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The action of the novel gastrointestinal prokinetic prucalopride on the HERG K+ channel and the common T897 polymorph.
European journal of pharmacology - 12 Jan 2007
Chapman Hugh, Pasternack Michael
Abstract excerpt
The human ether-à-go-go related gene (HERG) encodes the alpha-subunit of a delayed rectifier potassium channel important in the repolarisation of the cardiac action potential. Excessive action potential prolongation through HERG channel inhibition is associated with a risk of torsade de pointes arrhythmias and is a major challenge for drug development. The acute effects of the novel prokinetic prucalopride were...
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