Glimepiride is a potent Kir6.2/SUR inhibitor with IC50 of 3.0 nM, 5.4 nM, and 7.3 nM for SUR1, SUR2A and SUR2B, used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Repaglinide is a potent short-acting insulin secretagogue that acts by closing ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels in the plasma membrane of the pancreatic beta cell.
Azimilide(NE-10064) is a class III antiarrhythmic compound, inhibits I(Ks) and I(Kr) in guinea-pig cardiac myocytes and I(Ks) (minK) channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.
ML365 is a novel selective small molecule inhibitor of TASK1(KCNK3) with IC50 of 4 nM(thallium influx fluorescent assay) and 16 nM(automated electrophysiology assay).
VU590 is a potent and moderately selective ROMK (Kir1.1) inhibitor, with an IC50 of 290 nM. VU590 also inhibits Kir7.1, with an IC50 of 8 μM. VU590 is not a good probe of ROMK function in the kidney.
