Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers

Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers are derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridine that are used as L-type calcium channel blockers.[1] They are used in the treatment of hypertension.[2]

Compared with certain other L-type calcium channel blockers (for example those of the phenylalkylamine class such as verapamil) that have significant action at the heart, the dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers lower blood pressure mainly by relaxing the smooth muscle of the blood vessel walls.[3]

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  2. ^ Xu, Lei; Li, Dan; Tao, Li; Yang, Yanling; Li, Youyong; Hou, Tingjun (2016). "Binding mechanisms of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives to L-type calcium channel Cav1.2: a molecular modeling study". Molecular BioSystems. 12 (2): 379–390. doi:10.1039/c5mb00781j. ISSN 1742-2051. PMID 26673131.
  3. ^ Frishman, William H. (2007). "Calcium channel blockers: differences between subclasses". American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs: Drugs, Devices, and Other Interventions. 7 (Suppl 1): 17–23. doi:10.2165/00129784-200707001-00003. ISSN 1175-3277. PMID 19845073. S2CID 21199295.