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Characterization of the human HCN1 subunit and its inhibition by capsazepine

  • C.H. Gill
  • , S.A. Bates
  • , D. Owen
  • , P. Larkman
  • , W. Cairns
  • , S. Yusuf
  • , P. Murdock
  • , P. Strijbos
  • , A. Powell
  • , C.D. Benham
  • , C.H. Davies

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Abstract

The human hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated 1 (hHCN1) subunit was heterologously expressed in mammalian cell lines (CV-1 and CHO) and its properties investigated using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings. Activation of this recombinant channel, by membrane hyperpolarization, generated a slowly activating, noninactivating inward current.
The pharmacological properties of hHCN1-mediated currents resembled those of native hyperpolarization-activated currents (Ih), that is, blockade by Cs+ (99% at 5 mM), ZD 7288 (98% at 100 μM) and zatebradine (92% at 10 μM). Inhibition of the hHCN1-mediated current by ZD 7288 was apparently independent of prior channel activation (i.e. non-use-dependent), whereas that induced by zatebradine was use-dependent.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)411-421
JournalBritish Journal of Pharmacology
Volume143
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

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