Abstract |
The cardiovascular effects of elgodipine were studied and compared with those of nifedipine in the presence or absence of ganglion blockade. A bolus of elgodipine (5-25 microg/kg) or nifedipine (60-120 microg/kg) was given and sequential cardiovascular effects in rats were recorded. Both dihydropyridines induced a dose-dependent decrease in mean arterial pressure but, whereas nifedipine induced reflex tachycardia, elgodipine induced a dose-dependent bradycardia. Both substances induced decreases in left ventricular d P/dt(max) without significant changes in central venous pressure. Good linear correlation was observed between the elgodipine-induced decrease in mean arterial pressure and those of heart rate and left ventricular dP/dt(max). The profile of the decrease in mean arterial pressure in animals pretreated with hexametonium chloride (20 mg/kg) was the same but the nifedipine-induced tachycardia was abolished without changes in elgodipine-induced bradycardia. These characteristics of elgodipine makes this dihydropyridine a potentially beneficial therapeutic agent in the case of severe hypertension accompanied by obstructive coronopathy.
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Authors | J M Valdivielso, J F Macías, J M López-Novoa |
Journal | European journal of pharmacology
(Eur J Pharmacol)
Vol. 335
Issue 2-3
Pg. 193-8
(Sep 24 1997)
ISSN: 0014-2999 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 9369373
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Dihydropyridines
- Ganglionic Blockers
- Hexamethonium
- elgodipine
- Nifedipine
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Topics |
- Animals
- Blood Pressure
(drug effects)
- Calcium Channel Blockers
(administration & dosage, pharmacology, toxicity)
- Dihydropyridines
(administration & dosage, pharmacology, toxicity)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Ganglionic Blockers
(pharmacology)
- Heart Rate
(drug effects)
- Hexamethonium
(pharmacology)
- Myocardial Contraction
(drug effects)
- Nifedipine
(administration & dosage, pharmacology, toxicity)
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
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