Fenamates block gap junction coupling and potentiate BKCa channels in guinea pig arteriolar cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 703, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 74-82

  Li, Xin Zhi ^a,b   Ma, Ke Tao ^b   Guan, Bing Cai ^c   Li, Li ^b   Zhao, Lei ^b   Zhang, Zhong Shuang ^b   Si, Jun Qiang ^a,b   Jiang, Zhi Gen ^d  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriole; Electrical coupling; Flufenamic acid; Gap junction; Niflumic acid; Potassium channel

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; FLUFENAMIC ACID; IBERIOTOXIN; NIFLUMIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GUINEA PIG; IC 50; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPIRAL MODIOLAR ARTERY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; FLUFENAMIC ACID; GAP JUNCTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; NIFLUMIC ACID; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED;

EID: 84874930233     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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