Pinacidil
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Pinacidil is a cyanoguanidine drug that opens
ATP-sensitive potassium channel An ATP-sensitive potassium channel (or KATP channel) is a type of potassium channel that is gated by intracellular nucleotides, ATP and ADP. ATP-sensitive potassium channels are composed of Kir6.x-type subunits and sulfonylurea receptor (S ...
s producing peripheral
vasodilatation Vasodilation, also known as vasorelaxation, is the widening of blood vessels. It results from relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, in particular in the large veins, large arteries, and smaller arterioles. Blood vessel ...
of
arteriole An arteriole is a small-diameter blood vessel in the microcirculation that extends and branches out from an artery and leads to capillary, capillaries. Arterioles have vascular smooth muscle, muscular walls (usually only one to two layers of smoo ...
s. It reduces
blood pressure Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of Circulatory system, circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term ...
and peripheral resistance and produces fluid retention.


Synthesis

Condensation of 4-isothiocyanotopyridine 6105-84-5(1) and 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanamine 850-30-4(2) gives thiourea 7027-06-9(3). Treatment of that intermediate with a mixture of triphenylphosphine, carbon tetrachloride, and triethylamine leads to the unsymmetrical carbodiimide
CID:20501933
(4'). Addition of cyanamid affords pinacidil (5).


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* Potassium channel openers 4-Pyridyl compounds Cyanamides {{cardiovascular-drug-stub