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Kv7 channels act as crucial regulators of coronary flow at rest and after hypoxic insult, with Kv7.4 protein expression and Kv7-mediated relaxations reduced in hypertensive rats.
Kv7 channels are crucial regulators of coronary flow at rest and after hypoxic insult, with impaired function and reduced Kv7.4 expression observed in hypertension.
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Caution against clinical translation of Kv7 modulators; leaves open their therapeutic potential in hypertension-related coronary dysfunction.
Khanamiri et al. (2013) studied Normotension and hypertension (animal model). Kv7 channel activators and inhibitors vs. Normotensive vs hypertensive rats; presence vs absence of inhibitors was evaluated on Coronary flow rate and relaxation of coronary arteries. Kv7 channels act as crucial regulators of coronary flow at rest and after hypoxic insult, with Kv7.4 protein expression and Kv7-mediated relaxations reduced in hypertensive rats.
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