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ArticleActa physiologica (Oxford, England)2020

Effects of the ventilatory stimulant, doxapram on human TASK-3 (KCNK9, K2P9.1) channels and TASK-1 (KCNK3, K2P3.1) channels.

Kevin P Cunningham, D Euan MacIntyre, Alistair Mathie, Emma L Veale

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Article in Acta physiologica (Oxford, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The effects of doxapram and its potential interactions with K2P channels in experimental model preparations.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2024
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kevin P CunninghamMedway School of Pharmacy, University of Greenwich and University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6772-0107
D Euan MacIntyreDepartment of Drug Discovery, Galleon Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Horsham, Pennsylvania.
Alistair MathieMedway School of Pharmacy, University of Greenwich and University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6094-2890
Emma L VealeMedway School of Pharmacy, University of Greenwich and University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6778-9929
Medway School of Pharmacy · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe mode of action by which doxapram acts as a respiratory stimulant in humans is controversial. Studies in rodent models, have shown that doxapram is a more potent and selective inhibitor of TASK-1 and TASK-1/TASK-3 heterodimer channels, than TASK-3. Here we investigate the direct effect of doxapram and chirally separated, individual positive and negative enantiomers of the compound, on both human and mouse, homodimeric and heterodimeric variants of TASK-1 and TASK-3.

methodsWhole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology on tsA201 cells was used to assess the potency of doxapram on cloned human or mouse TASK-1, TASK-3 and TASK-2 channels. Mutations of amino acids in the pore-lining region of TASK-3 channels were introduced using site-directed mutagenesis.

resultsDoxapram was an equipotent inhibitor of human TASK-1 and TASK-3 channels, compared with mouse channel variants, where it was more selective for TASK-1 and heterodimers of TASK-1 and TASK-3. The effect of doxapram could be attenuated by either the removal of the C-terminus of human TASK-3 channels or mutations of particular hydrophobic residues in the pore-lining region. These mutations, however, did not alter the effect of a known extracellular inhibitor of TASK-3, zinc. The positive enantiomer of doxapram, GAL-054, was a more potent antagonist of TASK channels, than doxapram, whereas the negative enantiomer, GAL-053, had little inhibitory effect.

conclusionThese data show that in contrast to rodent channels, doxapram is a potent inhibitor of both TASK-1 and TASK-3 human channels, providing further understanding of the pharmacological profile of doxapram in humans and informing the development of new therapeutic agents.

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Cell LineDoxapramHumansNerve Tissue ProteinsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Tandem Pore DomainRecombinant ProteinsRespiratory InsufficiencyRespiratory System AgentsDoxapramKCNK9 protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsPotassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domainpotassium channel subfamily K member 3Recombinant ProteinsRespiratory System AgentsdoxapramenantiomersheterodimersK2P channelsrespiratory stimulantTASK-1 channelsTASK-3 channels

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PMID31423744
PMCPMC7003846
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