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Title: The antiatherogenic effects of amlodipine: promise of preclinical data.
Austin Authors: Nayler, W G
Affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 1-Dec-1992
Publication information: Journal of Human Hypertension; 6 Suppl 1(): S19-23
Abstract: Atherosclerosis is a complex and multifactorial disease, the endpoint of which is the formation of a calcified plaque. Intermediate events include intimal injury, smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration, macrophage infiltration, lipid accumulation and excess formation of ground substance. To determine whether the newly developed, long-acting calcium antagonist, amlodipine, slows the development of atherosclerotic lesions under experimental conditions, young New Zealand white rabbits were fed on a diet of 2% cholesterol plus 1% peanut oil for up to 12 weeks. Half the rabbits received 1 or 5 mg amlodipine/kg body weight/day. Amlodipine caused a significant and dose-dependent reduction in lesion formation in the thoracic aorta. At the same time thoracic aorta Ca2+ and cholesterol content were maintained at near normal levels, despite the raised plasma cholesterol levels. The protective effect of amlodipine persisted throughout a treatment period of 12 weeks, indicating the absence of tachyphylaxis.
Gov't Doc #: 1284082
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/9516
Journal: Journal of human hypertension
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1284082
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Amlodipine.pharmacology
Animals
Aorta.chemistry.pathology
Arteriosclerosis.metabolism.prevention & control
Calcium.analysis.metabolism
Cholesterol.analysis.blood.metabolism
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Male
Rabbits
Staining and Labeling
Time Factors
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