Biological Activity
KB-R7943 mesylate is a widely used inhibitor of the reverse Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCXrev) with IC50 of 5.7±2.1 µM.
In Vitro
KB-R7943 mesylate blocks NMDAR-mediated ion currents, and inhibits NMDA-induced increase in cytosolic Ca2+ with IC50=13.4±3.6 µM but accelerates calcium deregulation and mitochondrial depolarization in glutamate-treated neurons. KB-R7943 depolarizes mitochondria in a Ca2+-independent manner. KB-R7943 inhibits 2,4-dinitrophenol-stimulated respiration of cultured neurons with IC50=11.4±2.4 µM. In addition to NCXrev, KB-R7943 dose-dependently and reversibly blocked ion currents elicited by NMDA. KB-R7943 dose-dependently inhibits NMDA-induced increases in [Ca2+]c with IC50=13.4±3.6 µM confirming the inhibition of NMDA receptors observed in electrophysiological experiments[1]. wtRyR1-HEK 293 pretreated with KB-R7943 (10 μM, 10 min) dissolved in the bulk perfusion exhibited significantly attenuated responses to caffeine. In this regard, KB-R7943 produced more pronounced inhibition of caffeine-induced Ca2+ release elicited by 1 mM compared with 0.5 and 0.75 mM (60 versus 58 versus 37%, p<0.05, respectively)[2]. KB-R7943 inhibits both IhERG and native IKr rapidly on membrane depolarization with IC50 values of ~89 and ~120 nM, respectively, for current tails at −40 mV following depolarizing voltage commands to +20 mV. IhERG inhibition by KB-R7943 exhibits both time- and voltage-dependence but shows no preference for inactivated over activated channels[3].
In Vivo
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References & source
Published experimental findings depend on the model and assay conditions. They do not guarantee equivalent performance in every application. For laboratory research use only.