Abstract
Imipramine, mianserine and maprotiline are three widely used antidepressant drugs with different chemical structure. In the present work we have studied the effects of these drugs on the delayed rectifier potassium current (I(K)) in myocytes isolated from rat ventricle. The delayed rectifier potassium current, responsible for action potential termination, is blocked by all of the three drugs I(K)studied in a state-independent manner. Imipramine and mianserine block I(K)in a 1 : 1 drug-receptor interaction, whereas maprotiline shows a negative cooperativity in the interaction between the channel complex and drug molecules.
Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Action Potentials / drug effects*
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Animals
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Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / pharmacology*
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / pharmacology*
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Delayed Rectifier Potassium Channels
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Heart Ventricles / cytology
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Imipramine / pharmacology*
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Maprotiline / pharmacology*
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Mianserin / pharmacology*
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Patch-Clamp Techniques
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Potassium Channel Blockers / pharmacology
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Potassium Channels / drug effects*
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Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated*
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Rats
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Rats, Wistar
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Ventricular Function
Substances
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Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
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Delayed Rectifier Potassium Channels
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Potassium Channel Blockers
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Potassium Channels
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Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
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Mianserin
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Maprotiline
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Imipramine