Inhibitory effects and mechanism of dihydroberberine on hERG channels expressed in HEK293 cells.

The human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) potassium channel conducts rapid delayed rectifier potassium currents (IKr) and contributes to phase III cardiac action potential repolarization. Drugs inhibit hERG channels by binding to aromatic residues in hERG helixes. Berberine (BBR) has multiple acti...

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Main Authors: Dahai Yu, Lin Lv, Li Fang, Bo Zhang, Junnan Wang, Ge Zhan, Lei Zhao, Xin Zhao, Baoxin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5538702?pdf=render