High-throughput screen for identifying selective persistent sodium channels channel blockers

摘要

A method for identifying a selective persistent Na⁺ channel blocker by measuring the ability of the blocker to reduce or inhibit a persistent Na⁺ current to a greater degree than a transient Na⁺ current. Aspects of the present method provide Na⁺ depletion/repletion methods for identifying a selective blocker of a persistent Na⁺ channel, hyperpolarization methods for identifying a blocker of a persistent Na+ channel, and Na/K ATPase pump inhibitor methods for identifying a selective blocker of a persistent Na⁺ channel.