Description
Indapamideisathiazide-likediureticthatexhibitsantihypertensiveandanti-fibroticactivities.Indapamideisclinicallyusedtotreathypertensionandheartfailure.Indapamideblockstheslowcomponentofdelayedrectifiercurrents(Kv7.1andminK),potentiallycausingQTprolongation.Insubjectswithdiabetes,indapamidedecreasesurineoutputandserumK+andCl-levelsandincreasesreninactivity.Inspontaneouslyhypertensiverats,indapamidepreventedincreasesinsystolicbloodpressureandthedevelopmentofmyocardialfibrosiswithoutaffectingNOSexpressionandNOlevels.