Abstract
Torilin was purified from Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC., and its effects on a rapidly activating delayed rectifier K+ channel (hKv1.5), cloned from human heart and stably expressed in Ltk- cells, as well as the corresponding K+ current (the ultrarapid delayed rectifier, I KUR) were assessed in human atrial myocytes. Using the whole cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique, torilin was found to inhibit the hKv1.5 current in time and voltage-dependent manners, with an IC50 value of 2.51±0.34 μM at +60 mV. Torilin accelerated the inactivation kinetics of the hKv1.5 channel, and slowed the deactivation kinetics of the hKv1.5 current, resulting in a tail crossover phenomenon. Additionally, torilin inhibited the hKv1.5 current in a use-dependent manner. These results strongly suggest that torilin is a type of open-channel blocker of the hKv1.5 channel.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 834-839 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Archives of Pharmacal Research |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2006.10.31 |
Keywords
- hKv1.5 channel blocker
- Torilin
- Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Medicine
- Engineering - Petroleum
- Pharmacy & Pharmacology
- Chemistry
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