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Fluconazole inhibits hERG K(+) channel by direct block and disruption of protein trafficking.
European journal of pharmacology - 10 Jan 2011
Han Shengna, Zhang Yu, Chen Qiu, Duan Yanyan, Zheng Tenghao, Hu Xiangjie, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Lirong
Abstract excerpt
Fluconazole, a commonly used azole antifungal drug, can induce QT prolongation, which may lead to Torsades de Pointes and sudden death. To investigate the arrhythmogenic side effects of fluconazole, we studied the effect of fluconazole on human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) K(+) channels (wil...
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