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KMID : 0043320070300040453
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Archives of Pharmacal Research
2007 Volume.30 No. 4 p.453 ~ p.460
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Maprotiline Block of the Human Ether-a-go-go-related Gene (HERG) K+ Channel
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Jo Su-Hyun
Hong Hee-Kyung
Jung Sung-Jun
Chong Seon-Ha
Yun Ji-Hyun
Koh Young-Sang
Choe Han
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Abstract
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Maprotiline, an atypical antidepressant, can induce prolonged QT and torsades de pointes. We studied the effects of maprotiline on human ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG) channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes and HEK293 cells. Maprotiline induced a concentration-dependent decrease in current amplitudes at the end of the voltage steps and tail currents of HERG. The V1/2 values in the absence and presence of 1-20 μM maprotiline were not significantly different, while the values decreased according to the concentrations of the drug at 50-300 μM. The IC50 for a maprotiline block of HERG current in Xenopus oocytes did not change according to depolarization; 39.5 ± 3.2 μM at -40 mV and 43.6 ± 2.8 μM at +40 mV. The block of HERG by maprotiline was examined after treatment of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS), an amino-group reagent that neutralizes the positively charged amino-groups of peptide N-terminal and lysine residues. TNBS inhibited the change of V1/2 values induced by 50-300 mM maprotiline, and aggravated the drug-induced gmax decrease. The IC50 for the maprotilineinduced blockade of HERG currents in HEK293 cells at 36oC was 0.13 μM at +20 mV. Our findings suggest that the arrhythmogenic side effects of maprotiline are caused by a blockade of HERG and possibly by a blockade of delayed rectifier K+ channel.
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KEYWORD
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Antidepressant, Arrhythmias, HERG channel, IKr, long QT syndrome, Maprotiline
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