Review Article

Roles of Lymphocyte Kv1.3-Channels in the Pathogenesis of Renal Diseases and Novel Therapeutic Implications of Targeting the Channels

Table 2

Summary of Kv1.3-channel inhibition and its functional outcomes.

AuthorsCellsKv1.3-channel inhibitors usedFunctional outcomes of Kv1.3-channel inhibition

Villalonga et al. [76]Raw 264.7 macrophages
Jurkit T-lymphocytes
Margatoxin
Charybdotoxin
Immunomodulatory effect
Kalman et al. [77]L929 cell line stably
expressing Kv1.3
ShK-Dap22Immunomodulatory effect
Schmitz et al. [78]L929 cell line stably
expressing Kv1.3
PAP-1Immunomodulatory effect
Kazama et al. [38]Murine thymocytesMargatoxinMembrane stabilization
Immunomodulatory effect
Leanza et al. [80]Cancer cell lines
(MCF-7, DLD-1 etc.)
PAP-1
Psora-4
Cellular proliferation
Apoptosis regulation
Hamilton et al. [79]Skeletal muscle cell
lines (C2C12, L6)
Margatoxin
PAP-1
Psora-4
Increased glucose uptake
Increased AMPK activity

ShK: Stichodactyla helianthus toxin; PAP-1: 5-(4-phenylbutoxy) psoralen.
AMPK: 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase.