Extracranial activation of ATP-sensitive potassium channels induces vasodilation without nociceptive effects.
Mohammad Al-Mahdi Al-KaragholiHashmat GhanizadaJakob Møller HansenSameera AghazadehLene Theil SkovgaardJes OlesenMessoud AshinaPublished in: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache (2019)
These findings suggest that it is unlikely that levcromakalim induces head pain by direct activation of peripheral neurons.