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“Furthermore, the present results suggest that besides these two mechanisms, a third ODQ‐ and GLI‐insensitive mechanism, possibly involving Ca2+ channel blockade, also participates in the relaxant effects of NIC in KCl‐induced contractions.”
British journal of pharmacology • 1999 | View Paper
“Consequently, nicorandil reduces the concentrations of free Ca in the myoplasm, due to acceleration of the Ca pump at the sarcolemma, and may prevent the phosphorylation of myosin through phosphorylation of myosin light chain kinase.”