Under whole cell patch conditions, 1389-S blocked the INa in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes under steady state conditions (Kdrest = 30 microM, Kdi = 2.4 microM) with a shift of the inactivation curve to the hyperpolarizing direction. Both brief and long conditioning pulses could produce a use-dependent block of 1389-S. These results suggest that 1389-S had a higher affinity to the inactivated than to the rested state under steady state conditions and had a higher affinity to the activated state during train pulses as well as to the inactivated state, making channels unavailable for conduction upon activation.
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