A channel opener, also known as a channel activator, is a type of drug which facilitates ion flow through ion channels.
They include the following:
See also
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- ♦ Miscellaneous: Precursor
- Cofactor
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| Classes | | Enzyme | see Enzyme inhibition |
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| Ion channel | See Ion channel modulators |
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| Miscellaneous |
- Cofactor (see Enzyme cofactors)
- Precursor (see Amino acids)
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| Calcium | | VDCCsTooltip Voltage-dependent calcium channels | |
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| Potassium | | VGKCsTooltip Voltage-gated potassium channels | |
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| IRKsTooltip Inwardly rectifying potassium channel | | Blockers | |
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| Activators |
- GIRKTooltip G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channel-specific: ML-297 (VU0456810)
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| KCaTooltip Calcium-activated potassium channel | |
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| K2PsTooltip Tandem pore domain potassium channel | |
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| Sodium | | VGSCsTooltip Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
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| ENaCTooltip Epithelial sodium channel | |
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| ASICsTooltip Acid-sensing ion channel | |
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| Chloride | | CaCCsTooltip Calcium-activated chloride channel | |
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| CFTRTooltip Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator | |
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| Others | | TRPsTooltip Transient receptor potential channels | |
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| LGICsTooltip Ligand gated ion channels | |
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See also: Receptor/signaling modulators • Transient receptor potential channel modulators |