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2015 ; 35
(23
): 8829-42
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Potent KCNQ2/3-specific channel activator suppresses in vivo epileptic activity
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Kalappa BI
; Soh H
; Duignan KM
; Furuya T
; Edwards S
; Tzingounis AV
; Tzounopoulos T
J Neurosci
2015[Jun]; 35
(23
): 8829-42
PMID26063916
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Voltage-gated Kv7 (KCNQ) channels are voltage-dependent potassium channels that
are activated at resting membrane potentials and therefore provide a powerful
brake on neuronal excitability. Genetic or experience-dependent reduction of
KCNQ2/3 channel activity is linked with disorders that are characterized by
neuronal hyperexcitability, such as epilepsy and tinnitus. Retigabine, a small
molecule that activates KCNQ2-5 channels by shifting their voltage-dependent
opening to more negative voltages, is an US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
approved anti-epileptic drug. However, recently identified side effects have
limited its clinical use. As a result, the development of improved KCNQ2/3
channel activators is crucial for the treatment of hyperexcitability-related
disorders. By incorporating a fluorine substituent in the 3-position of the
tri-aminophenyl ring of retigabine, we synthesized a small-molecule activator
(SF0034) with novel properties. Heterologous expression of KCNQ2/3 channels in
HEK293T cells showed that SF0034 was five times more potent than retigabine at
shifting the voltage dependence of KCNQ2/3 channels to more negative voltages.
Moreover, unlike retigabine, SF0034 did not shift the voltage dependence of
either KCNQ4 or KCNQ5 homomeric channels. Conditional deletion of Kcnq2 from
cerebral cortical pyramidal neurons showed that SF0034 requires the expression of
KCNQ2/3 channels for reducing the excitability of CA1 hippocampal neurons.
Behavioral studies demonstrated that SF0034 was a more potent and less toxic
anticonvulsant than retigabine in rodents. Furthermore, SF0034 prevented the
development of tinnitus in mice. We propose that SF0034 provides, not only a
powerful tool for investigating ion channel properties, but, most importantly, it
provides a clinical candidate for treating epilepsy and preventing tinnitus.
|Animals
[MESH]
|Animals, Newborn
[MESH]
|Anticonvulsants/chemistry/*therapeutic use
[MESH]