Nifedipine
Licensed by Pfizer Catalog No.S1808
Molecular Weight(MW): 346.33
Nifedipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, used to lower hypertension and to treat angina.
Cited by 2 publications
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Biological Activity
| Description | Nifedipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, used to lower hypertension and to treat angina. | |
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| In vitro |
Nifedipine causes a significant concentration-dependent increase in eNOS protein expression by cultured human coronary artery endothelial cells. [1] Nifedipine antagonizes L-type Ca+ channels found throughout the cardiovascular system, but also blocks Kv channels, which are members of the same supergene family. [2] Nifedipine dose-dependently decreases the values of [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation and total cellular protein content as well as the levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) 1/2, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) 1/2, and even the phosphorylation of Pyk2, in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Nifedipine suppresses the levels of proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) dose-dependently in both VSMC and balloon-injured thoracic aortae in VSMC. [3] |
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| In vivo | Nifedipine (3 mg/kg) slightly lowers the level of systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure or increased the heart rate in rats. [3] Nifedipine (1 μm) produces a maximal inhibition of the store-operated pathway in choroidal arteriolar smooth muscle. [4] Nifedipine (20 and 40 mg/kg) markedly prevents the HCl plus ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury and the increase in the content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in the injured mucosa in rats. Nifedipine (20 and 40 mg/kg) dose-dependently promotes the ulcer healing and inhibites the increase in the content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in the ulcerated mucosa in rats. [5] |
Protocol
Solubility (25°C)
| In vitro | DMSO | 69 mg/mL (199.23 mM) |
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| Ethanol | 15 mg/mL (43.31 mM) | |
| Water | Insoluble |
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Chemical Information
| Molecular Weight | 346.33 |
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| Formula | C17H18N2O6 |
| CAS No. | 21829-25-4 |
| Storage | powder |
| Synonyms | N/A |
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Clinical Trial Information
| NCT Number | Recruitment | Conditions | Sponsor/Collaborators | Start Date | Phases |
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| NCT02047019 | Withdrawn | Hypertension | Bayer | December 2017 | Phase 3 |
| NCT03005496 | Not yet recruiting | PreTerm Birth | Indonesia University | December 2016 | Phase 4 |
| NCT02940548 | Recruiting | Hypertension | Jing Liu|Bayer|Peking University Peoples Hospital | December 2016 | Phase 4 |
| NCT02912910 | Withdrawn | Hypertension | St. Louis University | September 2016 | -- |
| NCT02902354 | Withdrawn | Tocolysis With Nifedipine | St. Louis University | September 2016 | -- |
| NCT02933593 | Withdrawn | Hypertension | St. Louis University | August 2016 | -- |
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