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research Potassium channel openers: pharmacological and clinical aspects
Potassium channel openers could help treat cardiovascular diseases and asthma but require better targeting to specific tissues for effective use.
![Novel and Established Potassium Channel Openers Stimulate Hair Growth In Vitro: Implications for their Modes of Action in Hair Follicles](/images/research/fe6cce22-4011-4ce5-b2a5-24151d011e1a/small/23250.jpg)
research Novel and Established Potassium Channel Openers Stimulate Hair Growth In Vitro: Implications for their Modes of Action in Hair Follicles
Potassium channel openers like minoxidil help hair grow by acting on hair follicles.
research Potassium Channel Openers Increase Aortic Elastic Fiber Formation and Reverse the Genetically Determined Elastin Deficit in the BN Rat
Potassium channel openers help form elastic fibers in arteries and can treat elastin deficiency and hypertension.
![Potassium channel openers: therapeutic potential in cardiology and medicine](/images/research/92d71bcf-5b28-4c25-95aa-c0ba80e13422/small/15487.jpg)
research Potassium channel openers: therapeutic potential in cardiology and medicine
Potassium channel openers show promise for treating heart disease and other conditions, but more research is needed to fully understand their effects and safety.
![EFFECT OF POTASSIUM ON BLOOD-SUGAR AND PLASMA-INSULIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS AND HÆMODIALYSIS](/images/research/3c1d8593-aa80-4dfd-a682-a4514aeb1b19/small/25601.jpg)
research EFFECT OF POTASSIUM ON BLOOD-SUGAR AND PLASMA-INSULIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS AND HÆMODIALYSIS
Potassium levels affect blood sugar and insulin during dialysis, and malnutrition changes children's hair roots.
research Crosslinking structure of keratin. V. Number and type of crosslinks in microstructures of untreated and potassium cyanide treated human hair
Potassium cyanide treatment changes hair's disulfide bonds, making it more elastic.
research Targeting Solid Tumours With Potassium Channel Activators. A Return to Fundamentals?
Potassium channel activators like nicotinamide and minoxidil might help treat solid tumors.
research Effects of Potassium Channel Modulators on the Responses of Mammalian Slowly Adapting Mechanoreceptors
Potassium channel modulators mostly increase the activity of rat whisker mechanoreceptors.
![Some Effects Related to the Potassium and Lysine Intake of Rats](/images/research/e0f29344-1b4c-440c-a0a4-2450ddd4c2d4/small/34669.jpg)
research Some Effects Related to the Potassium and Lysine Intake of Rats
Higher potassium intake may protect against hair loss and liver fat in lysine-deficient rats.
![Human hair follicles contain two forms of ATP‐ sensitive potassium channels, only one of which is sensitive to minoxidil](/images/research/bb2e2821-88c6-4f0c-9e19-d9530c5d3c30/small/2802.jpg)
research Human hair follicles contain two forms of ATP‐ sensitive potassium channels, only one of which is sensitive to minoxidil
One minoxidil-sensitive potassium channel exists in human hair follicles.
research Sex differences in and hormonal regulation of Kv1 potassium channel gene expression in the electric organ: Molecular control of a social signal
Hormones and sex affect potassium channel gene expression in electric fish, influencing their communication signals.
research Pharmacological evidence for the involvement of adenosine triphosphate sensitive potassium channels in chloroquine-induced itch in mice
ATP-sensitive potassium channels play a role in chloroquine-induced itch in mice.
![The Emerging Structural Pharmacology of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels](/images/research/7161046c-6f79-448b-9d2b-ac9fd5994a2f/small/36273.jpg)
research The Emerging Structural Pharmacology of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels
KATP channels are important for energy balance and are targeted by drugs for diabetes, hypoglycemia, hypertension, and hair loss.
![The Role of ATP-Sensitive Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels In The Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species In The Western Honey Bee, APIS Mellifera L.](/images/research/3d4981cf-b7aa-4ccc-a8cd-54adaf0c367c/small/13049.jpg)
research The Role of ATP-Sensitive Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels In The Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species In The Western Honey Bee, APIS Mellifera L.
Activating certain potassium channels in honey bees can lower antioxidant levels and reduce death rates during heavy mite infestations, potentially aiding their immune response.
![Minoxidil suppressed mitochondrial depolarization and subsequent neuronal cell death by decreasing intracellular potassium level](/images/research/66977eee-bc81-4acd-9d80-d500b43af36b/small/20938.jpg)
research Minoxidil suppressed mitochondrial depolarization and subsequent neuronal cell death by decreasing intracellular potassium level
Minoxidil may protect the brain from damage by preventing cell death and energy loss.
research Inhibitory effects of the ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers cromakalim, pinacidil and minoxidil on the carbachol–response curve in porcine detrusor muscle
Certain drugs can reduce bladder muscle contractions, potentially helping treat bladder diseases.
![Minoxidil prevents 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced serotonin depletions: role of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels, Akt and ERK](/images/research/631f6175-6ec1-4351-b3e5-0a43f117a1ff/small/2783.jpg)
research Minoxidil prevents 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced serotonin depletions: role of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels, Akt and ERK
Minoxidil prevents serotonin loss from MDMA by affecting potassium channels and increasing Akt phosphorylation.
![Spironolactone, a Classic Potassium-Sparing Diuretic, Reduces Survivin Expression and Chemosensitizes Cancer Cells to Non-DNA-Damaging Anticancer Drugs](/images/research/fc83a740-476a-49e7-b3e9-d72ee4c676d9/small/13523.jpg)
research Spironolactone, a Classic Potassium-Sparing Diuretic, Reduces Survivin Expression and Chemosensitizes Cancer Cells to Non-DNA-Damaging Anticancer Drugs
Spironolactone may make some cancer treatments more effective by blocking a protein that helps cancer cells survive.
![Influence of the alkylsulfonylamino substituent located at the 6-position of 2,2-dimethylchromans structurally related to cromakalim: From potassium channel openers to calcium entry blockers?](/images/research/030af8b9-199e-4ace-8edd-cbb135cda36b/small/14305.jpg)
research Influence of the alkylsulfonylamino substituent located at the 6-position of 2,2-dimethylchromans structurally related to cromakalim: From potassium channel openers to calcium entry blockers?
New compounds similar to cromakalim were less effective at inhibiting insulin release but improved in solubility and one acted as a calcium entry blocker, not a potassium channel opener.
![Stability Studies on L-Ascorbic Acid dl-α-Tocopherol Phosphoric Acid Diester Potassium Salt (EPC-K)](/images/research/93f09aee-4f70-4bd6-a2e1-234162a71f71/small/28377.jpg)
research Stability Studies on L-Ascorbic Acid dl-α-Tocopherol Phosphoric Acid Diester Potassium Salt (EPC-K)
EPC-K is stable except at very acidic pH or when exposed to sunlight, and it can decompose in low ethanol concentrations.