Inhibition of the HERG potassium channel by the tricyclic antidepressant doxepin

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作者
Duncan, R. S.
McPate, M. J.
Ridley, J. M.
Gao, Z.
James, A. F.
Leishman, D. J.
Leaney, J. L.
Witchel, H. J. [1 ]
Hancox, J. C.
机构
[1] Bristol Univ Walk, Sch Med Sci, Dept Physiol, Cardiovasc Res Labs, Bristol BS8 1TD, Avon, England
[2] Pfizer Global Res & Dev, Sandwich Labs, Sandwich CT13 9NJ, Kent, England
[3] Lilly Res Labs, Greenfield Labs, Greenfield, IN 46140 USA
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
关键词
antidepressant; arrhythmia; doxepin; HERG; I-Kr; long QT syndrome; potassium channel; QT interval; QT-prolongation; rapid delayed rectifier; short QT syndrome; Torsade de pointes;
D O I
10.1016/j.bcp.2007.04.024
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
HERG (human ether-a-go-go-related gene) encodes channels responsible for the cardiac rapid delayed rectifier potassium current, I-Kr. This study investigated the effects on HERG channels of doxepin, a tricyclic antidepressant linked to QT interval prolongation and cardiac arrhythmia. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were made at 37 degrees C of recombinant HERG channel current (I-HERG), and of native I-Kr 'tails' from rabbit ventricular myocytes. Doxepin inhibited IHERG with an IC50 value of 6.5 +/- 1.4 mu M and native I-Kr with an IC50 of 4.4 +/- 0.6 mu M. The inhibitory effect on I-HERG developed rapidly upon membrane depolarization, but with no significant dependence on voltage and with little alteration to the voltage-dependent kinetics of I-HERG. Neither the S631A nor N588K inactivation-attenuating mutations (of residues located in the channel pore and external S5-Pore linker, respectively) significantly reduced the potency of inhibition. The S6 point mutation Y652A increased the IC50 for I-HERG blockade by similar to 4.2-fold; the F656A mutant also attenuated doxepin's action at some concentrations. HERG channel blockade is likely to underpin reported cases of QT interval prolongation with doxepin. Notably, this study also establishes doxepin as an effective inhibitor of mutant (NS88K) HERG channels responsible for variant 1 of the short QT syndrome. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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