ISSN:
1432-1424
Keywords:
anticalmodulin drugs
;
trifluoperazine
;
W-7
;
W-5
;
sodium currents
;
sodium gating currents
;
squid giant axons
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Summary The effects of calmodulin (CaM) antagonists (W-7, W-5, trifluoperazine, chlorpromazine, quinacrine, diazepam, propericyazine and carmidazolium) on the sodium and potassium channels were studied on the intracellularly perfused and voltage-clamped giant axon of the squid. It was found that the drugs are more potent blockers of the sodium current than of the potassium current. The drugs also reduce the sodium gating current. The blockage of the sodium and gating current can be explained by assuming that the drugs interact with the sodium gating subunit in one of its closed states. The site of action is probably the intracellular surface of the axolemma where presumably a Ca2+-calmodulin complex can be formed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01868532
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