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Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Action: An Emerging View

Sonner, James M., Cantor, Robert S.·2013·Annual Review of Biophysics

Abstract

Volatile anesthetics serve as useful probes of a conserved biological process that is essential to the proper functioning of the central nervous system. A kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of their unusual pharmacological and physiological characteristics has led to a general, predictive theory in which small molecules that adsorb to membranes modulate ion channel function by altering physical properties of membrane bilayers. A kinetic model that is both parsimonious and falsifiable has been developed to test this mechanism. This theory leads to predictions about the structure, function, origin, and evolution of synapses, the etiology of several diseases and disease symptoms affecting the brain, and the mechanism of action of several drugs that are used therapeutically. Neuronal membranes may offer an appealing drug target, given the large number of compounds that adsorb to interfaces and hence membranes.

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Authors
Sonner, J. M., & Cantor, R. S.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Dartmouth College (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Biophysics
Published
2013-05-06
Volume
42
Issue
1
Pages
143-167
ISSN
  • 1936-122X (ISSN-L)
  • 1936-1238
OpenAlex
W2109809796
Cited by
79
References
99
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 2
FWCI
0.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Biophysics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
Keywords
volatile anesthetics, mechanism of action, ion channel modulation, membrane adsorption, kinetic model, central nervous system
MeSH terms
Anesthetics, Animals, Central Nervous System, Biological Evolution, Humans, Ion Channels, Kinetics, Thermodynamics

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