Selective effect of inhibitors on inner mitochondrial membrane channels

Yuri N. Antonenko, Kathleen W. Kinnally, Sean Perini, Henry Tedeschi

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    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 languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)89-93
    Number of pages5
    JournalFEBS Letters
    Volume285
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 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

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