Blockade of HERG cardiac K+ current by antifungal drug miconazole
Blockade of HERG cardiac K+ current by antifungal drug miconazole
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.bjp.0706095
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发表时间:
2005-03-01
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Nakashima, Y
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作者:
Kikuchi, K;Nagatomo, T;Nakashima, Y
1 Miconazole, an imidazole antifungal agent, is associated with acquired long QT syndrome and ventricular arrhythmias. Miconazole increases the plasma concentration of QT-prolonging drugs by inhibiting the hepatic cytochrome P450 metabolic pathway, but whether it has direct effects on cardiac ion channels has not been elucidated.2 To determine the mechanism underlying these clinical findings, we investigated the effect of miconazole on human ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG) K+ channels.3 HERG channels were heterologously expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells and whole-cell currents were recorded using a patch-clamp technique (23 degrees C).4 Miconazole inhibited HERG peak tail current in a concentration-dependent manner (0.4-40 mu M) with an IC50 of 2.1 mu M (n=3-5 cells at each concentration, Hill coefficient 1.2). HERG block was not frequency-dependent. It required channel activation, occurred rapidly, and had very slow dissociation properties.5 The activation curve was shifted in a negative direction (V-1/2: -9.5+/-2.3 mV in controls and -15.3+/-2.4 mV after 4 mu M miconazole, P