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Huo CL, Wang B, Zhang X, Sun ZG. Skimmianine attenuates liver ischemia/reperfusion injury by regulating PI3K-AKT signaling pathway-mediated inflammation, apoptosis and oxidative stress. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18232. [PMID: 37880319 PMCID: PMC10600244 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45354-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common injury after liver transplantation and hepatectomy. Skimmianine (Ski) has antibacterial, antiviral pharmacological effects. However, it is not clear whether Ski has a protective effect against liver I/R injury. In the present study, we established a mouse liver I/R model and an AML12 cell hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R) model, both pretreated with different concentrations of Ski. Serum transaminase levels, necrotic liver area, cell viability, inflammatory factors, oxidative stress and apoptosis-related levels were measured to assess the protective effect of Ski against liver I/R injury. Western blotting was used to detect apoptosis-related proteins and PI3K-AKT pathway-related proteins. Mice and cells were also treated with PI3K inhibitor LY294002 to assess changes in indicators of liver injury. The results showed that Ski significantly reduced transaminase levels, liver necrosis area, oxidative stress, and apoptosis levels in mice with I/R. Ski also inhibited cell injury and apoptosis after H/R. Moreover, Ski activated phosphorylation of PI3K-AKT pathway-related proteins after liver I/R and cell H/R. Importantly, the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 effectively reversed the alleviation of I/R injury caused by Ski. These results confirm that Ski exerts a protective effect against liver I/R injury through activation of the PI3K-AKT pathway.
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- Cheng-Long Huo
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, No. 26, Chuyuan Avenue, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, No. 26, Chuyuan Avenue, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, No. 26, Chuyuan Avenue, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, No. 26, Chuyuan Avenue, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
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Ayele TT, Gurmessa GT, Abdissa Z, Melaku Y, Garg A, Bedane KG, Abdissa N. Furoquinoline and bisindole alkaloids from the roots of Teclea nobilis and their in-silico molecular docking analysis. Z NATURFORSCH C 2022; 78:217-227. [PMID: 36367257 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2022-0154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Teclea nobilis is a medicinal plant widely used to treat oral pathogens, gonorrhea, fever, analgesics, asthma, joint pains, pneumonia, and intestinal worms in Ethiopia. Anticipated by these claims, column chromatographic separation of the roots extract of T. nobilis led to the isolation of eight alkaloids (1–8). The structures of the isolated compounds were identified based on their NMR (1D and 2D) spectral data analysis and comparison with reported literature data. In-silico molecular docking analysis of the isolated compounds were performed against Staphylococcus aureus DNA Gyrase (PDB ID: 2XCT) and human topoisomerase IIβ DNA (PDB ID: 3QX3) by using AutoDock Vina. ADMET analysis were performed by SwissADME, PreADMET, and OSIRIS Property predictions. The study revealed that the isolated compounds exhibited promising binding affinity to DNA gyrase, especially with compound 5 forms a stable drug-protein complex. Whereas the ADME and drug-likeness analysis revealed that compound 5 is less absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, crossblood brain barrier and a P-glycoprotein substrate. This indicated that compound 5 could be a good candidate as anticancer agent provided that in vivo analysis done for more confirmation.
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- Tamrat Tesfaye Ayele
- Department of Chemistry , College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wallaga University , Nekemte , Ethiopia
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- Department of Chemistry , College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wallaga University , Nekemte , Ethiopia
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- Department of Chemistry , College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wallaga University , Nekemte , Ethiopia
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- Department of Applied Chemistry , School of Applied Natural Science, Adama Science and Technology University , Adama , Ethiopia
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- Department of Applied Chemistry , School of Applied Natural Science, Adama Science and Technology University , Adama , Ethiopia
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- Department of Chemistry , College of Computational and Natural Sciences, Addis Ababa University , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
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- Department of Chemistry , College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wallaga University , Nekemte , Ethiopia
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Gupta M, Patel S. Nature-derived Quinolines and Isoquinolines: A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective. CURRENT TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/2215083805666190614115701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Quinoline and isoquinoline motifs are commonly encountered in natural products
of diverse origins. These moderately basic fused-heterocyclic rings containing natural
products are adorned with remarkable biological activities with clinical use in various diseases
demonstrating nature elegance and creativity. Therefore, these privileged rings have
attracted profound interest from the scientific community. In this perspective, we have discussed
medicinal chemistry perspective of the natural products containing quinoline and
isoquinoline scaffolds.
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- Mohit Gupta
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, United States
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, United States
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Huang AC, Lin CS, Lien JC, Lai HC, Lin WH, Lin CW. Ethyl 2-anilino-4-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylate exhibits anti-proliferative activity and induces apoptosis in promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells. Oncol Lett 2020; 19:2397-2403. [PMID: 32194739 PMCID: PMC7039143 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Furoquinolone and its derivatives exhibit antimicrobial, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties. The present study investigated the anti-tumor activity of synthesized intermediates of furoquinolone in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells. The biological effects of the active compound ethyl 2-anilino-4-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylate (compound 131) were examined in HL-60 cells. The following properties were analyzed: Cell survival, cell cycle profile, caspase-3 activity, Bax and Bcl-2 expression, the amount of intracellular Ca2+, the number of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the mitochondrial membrane potential. Compound 131 (50% cytotoxic concentration, 23.5 µM) significantly reduced the proliferation of HL-60 cells and was revealed to induce apoptosis in HL-60 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, this was associated with the activation of caspase-3, upregulation of Bax, an increase in intracellular Ca2+ and ROS production, and a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and Bcl-2 expression levels. Compound 131, a novel 4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylate, induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells via the increase of intracellular Ca2+ and ROS to alter the mitochondrial membrane potential and the protein level of Bax and Bcl-2, as well as activating caspase-3. The results of the current study indicate that compound 131 may represent a promising compound for the development of anti-leukemia therapeutics.
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- An-Cheng Huang
- Department of Nursing, St. Mary's Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Yilan 26647, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung 43303, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Shang XF, Morris-Natschke SL, Liu YQ, Guo X, Xu XS, Goto M, Li JC, Yang GZ, Lee KH. Biologically active quinoline and quinazoline alkaloids part I. Med Res Rev 2018; 38:775-828. [PMID: 28902434 PMCID: PMC6421866 DOI: 10.1002/med.21466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Quinoline and quinazoline alkaloids, two important classes of N-based heterocyclic compounds, have attracted tremendous attention from researchers worldwide since the 19th century. Over the past 200 years, many compounds from these two classes were isolated from natural sources, and most of them and their modified analogs possess significant bioactivities. Quinine and camptothecin are two of the most famous and important quinoline alkaloids, and their discoveries opened new areas in antimalarial and anticancer drug development, respectively. In this review, we survey the literature on bioactive alkaloids from these two classes and highlight research achievements prior to the year 2008 (Part I). Over 200 molecules with a broad range of bioactivities, including antitumor, antimalarial, antibacterial and antifungal, antiparasitic and insecticidal, antiviral, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, herbicidal, antioxidant and other activities, were reviewed. This survey should provide new clues or possibilities for the discovery of new and better drugs from the original naturally occurring quinoline and quinazoline alkaloids.
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- Xiao-Fei Shang
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Resmi MS, Verma P, Gokhale RS, Soniya EV. Identification and characterization of a type III polyketide synthase involved in quinolone alkaloid biosynthesis from Aegle marmelos Correa. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:7271-81. [PMID: 23329842 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.429886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Quinolone alkaloids, found abundantly in the roots of bael (Aegle marmelos), possess various biological activities and have recently gained attention as potential lead molecules for novel drug designing. Here, we report the characterization of a novel Type III polyketide synthase, quinolone synthase (QNS), from A. marmelos that is involved in the biosynthesis of quinolone alkaloid. Using homology-based structural modeling, we identify two crucial amino acid residues (Ser-132 and Ala-133) at the putative QNS active site. Substitution of Ser-132 to Thr and Ala-133 to Ser apparently constricted the active site cavity resulting in production of naringenin chalcone from p-coumaroyl-CoA. Measurement of steady-state kinetic parameters demonstrates that the catalytic efficiency of QNS was severalfold higher for larger acyl-coenzymeA substrates as compared with smaller precursors. Our mutagenic studies suggest that this protein might have evolved from an evolutionarily related member of chalcone synthase superfamily by mere substitution of two active site residues. The identification and characterization of QNS offers a promising target for gene manipulation studies toward the production of novel alkaloid scaffolds.
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- Mohankumar Saraladevi Resmi
- Plant Molecular Biology Division, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thycaud (P.O), Thiruvananthapuram, 695 014 Kerala, India
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Zhang M, Long Y, Sun Y, Wang Y, Li Q, Wu H, Guo Z, Li Y, Niu Y, Li C, Liu L, Mei Q. Evidence for the complementary and synergistic effects of the three-alkaloid combination regimen containing berberine, hypaconitine and skimmianine on the ulcerative colitis rats induced by trinitrobenzene-sulfonic acid. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 651:187-96. [PMID: 20969848 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2009] [Revised: 09/28/2010] [Accepted: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis involves complicated etiology and presents diverse symptoms including intestine inflammation, bowel pain and diarrhea. Anti-inflammatory drugs are the mainstay in patient care, accompanied with antidiarrhea and analgesic agents used as symptomatic treatment. A classic traditional Chinese medicine formula, Fructus Mume pill (FMP), showed remarkable therapeutic efficacy in treating ulcerative colitis. However, since it contains many herbs and countless chemicals, the underlying mechanism is not clear. In this study, we selected three alkaloids from FMP, namely, berberine, hypaconitine and skimmianine to study the individual drug effect and compare these results with the BHS combination on: 1) The recovery of ulcerative colitis rats induced by trinitrobenzene-sulfonic acid. 2) Mice with xylene-induced acute exudative edema and acetic acid-induced writhing. 3) Gastrointestinal transit inhibition, and 4) the response of HT29 cells after treatment with lipopolysaccharide. We found that the compound hypaconitine showed a potent analgesic effect, while skimmianine acted as an antidiarrhea agent and the component berberine was the key agent exerting anti-inflammatory effect. However, since berberine killed the commensal bacteria and induced lipopolysaccharide release, it could at the same time aggravate colon inflammation. The three-alkaloid combination BHS produced complementary and synergistic effects in colon inflammation recovery, relieving acetic acid-induced bowel pain and xylene-induced acute exudative edema. BHS also decreased lipopolysaccharide production and enhanced the therapeutic efficacy. It is hoped that this study will lay the foundation to further dissect and understand the FMP formula to improve the treatment with simplified and well defined drug combinations for this dreadful disease.
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- Min Zhang
- Department of pharmacology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Ukrainets IV, Bereznyakova NL, Turov AV. 4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones 147. Synthesis and tautomerism of 2-methyl-9H-furo-[2,3-b]quinolin-4-one. Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s10593-008-0118-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chang GJ, Wu MH, Chen WP, Kuo SC, Su MJ. Electrophysiological characteristics of antiarrhythmic potential of acrophyllidine, a furoquinoline alkaloid isolated fromAcronychia halophylla. Drug Dev Res 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/1098-2299(200006)50:2<170::aid-ddr7>3.0.co;2-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Interference of alkaloids with neuroreceptors and ion channels. BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS (PART B) 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1572-5995(00)80004-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Su MJ, Chang GJ, Wu MH, Kuo SC. Electrophysiological basis for the antiarrhythmic action and positive inotropy of HA-7, a furoquinoline alkaloid derivative, in rat heart. Br J Pharmacol 1997; 122:1285-98. [PMID: 9421274 PMCID: PMC1565072 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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1. HA-7, a new synthetic derivative of furoquinoline alkaloid, increased the contractile force of right ventricular strips and effectively suppressed the ischaemia-reperfusion induced polymorphic ventricular tachyrhythmias in adult rat heart (EC50 = 2.8 microM). 2. In rat ventricular myocytes, HA-7 concentration-dependently prolonged the action potential duration (APD) and decreased the maximal rate of rise of the action potential upstroke (Vmax). The action potential amplitude and resting membrane potential were also reduced, but to a smaller extent. The prolongation of APD by HA-7 was prevented by pretreating the cells with 1 mM 4-AP. 3. Voltage clamp experiments revealed that HA-7 decreased the maximal current amplitude of I(Na) (IC50 = 4.1 microM) and caused a negative shift of its steady-state inactivation curve and slowed its rate of recovery from inactivation. The use-dependent inhibition of I(Na) by HA-7 was enhanced at a higher stimulation rate. The L-type Ca2+ current (I(Ca)) was also reduced, but to a lesser degree (IC50 = 5.3 microM, maximal inhibition = 31.8%). 4. This agent also influenced the time- and voltage-dependent K currents. The prolongation of APD was associated with an inhibition of a 4-AP sensitive transient outward K current (I(to)) (IC50 = 2.9 microM) and a slowly inactivating, steady-state outward current (I(SS)) (IC50 = 2.5 microM). The inhibition of I(to) by HA-7 was associated with an acceleration of its time constant of inactivation. HA-7 suppressed I(to) in a time-dependent manner and caused a significant negative shift of the voltage-dependent steady-state inactivation curve but did not affect its rate of recovery from inactivation. 5. At higher concentrations, the inward rectifier K+ current (I(KI)) was also inhibited but to a less extent. Its slope conductance after 3, 10 and 30 microM HA-7 was decreased by 24+/-4%, 41+/-5% and 54+/-8%. respectively. 6. We conclude that HA-7 predominantly blocks I(to) and Na+ channels and that it also weakly blocks Ca2+ and I(KI) channels. These changes alter the electrophysiological properties of the heart and terminate the ischaemia reperfusion induced ventricular arrhythmia. The significant I(to) inhibition and minimal I(Ca) suppression may afford an opportunity to develop an effective antiarrhythmic agent linked with positive inotropy.
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- M J Su
- Pharmacological Institute and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
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- J P Michael
- Department of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
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