Synonyms: pinacidil hydrate | Pindac®
pinacidil is an approved drug (FDA (1989))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Pinacidil is a cyanoguanidine anti-hypertensive drug, which acts as an ATP-sensitive potassium channel opener in smooth muscle cells.
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References |
1. Gollasch M, Bychkov R, Ried C, Behrendt F, Scholze S, Luft FC, Haller H. (1995)
Pinacidil relaxes porcine and human coronary arteries by activating ATP-dependent potassium channels in smooth muscle cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 275 (2): 681-92. [PMID:7473155] |
2. Inagaki N, Gonoi T, Clement JP, Wang CZ, Aguilar-Bryan L, Bryan J, Seino S. (1996)
A family of sulfonylurea receptors determines the pharmacological properties of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. Neuron, 16 (5): 1011-7. [PMID:8630239] |
3. Isomoto S, Kondo C, Yamada M, Matsumoto S, Higashiguchi O, Horio Y, Matsuzawa Y, Kurachi Y. (1996)
A novel sulfonylurea receptor forms with BIR (Kir6.2) a smooth muscle type ATP-sensitive K+ channel. J Biol Chem, 271 (40): 24321-4. [PMID:8798681] |
4. Yamada M, Isomoto S, Matsumoto S, Kondo C, Shindo T, Horio Y, Kurachi Y. (1997)
Sulphonylurea receptor 2B and Kir6.1 form a sulphonylurea-sensitive but ATP-insensitive K+ channel. J Physiol (Lond.), 499 ( Pt 3): 715-20. [PMID:9130167] |