Amsacrine (m-AMSA) blocks HERG currents in HEK 293 cells and Xenopus oocytes in a concentration-dependent manner, with IC50 values of 209.4 nm and 2.0 μM, respectively. Amsacrine (m-AMSA) causes a negative shift in the voltage dependence of both activation (?7.6 mV) and inactivation (?7.6 mV). HERG current block by amsacrine is not frequency dependent. 体外研究 studies of normal human lymphocytes with various concentrations of Amsacrine (m-AMSA), show both increased levels of chromosomal aberrations, ranging from 8% to 100%, and increase SCEs, ranging from 1.5 times the normal at the lowest concentration studied (0.005 μg/mL) to 12 times the normal (0.25 μg/mL). Amsacrine (m-AMSA)-induced apoptosis of U937 cells is characterized by caspase-9 and caspase-3 activation, increased intracellular Ca concentration, mitochondrial depolarization, and MCL1 down-regulation. Amsacrine (m-AMSA) induces MCL1 down-regulation by decreasing its stability. Further, amsacrine-treated U937 cells show AKT degradation and Ca-mediated ERK inactivation.
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