Cardioactive substances that prolong the open state of sodium channels.
Cardioactive substances that prolong the open state of sodium channels.
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延长钠通道开放状态的心脏活性物质。
DOI:
10.1007/bfb0030502
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发表时间:
1982
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通讯作者:
Peter Honerjäger
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作者:
Peter Honerjäger
It is now recognized that many toxic substances evolved by plants or animals act by interfering with the excitation process of nerve and muscle cells. Specifically, these compounds alter the rapid and transient increase in membrane permeability to Na ions (PNa), that initiates the action potential. According to the general mode by which toxins modify the Na permeability mechanism, or Na channels, two groups can be distinguished. The first group of substances, including tetrodotoxin (TTX) and saxitoxin (STX), blocks the flow of Na ions through Na channels. The second group of toxins maintains an open form of the Na channel, thereby prolonging the time during which Na ions flow into the cell. This group comprises alkaloids (ceveratrum alkaloids, batrachotoxin, aconitine), the diterpenoid grayanotoxins, and polypeptides from scorpions, sea anemones and coral and contains the most potent and most specific substances known to increase the Na permeability of excitable membranes. Toxins