Molecular insights into the local anesthetic receptor within voltage-gated sodium channels using hydroxylated analogues of mexiletine
We previously showed that the β-adrenoceptor modulators, clenbuterol and propranolol, directly blocked voltage-gated sodium channels, whereas salbutamol and nadolol did not (Desaphy et al., 2003), suggesting the presence of two hydroxyl groups on the aromatic moiety of the drugs as a molecular requi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2012.00017/full |