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EXPERT OPINION ON INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS
卷 18, 期 2, 页码 231-239出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1517/13543780802708011
关键词
Gardos channel blocker; hemolysis; senicapoc; sickle cell disease; vasculopathy
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [RR00046, UL1RR025747] Funding Source: Medline
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL091265, HL7076] Funding Source: Medline
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by hemolytic as well as vaso-occlusive complications. The development of treatments for this inherited disease is based on an understanding of its pathophysiology. Polymerization of sickle hemoglobin is dependent on several independent factors, including the intracellular hemoglobin concentration. The hydration state (and intracellular hemoglobin concentration) of the sickle erythrocyte depends on the loss of solute and osmotically obliged water through specific pathways. Senicapoc (also known as ICA-17043) is a potent blocker of the Gardos channel, a calcium-activated potassium channel of intermediate conductance, in the red blood cell. Preclinical studies and studies in transgenic models of SCD show that inhibition of potassium efflux through the Gardos channel is associated with an increased hemoglobin level, decreased dense cells and decreased hemolysis. Senicapoc is well tolerated when administered to SCD patients and produces dose-dependent increases in hemoglobin and decreases in markers of hemolysis. Despite the lack of a reduction in the frequency of pain episodes, the increasing recognition that hemolysis contributes to the development of several SCD-related complications suggests that by decreasing hemolysis, senicapoc may yet prove to be beneficial in this disease.
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