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Title: Vascular and myocardial effects of amlodipine: an overview.
Austin Authors: Nayler, W G;Gu, X H
Affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 16-May-1991
Publication information: Postgraduate Medical Journal; 67 Suppl 5(): S41-3
Abstract: Amlodipine is a long-acting dihydropyridine calcium antagonist with vascular selectivity. Although structurally related to nifedipine, amlodipine differs in several important respects, including its slow rate of onset and slow recovery. These effects probably reflect the relatively slow rate of association and dissociation of amlodipine with its binding site. The interaction of amlodipine with the calcium antagonist binding site associated with the slow Ca2+ channels differs from that of other dihydropyridines in that it involves the binding domains for the phenylalkylamine- and benzothiazepine-based antagonists, as well as for the dihydropyridines. The prolonged duration of action of amlodipine makes it suitable for use in conditions where calcium channel blockade is required on a 24-h basis. To determine whether amlodipine has a vascular protective effect, amlodipine was given orally to either cholesterol-fed rabbits or stroke-prone hypertensive rats. In the cholesterol-fed rabbits amlodipine (1 or 5 mg/kg/day) produced a significant, dose-dependent reduction in the incidence of atheromatous lesions in the thoracic aorta over an 8-week period. In stroke-prone rats the administration of amlodipine at a dose of 5 mg/kg/day reduced the incidence of mortality over a 30-week treatment period. In spontaneously hypertensive rats amlodipine (5 mg/kg/day) caused a fall in systolic blood pressure, accompanied by a significant (P less than 0.01) reduction in cardiac hypertrophy. When administered intravenously (0.25 mg/kg) 5 h before hearts were excised and made globally ischaemic for short periods (the 'stunned' heart) amlodipine pretreatment improved functional recovery associated with reperfusion.
Gov't Doc #: 1839439
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10585
Journal: Postgraduate Medical Journal
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1839439
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Amlodipine
Animals
Arteriosclerosis.prevention & control
Binding Sites
Calcium Channel Blockers.metabolism.pharmacology
Cardiomegaly.prevention & control
Cerebrovascular Disorders.prevention & control
Coronary Disease.prevention & control
Myocardial Reperfusion Injury.prevention & control
Nifedipine.analogs & derivatives.metabolism.pharmacology
Rabbits
Rats
Rats, Inbred SHR
Rats, Inbred Strains
Survival Rate
Time Factors
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