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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
One of the promising therapeutic uses of the potassium channel openers is in the management of cerebral vasospasm, a prolonged vasoconstriction of major cerebral arteries which follows aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. In this review, we first summarize the properties of potassium channels in cerebral vascular smooth muscle. Calcium-activated and ATP-dependent potassium channels are the major potassium channels identified in the cerebrovascular smooth muscle and both are believed to play a role in the regulation of cerebrovascular smooth muscle tone. The calcium-activated potassium channels can be activated by depolarization, by elevation of internal calcium and by some vasodilators. Some neuropeptides and potassium channel openers open the ATP-dependent potassium channels and produce vasodilation. We then review the effects of both synthetic and endogenous potassium channel openers in the cerebrovascular system, discuss their efficacy in the management of models of cerebrovascular spasm, and outline the clinical promise of these agents.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine Triphosphate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzopyrans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cromakalim, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Guanidines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuropeptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Niacinamide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nicorandil, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pinacidil, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium Channels, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pyrroles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vasodilator Agents
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0901-9928
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
327-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Cerebral vascular smooth muscle potassium channels and their possible role in the management of vasospasm.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review