, et al. The TMEM16A blockers benzbromarone and MONNA cause intracellular Ca2+-release in mouse bronchial smooth muscle cells. Eur J Pharmacol. 2023;947:175677.
[6] Askew Page HR, Dalsgaard T, Baldwin SN, et al. TMEM16A is implicated in the regulation of coronary flow and is altered in hypertension. Br J Pharmacol. 2019;176(11):1635-1648.
[7] García G, Martínez-Rojas VA, Oviedo N, Murbartián J. Blockade of anoctamin-1 in injured and uninjured nerves reduces neuropathic pain. Brain Res. 2018;1696:38-48.
















