Description
PropafenoneisaclassIcanti-arrhythmiccompoundthatinhibitsβ-adrenergicreceptors,slowsNa+andCa2+influx,anddecreasesoverallcellularexcitABIlity.PropafenoneinhibitsKv1.4K+channelsandhumancardiactwopore-domain(K2P2)K+channels.Additionally,propafenoneinhibitsexpressionoftyrosinase,TRP-1,andTRP-2anddecreasesproductionofcAMP,suppressingmelanogenesisinvitro.
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