<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels are a major drug target for the treatment of type-2 diabetes. KATP channels are ubiquitously expressed and link the metabolic state to electrical excitability. In pancreatic β-cells, KATP channels are crucial in the regulation of glucose-induced insulin secretion. Also, KATP channels are involved in the protection against neuronal seizures and ischaemic stress in the heart, brain and in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle tone. Functional KATP channels are hetero-octamers composed of two subunits, a pore forming Kir6, which is a member of the inwardly rectifying potassium channels family, and a regulatory sulphonylurea receptor (SUR). In response to nucleotides and pharmaceutical agonists and antagonists, SUR allosterically regulates channel gating. The allosteric communication pathways between these two heterologus proteins in KATP channels are still poorly understood. This review will highlight the therapeutic agents that target KATP channels and are used to treat diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.</abstract>

ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels are a major drug target for the treatment of type-2 diabetes. KATP channels are ubiquitously expressed and link the metabolic state to electrical excitability. In pancreatic β-cells, KATP channels are crucial in the regulation of glucose-induced insulin secretion. Also, KATP channels are involved in the protection against neuronal seizures and ischaemic stress in the heart, brain and in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle tone. Functional KATP channels are hetero-octamers composed of two subunits, a pore forming Kir6, which is a member of the inwardly rectifying potassium channels family, and a regulatory sulphonylurea receptor (SUR). In response to nucleotides and pharmaceutical agonists and antagonists, SUR allosterically regulates channel gating. The allosteric communication pathways between these two heterologus proteins in KATP channels are still poorly understood. This review will highlight the therapeutic agents that target KATP channels and are used to treat diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

The therapeutic agents that target ATP-sensitive potassium channels

School of Medicine, The Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Building 7.27, University of Leeds, U.K.

Acta Pharmaceutica

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ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels are a major drug target for the treatment of type-2 diabetes. KATP channels are ubiquitously expressed and link the...

The therapeutic agents that target ATP-sensitive potassium channels

Published Online: Mar 07, 2016

Page range: 23 - 34

Accepted: Sep 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acph-2016-0006

Keywords
ATP-sensitive potassium channels, therapeutic agents, diabetes, cardiovascular, inwardly rectifying potassium channels, sulphonylurea receptor

© 2016 Hussein N. Rubaiy, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The therapeutic agents that target ATP-sensitive potassium channels

Published Online: Mar 07, 2016

Page range: 23 - 34

Accepted: Sep 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acph-2016-0006

KeywordsATP-sensitive potassium channels, therapeutic agents, diabetes, cardiovascular, inwardly rectifying potassium channels, sulphonylurea receptor

© 2016 Hussein N. Rubaiy, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
ATP-sensitive potassium channels, therapeutic agents, diabetes, cardiovascular, inwardly rectifying potassium channels, sulphonylurea receptor