SKA-31
Potassium channel activator / KCa3.1 and KCa2 potassium channel activator (EC50 =260, 2900, 2900 nM for KCa3.1, KCa2.1 and KCa2.2 respectively). Enhanced acetylcholine-induced EDHF dilator response in mouse carotid arteries and lowers blood pressure in mouse models at 30 mg/Kg.1,2 Evokes robust vasodilation in rat mesenteric arteries.3
Biochemicals & reagents
40172-65-4
2-Aminonapthiazole
1) Sankaranaravanan et al. (2009), Naphtho[1,2-d]thiazol-2-ylamine (SKA-31), a new activator of KCa2 and KCa3.1 potassium channels, potentiates the endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor response and lowers blood pressure; Mol. Pharmacol., 75 281 2) Brahler et al. (2009), Genetic deficit of SK3 and IK1 channels disrupts the endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor vasodilator and causes hypertension ; Circulation, 119 2323 3) Khaddaj-Mallat al. (2018), SKA-31, an activator of endothelial Ca2+-activated K+ channels evokes robust vasodilation in rat mesenteric arteries; Eur. J. Pharnacol., 831 60
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TARGET: Ion channel -- PATHWAY: Potassium channel -- DISEASE AREA: Hypertension