Senicapoc

Description: Senicapoc (ICA-17043) is a potent inhibitor of the Gardos channel that ameliorates RBC dehydration in the SAD mouse. It blocks Ca2+-induced rubidium flux from human RBCs with an IC50 value of 11 ± 2 nM (CLT IC50 = 100 ± 12 nM) and inhibits RBC dehydration with an IC50 of 30 ± 20 nM. Senicapoc is used in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Anemia. Target: Potassium Channel. Smiles: NC(=O)C(c1ccccc1)(c1ccc(F)cc1)c1ccc(F)cc1. References: Stocker JW, et al. ICA-17043, a novel Gardos channel blocker, prevents sickled red blood cell dehydration in vitro and in vivo in SAD mice. Blood. 2003 Mar 15,101(6):2412-8.