Sakuta H, Okamoto K, Watanabe Y. Antiarrhythmic drugs, clofilium and cibenzoline are potent inhibitors of glibenclamide-sensitive K+ currents in Xenopus oocytes.
Br J Pharmacol 1993;
109:866-72. [PMID:
8358576 PMCID:
PMC2175654 DOI:
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1993.tb13655.x]
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Abstract
1. The novel K+ channel opener, Y-26763 induced outward K+ currents in voltage-clamped follicle-enclosed Xenopus oocytes in a concentration-dependent manner with an EC50 value of 58 microM. 2. The Y-26763-induced K+ current was completely and reversibly blocked by glibenclamide (an ATP-sensitive K+ channel blocker) in a concentration-dependent manner (IC50 140 nM). Effects of several antiarrhythmic drugs on Y-26763-induced glibenclamide-sensitive K+ currents were investigated. 3. (+/-)-Cibenzoline, RS-2135, pirmenol, lorcainide and KW-3407 (class I antiarrhythmic drugs, Na+ channel blockers) suppressed Y-26763 responses in a concentration-dependent manner with IC50 values (in microM) of 6.6, 54, 68, 71 and 370, respectively. 4. Clofilium, E-4031, MS-551 and bretylium (class III antiarrhythmic drugs which increase the action potential duration) also suppressed Y-26763 responses concentration-dependently, IC50 values (in microM) were 3.3, 660, 980 and > or = 2000, respectively. N-acetylprocainamide (class III antiarrhythmic drug) scarcely suppressed Y-26763 responses. 5. The glibenclamide-sensitive K+ currents elicited by KRN2391 were also suppressed by all these antiarrhythmic drugs. 6. The antiarrhythmic drugs, clofilium and (+/-)-cibenzoline block glibenclamide-sensitive K+ channels in Xenopus oocytes at concentrations comparable to their therapeutic plasma levels.
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