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Mechanism of inhibition by chlorpromazine of the human pain threshold sodium channel, Na v 1.7

Mechanism of inhibition by chlorpromazine of the human pain threshold sodium channel, Na v 1.7

Su-Jin Lee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Sang June Hahn, Stephen G Waxman, Jin-Sung Choi

Neurosci Lett. 2017 Feb 3;639:1-7.

PMID: 28017662

Abstract:

Chlorpromazine is a phenothiazine derivative which is primarily used for schizophrenia and occasionally for migraine. Because Nav1.7 plays an important role in pain sensation, we investigated whether chlorpromazine blocks the human Nav1.7 (hNav1.7) sodium current in HEK293 cells stably expressing hNav1.7 using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The peak current of hNav1.7 was reduced by chlorpromazine in a concentration-dependent manner with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration of 25.9±0.6μM and a Hill coefficient of 2.3±0.1. The calmodulin inhibitory peptide did not abolish the blockade of hNav1.7 currents by chlorpromazine. The blockade of hNav1.7 currents by chlorpromazine was completely and repeatedly reversible after washout. The half-maximal voltage of activation of hNav1.7 was not changed by chlorpromazine. However, chlorpromazine caused hyperpolarized the steady-state inactivation of hNav1.7. The recovery from inactivation in the presence of chlorpromazine was slower than in the absence of chlorpromazine. Chlorpromazine also showed strong use-dependent inhibition of the hNav1.7 current. Our results demonstrate that chlorpromazine blocks the hNav1.7 current in concentration-, state- and use-dependent manners and suggest that it merits further study for potential use in pain management.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
IAR4249387	Calmodulin Inhibitory Peptide			Price

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