[HTML][HTML] Emerging roles of astrocyte Kir4. 1 channels in the pathogenesis and treatment of brain diseases

Y Ohno, N Kunisawa, S Shimizu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Inwardly rectifying Kir4. 1 channels in astrocytes mediate spatial potassium (K+) buffering, a
clearance mechanism for excessive extracellular K+, in tripartite synapses. In addition to K+ …

Врожденный иммунитет при коронавирусной инфекции

ВС Смирнов - Инфекция и иммунитет, 2020‏ - cyberleninka.ru
Коронавирусы (CoV) представляют собой полиморфную группу респираторных
вирусов, вызывающих острые воспалительные заболевания у домашних и …

Inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir4. 1 as a novel modulator of BDNF expression in astrocytes

Y Ohno, M Kinboshi, S Shimizu - International journal of molecular …, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a key molecule essential for neural plasticity
and development, and is implicated in the pathophysiology of various central nervous …

Differential roles of NMDAR subunits 2A and 2B in mediating peripheral and central sensitization contributing to orofacial neuropathic pain

YY Zhang, F Liu, ZH Fang, YL Li, HL Liao… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The spinal N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), particularly their subtypes NR2A and
NR2B, plays pivotal roles in neuropathic and inflammatory pain. However, the roles of NR2A …

Role of astrocytic inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) 4.1 channels in epileptogenesis

M Kinboshi, A Ikeda, Y Ohno - Frontiers in Neurology, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes regulate potassium and glutamate homeostasis via inwardly rectifying potassium
(Kir) 4.1 channels in synapses, maintaining normal neural excitability. Numerous studies …

Kir channel molecular physiology, pharmacology, and therapeutic implications

M Cui, L Cantwell, A Zorn, DE Logothetis - Pharmacology of Potassium …, 2021‏ - Springer
For the past two decades several scholarly reviews have appeared on the inwardly rectifying
potassium (Kir) channels. We would like to highlight two efforts in particular, which have …

Discovery, characterization, and effects on renal fluid and electrolyte excretion of the Kir4. 1 potassium channel pore blocker, VU0134992

SV Kharade, H Kurata, AM Bender, AL Blobaum… - Molecular …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The inward rectifier potassium (Kir) channel Kir4. 1 (KCNJ10) carries out important
physiologic roles in epithelial cells of the kidney, astrocytes in the central nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] Innate immunity in coronavirus infection

VS Smirnov, AA Totolyan - Russian journal of infection and immunity, 2020‏ - iimmun.ru
Coronaviruses (CoVs) comprise a polymorphic group of respiratory viruses causing acute
inflammatory diseases in domestic and agricultural animals (chicken, pig, buffalo, cat, dog) …

VU6036720: the first potent and selective in vitro inhibitor of heteromeric Kir4. 1/5.1 inward rectifier potassium channels

SJ McClenahan, CN Kent, SV Kharade, E Isaeva… - Molecular …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Heteromeric Kir4. 1/Kir5. 1 (KCNJ10/KCNJ16) inward rectifier potassium (Kir)
channels play key roles in the brain and kidney, but pharmacological tools for probing their …

In vitro and in silico characterization of the inhibition of Kir4.1 channels by aminoglycoside antibiotics

R Morán‐Zendejas… - British Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Aminoglycoside antibiotics are positively charged molecules that
are known to inhibit several ion channels. In this study, we have shown that …