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Riluzole inhibits Kv4.2 channels acting on the closed and closed inactivated states

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 899, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174026

Keywords

Kv4; 2; Riluzole; Closed state inactivation; Inhibition

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  1. Secretaria de Educacion Publica (SEP)
  2. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (Conacyt, Mexico) [SEP-CONACYT A1-S-29110]
  3. Conacyt Postdoctoral Fellowship [740437]
  4. Conacyt Graduate Fellowship [CVU - 488724]

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The study found that riluzole mainly inhibits Kv4.2 channels by affecting the closed and closed-inactivated states.
Riluzole is an anticonvulsant drug also used to treat the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and major depressive disorder. This compound has antiglutamatergic activity and is an important multichannel blocker. However, little is known about its actions on the Kv4.2 channels, the molecular correlate of the A-type K+ current (IA) and the fast transient outward current (Itof). Here, we investigated the effects of riluzole on Kv4.2 channels transiently expressed in HEK-293 cells. Riluzole inhibited Kv4.2 channels with an IC50 of 190 ? 14 ?M and the effect was voltage- and frequency-independent. The activation rate of the current (at +50 mV) was not affected by the drug, nor the voltage dependence of channel activation, but the inactivation rate was accelerated by 100 and 300 ?M riluzole. When Kv4.2 channels were maintained at the closed state, riluzole incubation induced a tonic current inhibition. In addition, riluzole significantly shifted the voltage dependence of inactivation to hyperpolarized potentials without affecting the recovery from inactivation. In the presence of the drug, the closed-state inactivation was significantly accelerated, and the percentage of inactivated channels was increased. Altogether, our findings indicate that riluzole inhibits Kv4.2 channels mainly affecting the closed and closed-inactivated states.

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