Amiodarone HCl
Pan-specific ion channel blocker / Nonselective ion channel blocker. Class III antiarrhythmic.1 Induces cytochrome c release and induces apoptosis.2 An alkalizing agent which stimulates progranulin (GRN) production and prevents GRN-dependent neurodegeneration.3 Induces autophagy and suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma tumorigenesis via autophagy-mediated MIR224 degradation in vitro and in vivo.4
Biochemicals & reagents
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1) Yamase et al. (2012), Effectiveness of amiodarone verus bepridil in achieving conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: a randomized trial; Heart, 98 1067 2) Di Matola et al. (2000), Amiodrarone induces cytochrome c release and apoptosis through an iodine-independent mechanism; J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., 85 4323 3) Capell et al. (2011), Rescue of progranulin deficiency associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration by alkalizing reagents and inhibition of vacuolar ATPase; J. Neurosci., 31 1885 4) Lan et al. (2014), Autophagy-preferential degradation of MIR224 participates in hepatocellular carcinoma tumorigenesis; Autophagy, 10 1687
RT
TARGET: Ion channel; Cytochrome/MDR -- PATHWAY: Autophagy; Apoptosis inducer; Intracellular transport -- RESEARCH AREA: Cell death -- DISEASE AREA: Heart disease; Cancer