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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2013

Discovery of a retigabine derivative that inhibits KCNQ2 potassium channels.

Hai-Ning Hu, Ping-Zheng Zhou, Fei Chen, Min Li, Fa-Jun Nan, Zhao-Bing Gao

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Article in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hai-Ning Hu1] State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China [2] The National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
Ping-Zheng Zhou
Fei Chen
Min Li
Fa-Jun Nan
Zhao-Bing Gao
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNShanghai Institute of Materia Medica · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimRetigabine, an activator of KCNQ2-5 channels, is currently used to treat partial-onset seizures. The aim of this study was to explore the possibility that structure modification of retigabine could lead to novel inhibitors of KCNQ2 channels, which were valuable tools for KCNQ channel studies.

methodsA series of retigabine derivatives was designed and synthesized. KCNQ2 channels were expressed in CHO cells. KCNQ2 currents were recorded using whole-cell voltage clamp technique. Test compound in extracellular solution was delivered to the recorded cell using an ALA 8 Channel Solution Exchange System.

resultsA total of 23 retigabine derivatives (HN31-HN410) were synthesized and tested electrophysiologically. Among the compounds, HN38 was the most potent inhibitor of KCNQ2 channels (its IC50 value=0.10 ± 0.05 μmol/L), and was 7-fold more potent than the classical KCNQ inhibitor XE991. Further analysis revealed that HN38 (3 μmol/L) had no detectable effect on channel activation, but accelerated deactivation at hyperpolarizing voltages. In contrast, XE991 (3 μmol/L) did not affect the kinetics of channel activation and deactivation.

conclusionThe retigabine derivative HN38 is a potent KCNQ2 inhibitor, which differs from XE991 in its influence on the channel kinetics. Our study provides a new strategy for the design and development of potent KCNQ2 channel inhibitors.

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AnimalsAnthracenesAnticonvulsantsCarbamatesCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDrug DesignInhibitory Concentration 50KCNQ2 Potassium ChannelPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhenylenediaminesPotassium Channel BlockersStructure-Activity Relationship10,10-bis(4-pyridinylmethyl)-9(10H)-anthracenoneAnthracenesAnticonvulsantsCarbamatesezogabineKCNQ2 Potassium ChannelPhenylenediaminesPotassium Channel Blockers

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PMID23933653
PMCPMC4002159
OpenAlexW2031220839

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