Abstract
The effect of amphiphilic cationic drugs on the channel activity of the mitochondrial inner membrane was examined with patch-clamp techniques. The therapeutic drugs amiodarone, propranolol and quinine reduced the probability of being open for the multiconductance channel (MCC) activity (levels from 30 pS to over I nS). While amiodarone decreased the probability of being open for the voltage dependent ∼ 100 pS channel, it increased the conductance 42 ± 20% (mean ± SD, n = 6) with no significant change in mean open time. Similar results were obtained with propranolol. These data indicate that the ∼ 100 pS channel is distinct from MCC activity.
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