Pro-inflammatory Ca++-activated K+ channels are inhibited by hydroxychloroquine

Abstract Antimalarials have demonstrated beneficial effects in Systemic Lupus Erithematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, the mechanisms and the molecular players targeted by these drugs remain obscure. Although hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a known ion channel inhibitor, this property has not be...

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Main Authors: María Eugenia Schroeder, Sofía Russo, Carlos Costa, Juliana Hori, Inés Tiscornia, Mariela Bollati-Fogolín, Darío S Zamboni, Gonzalo Ferreira, Ernesto Cairoli, Marcelo Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01836-8