Identification of a pharmacophore of SKCa channel blockers
Open Access
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
- Vol. 20 (6) , 517-523
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14756360500210989
Abstract
Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (SK) are widely expressed throughout the central nervous system (CNS) and the periphery. Three subtypes of SK channels have so far been identified in different parts of the brain. Activation of the SK channels by a rise in intracellular calcium leads to the hyperpolarisation of the membrane, reducing cell excitability. Blocking the SK channels might be beneficial in the treatment of depression, Parkinson's disease and cognitive disorders. However, few blockers of SK channels have been characterized. In this study, a pharmacophoric model of SK channels blockers is presented. It is based on a series of nonpeptidic compounds and apamin, a peptidic blocker. To create the pharmacophore model, the conformational space of nonpeptidic blockers was investigated to generate a series of distance constraints applied to a simulated annealing study of apamin. The resulting conformation was superimposed with the nonpeptidic blockers to give a pharmacophore.Keywords
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