Exploring HCN channels as novel drug targets

O Postea, M Biel - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2011 - nature.com
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels have a key role in the
control of heart rate and neuronal excitability. Ivabradine is the first compound acting on …

HCN channels modulators: the need for selectivity

M Novella Romanelli, L Sartiani, A Masi… - Current Topics in …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels, the molecular
correlate of the hyperpolarization-activated current (If/Ih), are membrane proteins which play …

The hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated channels: from biophysics to pharmacology of a unique family of ion channels

L Sartiani, G Mannaioni, A Masi, MN Romanelli… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - ASPET
Hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide–gated (HCN) channels are important
members of the voltage-gated pore loop channels family. They show unique features: they …

Direct inhibition of cardiac hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated pacemaker channels by clonidine

A Knaus, X Zong, N Beetz, R Jahns, MJ Lohse, M Biel… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Inhibition of cardiac sympathetic tone represents an important strategy for
treatment of cardiovascular disease, including arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, and …

Hyperpolarization-activated cation channels: from genes to function

M Biel, C Wahl-Schott, S Michalakis… - Physiological …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels comprise a small
subfamily of proteins within the superfamily of pore-loop cation channels. In mammals, the …

[HTML][HTML] HCN channels and heart rate

P Scicchitano, S Carbonara, G Ricci, C Mandurino… - Molecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
Hyperpolarization and Cyclic Nucleotide (HCN)-gated channels represent the molecular
correlates of the “funny” pacemaker current (If), a current activated by hyperpolarization and …

The role of HCN channels on membrane excitability in the nervous system

D Kase, K Imoto - Journal of signal transduction, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperpolarization‐activated and cyclic nucleotide‐gated (HCN) channels were first reported
in heart cells and are recently known to be involved in a variety of neural functions in healthy …

Is ZD7288 a selective blocker of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel currents?

X Wu, L Liao, X Liu, F Luo, T Yang, C Li - Channels, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
ZD7288 has been widely used as a tool in the study of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic
nucleotide-gated channels (HCN channels), and to test the relationships between HCN …

Ivabradine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

T Ide, K Ohtani, T Higo, M Tanaka, Y Kawasaki… - Circulation …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Higher heart rate (HR) is independently related to worse outcomes in various cardiac
diseases, including hypertension, coronary artery disease, and heart failure (HF). HR is …

[HTML][HTML] The murine HCN3 gene encodes a hyperpolarization-activated cation channel with slow kinetics and unique response to cyclic nucleotides

P Mistrík, R Mader, S Michalakis, M Weidinger… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
Hyperpolarization-activated cation channels of the HCN gene family are crucial for the
regulation of cell excitability. Importantly, these channels play a pivotal role in the control of …