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Kokoti L, Al-Karagholi MAM, Zhuang ZA, Amirguliyev S, Amin FM, Ashina M. Non-vascular ATP-sensitive potassium channel activation does not trigger migraine attacks: A randomized clinical trial. Cephalalgia 2024; 44:3331024241248211. [PMID: 38729773 DOI: 10.1177/03331024241248211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of NN414, a selective KATP channel opener for the Kir6.2/SUR1 channel subtype found in neurons and β-pancreatic cells, in inducing migraine attacks in individuals with migraine without aura. METHODS Thirteen participants were randomly allocated to receive NN414 and placebo on two days separated by at least one week. The primary endpoint was the difference in the incidence of migraine attacks after NN414 compared with placebo. The secondary endpoints were the difference in the area under the curve for headache intensity scores, middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity (VMCA), superficial temporal artery diameter, heart rate and mean arterial pressure. RESULTS Twelve participants completed the study, with two (16.6%) reporting migraine attacks after NN414 compared to one (8.3%) after placebo (p = 0.53). The area under the curve for headache intensity, VMCA, superficial temporal artery diameter, heart rate and mean arterial pressure did not differ between NN414 and placebo (p > 0.05, all comparisons). CONCLUSION The lack of migraine induction upon activation of the Kir6.2/SUR1 channel subtype suggests it may not contribute to migraine pathogenesis. Our findings point to KATP channel blockers that target the Kir6.1/SUR2B subtype, found in cerebral vasculature, as potential candidates for innovative antimigraine treatments.Registration number: NCT04744129.
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- Lili Kokoti
- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Danish Headache Knowledge Center, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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Clement A, Christensen SL, Jansen-Olesen I, Olesen J, Guo S. The ATP sensitive potassium channel (K ATP) is a novel target for migraine drug development. Front Mol Neurosci 2023; 16:1182515. [PMID: 37456521 PMCID: PMC10338883 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1182515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Migraine is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, affecting work and social life. It has been estimated that sales of migraine medicines will reach 12.9 billion USD in 2027. To reduce social impact, migraine treatments must improve, and the ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel is a promising target because of the growing evidence of its implications in the pathogenesis of migraine. Strong human data show that opening of the KATP channel using levcromakalim is the most potent headache and migraine trigger ever tested as it induces headache in almost all healthy subjects and migraine attacks in 100% of migraine sufferers. This review will address the basics of the KATP channel together with clinical and preclinical data on migraine implications. We argue that KATP channel blocking, especially the Kir6.1/SUR2B subtype, may be a target for migraine drug development, however translational issues remain. There are no human data on the closure of the KATP channel, although blocking the channel is effective in animal models of migraine. We believe there is a good likelihood that an antagonist of the Kir6.1/SUR2B subtype of the KATP channel will be effective in the treatment of migraine. The side effects of such a blocker may be an issue for clinical use, but the risk is likely only moderate. Future clinical trials of a selective Kir6.1/SUR2B blocker will answer these questions.
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- Amalie Clement
- Glostrup Research Institute, Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Glostrup Research Institute, Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Glostrup Research Institute, Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Glostrup Research Institute, Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Glostrup Research Institute, Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Odontology, Panum Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sikimic J, Hoffmeister T, Gresch A, Kaiser J, Barthlen W, Wolke C, Wieland I, Lendeckel U, Krippeit-Drews P, Düfer M, Drews G. Possible New Strategies for the Treatment of Congenital Hyperinsulinism. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:545638. [PMID: 33193079 PMCID: PMC7653201 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.545638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare disease characterized by persistent hypoglycemia as a result of inappropriate insulin secretion, which can lead to irreversible neurological defects in infants. Poor efficacy and strong adverse effects of the current medications impede successful treatment. The aim of the study was to investigate new approaches to silence β-cells and thus attenuate insulin secretion. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In the scope of our research, we tested substances more selective and more potent than the gold standard diazoxide that also interact with neuroendocrine ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels. Additionally, KATP channel-independent targets as Ca2+-activated K+ channels of intermediate conductance (KCa3.1) and L-type Ca2+ channels were investigated. Experiments were performed using human islet cell clusters isolated from tissue of CHI patients (histologically classified as pathological) and islet cell clusters obtained from C57BL/6N (WT) or SUR1 knockout (SUR1-/-) mice. The cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) was used as a parameter for the pathway regulated by electrical activity and was determined by fura-2 fluorescence. The mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ) was determined by rhodamine 123 fluorescence and single channel currents were measured by the patch-clamp technique. RESULTS The selective KATP channel opener NN414 (5 µM) diminished [Ca2+]c in isolated human CHI islet cell clusters and WT mouse islet cell clusters stimulated with 10 mM glucose. In islet cell clusters lacking functional KATP channels (SUR1-/-) the drug was without effect. VU0071063 (30 µM), another KATP channel opener considered to be selective, lowered [Ca2+]c in human CHI islet cell clusters. The compound was also effective in islet cell clusters from SUR1-/- mice, showing that [Ca2+]c is influenced by additional effects besides KATP channels. Contrasting to NN414, the drug depolarized ΔΨ in murine islet cell clusters pointing to severe interference with mitochondrial metabolism. An opener of KCa3.1 channels, DCEBIO (100 µM), significantly decreased [Ca2+]c in SUR1-/- and human CHI islet cell clusters. To target L-type Ca2+ channels we tested two already approved drugs, dextromethorphan (DXM) and simvastatin. DXM (100 µM) efficiently diminished [Ca2+]c in stimulated human CHI islet cell clusters as well as in stimulated SUR1-/- islet cell clusters. Similar effects on [Ca2+]c were observed in experiments with simvastatin (7.2 µM). CONCLUSIONS NN414 seems to provide a good alternative to the currently used KATP channel opener diazoxide. Targeting KCa3.1 channels by channel openers or L-type Ca2+ channels by DXM or simvastatin might be valuable approaches for treatment of CHI caused by mutations of KATP channels not sensitive to KATP channel openers.
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- Jelena Sikimic
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Peter Krippeit-Drews,
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Kharade SV, Sanchez-Andres JV, Fulton MG, Shelton EL, Blobaum AL, Engers DW, Hofmann CS, Dadi PK, Lantier L, Jacobson DA, Lindsley CW, Denton JS. Structure-Activity Relationships, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of the Kir6.2/SUR1-Specific Channel Opener VU0071063. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2019; 370:350-359. [PMID: 31201216 PMCID: PMC6691189 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.119.257204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells is controlled by ATP-regulated potassium (KATP) channels composed of Kir6.2 and sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) subunits. The KATP channel-opener diazoxide is FDA-approved for treating hyperinsulinism and hypoglycemia but suffers from off-target effects on vascular KATP channels and other ion channels. The development of more specific openers would provide critically needed tool compounds for probing the therapeutic potential of Kir6.2/SUR1 activation. Here, we characterize a novel scaffold activator of Kir6.2/SUR1 that our group recently discovered in a high-throughput screen. Optimization efforts with medicinal chemistry identified key structural elements that are essential for VU0071063-dependent opening of Kir6.2/SUR1. VU0071063 has no effects on heterologously expressed Kir6.1/SUR2B channels or ductus arteriole tone, indicating it does not open vascular KATP channels. VU0071063 induces hyperpolarization of β-cell membrane potential and inhibits insulin secretion more potently than diazoxide. VU0071063 exhibits metabolic and pharmacokinetic properties that are favorable for an in vivo probe and is brain penetrant. Administration of VU0071063 inhibits glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and glucose-lowering in mice. Taken together, these studies indicate that VU0071063 is a more potent and specific opener of Kir6.2/SUR1 than diazoxide and should be useful as an in vitro and in vivo tool compound for investigating the therapeutic potential of Kir6.2/SUR1 expressed in the pancreas and brain.
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- Sujay V Kharade
- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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- Departments of Anesthesiology (S.V.K., J.S.D.) and Pediatrics (E.L.S.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castellon de la Plana, Spain (J.V.S.-A.); Departments of Chemistry (M.G.F., C.W.L.), Pharmacology (M.G.F., A.L.B., D.W.E., C.S.H., C.W.L., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.), and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Core (L.L.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Franklin, Tennessee (D.W.E., A.L.B., C.W.L.)
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Raphemot R, Swale DR, Dadi PK, Jacobson DA, Cooper P, Wojtovich AP, Banerjee S, Nichols CG, Denton JS. Direct activation of β-cell KATP channels with a novel xanthine derivative. Mol Pharmacol 2014; 85:858-65. [PMID: 24646456 DOI: 10.1124/mol.114.091884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ATP-regulated potassium (KATP) channel complexes of inward rectifier potassium channel (Kir) 6.2 and sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) 1 critically regulate pancreatic islet β-cell membrane potential, calcium influx, and insulin secretion, and consequently, represent important drug targets for metabolic disorders of glucose homeostasis. The KATP channel opener diazoxide is used clinically to treat intractable hypoglycemia caused by excessive insulin secretion, but its use is limited by off-target effects due to lack of potency and selectivity. Some progress has been made in developing improved Kir6.2/SUR1 agonists from existing chemical scaffolds and compound screening, but there are surprisingly few distinct chemotypes that are specific for SUR1-containing KATP channels. Here we report the serendipitous discovery in a high-throughput screen of a novel activator of Kir6.2/SUR1: VU0071063 [7-(4-(tert-butyl)benzyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione]. The xanthine derivative rapidly and dose-dependently activates Kir6.2/SUR1 with a half-effective concentration (EC50) of approximately 7 μM, is more efficacious than diazoxide at low micromolar concentrations, directly activates the channel in excised membrane patches, and is selective for SUR1- over SUR2A-containing Kir6.1 or Kir6.2 channels, as well as Kir2.1, Kir2.2, Kir2.3, Kir3.1/3.2, and voltage-gated potassium channel 2.1. Finally, we show that VU0071063 activates native Kir6.2/SUR1 channels, thereby inhibiting glucose-stimulated calcium entry in isolated mouse pancreatic β cells. VU0071063 represents a novel tool/compound for investigating β-cell physiology, KATP channel gating, and a new chemical scaffold for developing improved activators with medicinal chemistry.
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- Rene Raphemot
- Departments of Anesthesiology (R.R., D.R.S., S.B., J.S.D.), Pharmacology (R.R., J.S.D.), and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (P.K.D., D.A.J.) and Institutes of Chemical Biology (J.S.D.) and Global Health (J.S.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York (A.P.W.); and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology (P.C., C.G.N.) and Center for the Investigation of Membrane Excitability Disorders (P.C., C.G.N.), Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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