| Literature DB >> 31030551 |
Yan Huang1,2, Dan Hu1,2, Congxin Huang1,2, Colin G Nichols3.
Abstract
The ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels are hetero-octameric protein complexes comprising 4 pore-forming (Kir6.x) subunits and 4 regulatory sulfonylurea receptor (SURx) subunits. They are prominent in myocytes, pancreatic β cells, and neurons and link cellular metabolism with membrane excitability. Using genetically modified animals and genomic analysis in patients, recent studies have implicated certain ATP-sensitive K+ channel subtypes in physiological and pathological processes in a variety of cardiovascular diseases. In this review, we focus on the causal relationship between ATP-sensitive K+ channel activity and pathophysiology in the cardiovascular system, particularly from the perspective of genetic changes in human and animal models.Entities:
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular system; heart failure; neuron; sulfonylurea receptor
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31030551 PMCID: PMC6494091 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.007322
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol ISSN: 1941-3084