Nitrovasodilator

Nitrovasodilator
Drug class
Class identifiers
UseAngina pectoris, vasodilation
ATC codeC01DA
Biological targetGuanylate cyclase
Legal status
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A nitrovasodilator is a pharmaceutical agent that causes vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) by donation of nitric oxide (NO),[1] and is mostly used for the treatment and prevention of angina pectoris.

This group of drugs includes nitrates (esters of nitric acid), which are reduced to NO in the body, as well as some other substances.

  1. ^ Brandes RP, Kim D, Schmitz-Winnenthal FH, et al. (January 2000). "Increased nitrovasodilator sensitivity in endothelial nitric oxide synthase knockout mice: role of soluble guanylyl cyclase". Hypertension. 35 (1 Pt 2): 231–6. doi:10.1161/01.hyp.35.1.231. PMID 10642303.