patch-clamp recordings
were performed at room temperature using the Syncropatch 768 PE platform
(Nanion Technologies) as previously described.23 (link) Eight-hole, 384-well recording chips with medium resistance
(2–4 MΩ) were used in this study. The external solution
contained (in mM) 120 NaCl, 20 CsCl, 10 BaCl2, 1 MgCl2, 15 HEPES, and 5 glucose (pH 7.4). The composition of the
internal solution was (in mM) 80 CsF, 50 NMDG, 10 HEPES, 5 BAPTA,
10 phosphocreatine, 2 MgATP, 0.5 Na2GTP, and 0.1 leupeptin,
(pH 7.2–7.3). Whole-cell currents were recorded in a whole-cell
configuration at 0 mV, 250 ms after the start of the voltage pulse
from a holding potential of −60 mV before and after addition
of various concentrations of compounds or vehicle. Whole-cell currents
were not leak subtracted. The contribution of background currents
was determined by recording whole-cell currents at the end of the
experiment after addition of CdCl2 (5 mM). Only CdCl2-sensitive currents were used for analysis.