Personalized Therapeutics for KATP-Dependent Pathologies

CG Nichols - Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Ubiquitously expressed throughout the body, ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels
couple cellular metabolism to electrical activity in multiple tissues; their unique assembly as …

Pulmonary hypertension and ATP-sensitive potassium channels: paradigms and paradoxes

C McClenaghan, KV Woo, CG Nichols - Hypertension, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels represent a subfamily of potassium channels that
link metabolic state to electrical activity in tissues throughout the body. KATP channel activity …

An insecticide resistance-breaking mosquitocide targeting inward rectifier potassium channels in vectors of Zika virus and malaria

DR Swale, DW Engers, SR Bollinger, A Gross… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Insecticide resistance is a growing threat to mosquito control programs around the world,
thus creating the need to discover novel target sites and target-specific compounds for …

Discovery, characterization, and effects on renal fluid and electrolyte excretion of the Kir4. 1 potassium channel pore blocker, VU0134992

SV Kharade, H Kurata, AM Bender, AL Blobaum… - Molecular …, 2018 - ASPET
The inward rectifier potassium (Kir) channel Kir4. 1 (KCNJ10) carries out important
physiologic roles in epithelial cells of the kidney, astrocytes in the central nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] Lactate activation of α-cell KATP channels inhibits glucagon secretion by hyperpolarizing the membrane potential and reducing Ca2+ entry

KE Zaborska, PK Dadi, MT Dickerson, AY Nakhe… - Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Elevations in pancreatic α-cell intracellular Ca 2+([Ca 2+] i) lead to glucagon
(GCG) secretion. Although glucose inhibits GCG secretion, how lactate and pyruvate control …

Pharmacological correction of trafficking defects in ATP-sensitive potassium channels caused by sulfonylurea receptor 1 mutations

GM Martin, EA Rex, P Devaraneni, JS Denton… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
ATP-sensitive potassium (K ATP) channels play a key role in mediating glucose-stimulated
insulin secretion by coupling metabolic signals to β-cell membrane potential. Loss of K ATP …

Discovery and Characterization of a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Aedes aegypti Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels

R Raphemot, MF Rouhier, DR Swale, E Days… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Vector-borne diseases such as dengue fever and malaria, which are transmitted by infected
female mosquitoes, affect nearly half of the world's population. The emergence of insecticide …

Tetraspanin‐7 regulation of L‐type voltage‐dependent calcium channels controls pancreatic β‐cell insulin secretion

MT Dickerson, PK Dadi, RB Butterworth… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Tetraspanin (TSPAN) proteins regulate many biological processes, including
intracellular calcium (Ca2+) handling. TSPAN‐7 is enriched in pancreatic islet cells; …

Selective small molecule activators of TREK-2 channels stimulate dorsal root ganglion c-fiber nociceptor two-pore-domain potassium channel currents and limit …

PK Dadi, NC Vierra, E Days, MT Dickerson… - ACS chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The two-pore-domain potassium (K2P) channel TREK-2 serves to modulate plasma
membrane potential in dorsal root ganglia c-fiber nociceptors, which tunes electrical …

Pharmacological Profiling of KATP Channel Modulators: An Outlook for New Treatment Opportunities for Migraine

T Dyhring, I Jansen-Olesen, P Christophersen… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Migraine is a highly disabling pain disorder with huge socioeconomic and personal costs. It
is genetically heterogenous leading to variability in response to current treatments and …