Aprindine blocks the sodium current in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes.

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Sato R, Hisatome I, Tanaka Y, Sasaki N, Kotake H, Mashiba H, Katori R

Aprindine blocks the sodium current in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes.

Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 1991 Sep;344(3):331-6.

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Abstract

Aprindine is a class Ib antiarrhythmic agent. We studied effects of aprindine (3 mumol/l) on the Na+ current using whole cell voltage clamp (tip resistance = 0.5 M omega, [Na]i ando = 10 mmol/l at 18 degrees C). Aprindine revealed tonic block (Kdrest = 37.7 mumol/l, Kdi = 0.74 mumol/l; n = 4). Aprindine, shifted inactivation curve to hyperpolarizing direction by 11.4 +/- 3.5 mV (n = 4) without changes in slope factor. In the presence of 3 mumol/l aprindine, aprindine showed phasic block, i.e., duration-dependent block at 2 Hz (64% +/- 3% at 1.5 ms, 82% +/- 6% at 20 ms, 93% +/- 7% at 200 ms; n = 4). Short single prepulse also produced aprindine-induced phasic block (12% at 1.5 ms, 22% at 100 ms; n = 2). After removal of fast inactivation of Na+ current by 3 mmol/l tosylchloramide sodium, aprindine revealed phasic block, independent of holding potential. The recovery time constant from aprindine-induced phasic block was 4.8 s at holding potential = -100 mV and 5.0 s at holding potential = -140 mV. This use-dependent block of aprindine had pH dependency. Under acidic condition (pH 6.0), 3 mumol/l aprindine showed smaller use-dependent block (14% +/- 7% at 2 Hz; n = 4) comparing with either at pH 7.4 (68% +/- 13%; n = 4) or at pH 8.0 (90% +/- 12%; n = 4). The results suggest that aprindine could bind to the receptor via activation process through channel pore, resulting in decrease of Na+ current, and egress from the receptor through the lipid bilayer. These effects might be attenuated under acidic condition due to changes in intracellular ratio of charged to neutralized form of drug molecule.

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Drug	Target	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Aprindine	Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha	Protein	Humans	Yes	Inhibitor	Details