The molecular basis of chloroquine block of the inward rectifier Kir2.1 channel

Although chloroquine remains an important therapeutic agent for treatment of malaria in many parts of the world, its safety margin is very narrow. Chloroquine inhibits the cardiac inward rectifier K(+) current I(K1) and can induce lethal ventricular arrhythmias. In this study, we characterized the b...

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Main Authors: Rodríguez-Menchaca, Aldo A., Navarro-Polanco, Ricardo A., Ferrer-Villada, Tania, Rupp, Jason, Sachse, Frank B., Tristani-Firouzi, Martin, Sánchez-Chapula, José A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2008
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234144/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18216262
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0708153105
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