Ion Channels as Therapeutic Targets for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Chandrabose Selvaraj, Gurudeeban Selvaraj, Satyavani Kaliamurthi, William C Cho, Dong-Qing Wei, Sanjeev Kumar Singh

Current drug targets 2020

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Ion channels are integral proteins expressed in almost all living cells and are involved in muscle contraction and nutrient transport. They play a critical role in the normal functioning of the excitable tissues of the nervous system and regulate the action potential and contraction events. Dysfunction of genes encodes ion channel proteins, which disrupt the channel function and lead to a number of diseases, among which is type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Therefore, understanding the complex mechanism of ion channel receptors is necessary to facilitate the diagnosis and management of treatment. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of important ion channels and their potential role in the regulation of insulin secretion along with the limitations of ion channels as therapeutic targets. Furthermore, we discuss the recent investigations of the mechanism regulating the ion channels in pancreatic beta cells, which suggest that ion channels are active participants in the regulation of insulin secretion. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.

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Chandrabose Selvaraj, Gurudeeban Selvaraj, Satyavani Kaliamurthi, William C Cho, Dong-Qing Wei, Sanjeev Kumar Singh. Ion Channels as Therapeutic Targets for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Current drug targets. 2020;21(2):132-147