Alentis Pharma LLC, 72 Hillside Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, USA.
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
Neurochem Res. 2017 Sep;42(9):2639-2645. doi: 10.1007/s11064-017-2223-y. Epub 2017 Mar 31.
Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability and the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Treatment options for stroke are few in number and limited in efficacy. Neuroinflammation mediated by microglia and infiltrating peripheral immune cells is a major component of stroke pathophysiology. Interfering with the inflammation cascade after stroke holds the promise to modulate stroke outcome. The calcium activated potassium channel K3.1 is expressed selectively in the injured CNS by microglia. K3.1 function has been implicated in pro-inflammatory activation of microglia and there is recent literature suggesting that this channel is important in the pathophysiology of ischemia/reperfusion (stroke) related brain injury. Here we describe the potential of repurposing Senicapoc, a K3.1 inhibitor, to intervene in the inflammation cascade that follows ischemia/reperfusion.
中风是美国导致严重长期残疾和第五大死亡原因。中风的治疗选择很少,疗效有限。小胶质细胞和浸润的外周免疫细胞介导的神经炎症是中风病理生理学的主要组成部分。中风后干扰炎症级联反应有望调节中风的结果。钙激活钾通道 K3.1 由小胶质细胞选择性表达在受损的中枢神经系统中。K3.1 功能与小胶质细胞的促炎激活有关,最近有文献表明该通道在缺血/再灌注(中风)相关脑损伤的病理生理学中很重要。在这里,我们描述了重新利用 Senicapoc(一种 K3.1 抑制剂)来干预缺血/再灌注后炎症级联反应的潜力。