Application Notes
The Na/K-ATPase or Na-pump is the pharmacological receptor for cardiac glycosides, which are widely used in the treatment of heart failure. Furthermore, it is possibly also the physiological receptor for endogenous ouabain compounds.
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GABAA receptors are targets for many clinically important drugs like anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, anesthetics, sedatives, muscle relaxants, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines.
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Mutations in these ion channels lead to disorders that may increase the risk of death from cardiac arrhythmia (long QT syndrome or LQTS) and Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, associated with congenital deafness.
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nAChRs play a key role in the signal transmission between cells at the nerve/muscle synapses. Various studies demonstrated their involvement in high brain functions and in important neurodegenerative pathologies.
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