Abstract
The effect of amphiphilic cationic drugs on the channel activity of the mitochondrial inner membrane was examined with patch-clamp techniques. The therapeutic drugs amiodarone, propranolol and quinine reduced the probability of being open for the multiconductance channel (MCC) activity (levels from 30 pS to over I nS). While amiodarone decreased the probability of being open for the voltage dependent ∼ 100 pS channel, it increased the conductance 42 ± 20% (mean ± SD, n = 6) with no significant change in mean open time. Similar results were obtained with propranolol. These data indicate that the ∼ 100 pS channel is distinct from MCC activity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-93 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 285 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 8 1991 |
Keywords
- Inner mitochondrial membrane
- Mitochondrial channel
- Patch-clamp
- Pharmacology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology