Manual patch-clamp technique was used to evaluate channel pharmacology using cells transiently transfected with wild-type and V434L mutant channel.
Activated effector memory T-cells (TEM) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases.1 Activated TEM cells express high levels of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3, which functions to control cell excitability. Inhibition of Kv1.3 reduces the release of pro-inflammatory mediators, inhibits T-cell proliferation and migration to inflamed tissues, and has been shown to ameliorate autoimmune disease symptoms in preclinical animal models. However, small molecule Kv1.3 inhibitors have failed to deliver a successful drug into the clinic, in part due to lack of potency and selectivity.
Manual patch-clamp technique was used to evaluate channel pharmacology using cells transiently transfected with wild-type and V434L mutant channel.
The HESI Cardiac Safety Committee present results from an international ion channel research study that assessed the variability of hERG data generated using automated patch clamp platforms (QPatch 48, Qube 384 and the SyncroPatch 384i) across four different labs.