Macrolides selectively inhibit mutant KCNJ5 potassium channels that cause aldosterone-producing adenoma
Scholl UI, Abriola L, Zhang C, Reimer EN, Plummer M, Kazmierczak BI, Zhang J, Hoyer D, Merkel JS, Wang W, Lifton RP. Macrolides selectively inhibit mutant KCNJ5 potassium channels that cause aldosterone-producing adenoma. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 127: 2739-2750. PMID: 28604387, PMCID: PMC5490757, DOI: 10.1172/jci91733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldosterone-producing adenomaAldosterone productionAdrenocortical cancer cell lineKCNJ5 potassium channelPotassium channel KCNJ5Motilin receptor agonistSteroid hormone aldosteroneMillions of casesAPA diagnosisCancer cell linesSevere hypertensionAdrenal glandReceptor agonistBenign tumorsHormone aldosteroneCalcium influxInvasive proceduresKCNJ5 mutationsAdrenocortical cellsNoninvasive diagnosisPotassium channelsMembrane depolarizationDiagnosisCell proliferationCell lines