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Structural basis for the interference between nicorandil and sulfonylurea action.
Diabetes - 1 Oct 2001
Reimann F, Ashcroft F M, Gribble F M
Abstract excerpt
Nicorandil is a new antianginal agent that potentially may be used to treat the cardiovascular side effects of diabetes. It is both a nitric oxide donor and an opener of ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels in muscle and thereby causes vasodilation of the coronary vasculature. The aim of this study was to investigate the domains of the K(ATP) channel involved in nicorandil activity and to determine whether...
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