State-dependent blocking actions of azimilide dihydrochlo-ride (NE-10064) on human cardiac Na(+) channels

Circulation Journal : Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society
Junichiro MiakeIchiro Hisatome

Abstract

Azimilide reportedly blocks Na(+) channels, although its mechanism remains unclear. The kinetic properties of the azimilide block of the wild-type human Na(+) channels (WT: hH1) and mutant DeltaKPQ Na(+) channels (DeltaKPQ) expressed in COS7 cells were investigated using the whole-cell patch clamp technique and a Markovian state model. Azimilide induced tonic block of WT currents by shifting the h infinity curve in the hyperpolarizing direction and caused phasic block of WT currents with intermediate recovery time constant. The peak and steady-state DeltaKPQ currents were blocked by azimilide, although with only a slight shift in the h infinity curve. The phasic block of peak and steady-state DeltaKPQ currents by azimilide was significantly larger than the blocking of the peak WT current. The affinity of azimilide predicted by a Markovian state model was higher for both the activated state (Kd(A) =1.4 micromol/L), and the inactivated state (Kd(I) =1.4 micromol/L), of WT Na(+) channels than that for the resting state (Kd(R) =102.6 micromol/L). These experimental and simulation studies suggest that azimilide blocks the human cardiac Na(+) channel in both the activated and inactivated states.

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