title: Differential block by troglitazone and rosiglitazone of glibenclamide-sensitive K(+) current in rat aorta myocytes.
abstract: Thiazolidinediones are insulin-sensitising agents effective in controlling type II diabetes. These compounds also cause vasodilation. We evaluated the effects of the thiazolidinediones troglitazone and rosiglitazone on the glibenclamide-sensitive K(+) current in freshly isolated rat aorta myocytes. Troglitazone inhibited this current in a concentration-dependent manner (IC(50) approximately 1 microM). Rosiglitazone had a similar, but much less potent (IC(50) approximately 20 microM) action. Block of the glibenclamide-sensitive K(+) channels, in particular by troglitazone, may potentially affect the response of arteries to hypoxia and to certain endogenous and exogenous vasodilators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, The Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospitals' Medical and Dental School, St Thomas's Campus, Lambeth Palace Road, London, UK.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Aaronson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D002839:Chromans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005905:Glyburide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D000077288:Troglitazone
chemical_list: D002839:Chromans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D013844:Thiazoles; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D000077288:Troglitazone; D005905:Glyburide