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. 2008 Jul 4;65(20):3196–3217. doi: 10.1007/s00018-008-8216-x

Table 2.

Pharmacology of the cloned IK channel blockers.

Compound IC50 hlK (hKCa3.1)
Charybdotoxin (CTX) [nM] 2 [19], 2.5 [21], 3b [256], 3.3 [257], 10 [20], 28 [64]
CTX-Glu32 [nM] 33b[256]
Maurotoxin [nM] 0.81 [257], 1.1a [246], 1.4 [246]
Margatoxin (MgTX) [nM] 50 [7], 459 [64], > 100 [20]
Orthochirus toxin (OSK1) [nM] 225 [258]
Stichodactyla toxin (ShK) [nM] 291 [64], 30b [256, 259]
Bunodosoma toxin (BgK) [nM] 172 [259]
Clotrimazole [nM] 24.8 [21], 70b [256], 70–85 [260], 153 [64], 387 [20],
Econazole [µM] 2.4 [64], 10 [260], 12b [256]
Ketoconazole [µM] 30b[256],35[260]
Miconazole [µM] 0.785 [64]
Nifedipine [µM] 4b[256], 1.5[64]
Nimodipine [µM] lb [256]
Nitrendipine [µM] 0.9b [256], 0.027 [64]
Verapamil [µM] 72 [64]
Diltiazem [µM] 154 [64]
Cetiedil [µM] 79 [64]
TEA [mM] 24b[256],30[20]
Tram-3C [nM] 520 [260]
Tram-34 [nM] 20b[256, 261], 310d[250]
Tram-39 [nM] 60 [260]
Promethazine [µM] 9.3e [262], 49 [262]
Enhancers
Compound EC50 hlK (hKCa3.l)
1-EBIO µM 74 [64], 84 [67, 71], 28.4 [66], 67d [250], 136 [193, 250]
Dichloro-EBIO (DCEBIO) µM 0.84 [71], 2 [250], 4d [250]
NS309 nM 10 [73], 27 [7], 30 [250], 90d [250]
CyPPA µM >10 (inactive [74])
Chlorzoxazone µM 98 [67]
GW275919X µM 7d [250]
CCI7950 µM 0.07 [250]; 0.25d [250]

Reported are IC50 values obtained from electrophysiological recordings and rubidium flux assays.

a Rubidium flux measurements.

b amino-terminal GFP-tagged channel was expressed.

c TRAM, triarylmethane.

d Results obtained by planar array electrophysiology (population patch [250]).

e Applied to the in-side of a patch.