Lercanidipine

Lercanidipine is a third-generation, lipophilic, brain-penetrant, vascular-selective and orally active dihydropyridine-calcium channel blocker with a pIC50 of 7.74 (converts from μM). Lercanidipine has long lasting antihypertensive action as well as reno- and neuro-protective effect. Lercanidipine also shows anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties. Lercanidipine can be used in cardiovascular and neurological research[1][2][3][4][5].

[1]Barrios, V., et al., Lercanidipine is an effective and well tolerated antihypertensive drug regardless the cardiovascular risk profile: The LAURA study. Int J Clin Pract, 2006. 60(11): p. 1364-70.|[2]Duda-Seiman D, et al. Calcium Channel Blockers--Benefits Upon Vascular Biology in Hypertensive Patients. Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 2015;13(1):54-62.|[3]Gupta S, et al. Neuroprotective effect of lercanidipine in middle cerebral artery occlusion model of stroke in rats. Exp Neurol. 2017 Feb;288:25-37.|[4]Yeh JL, et al. Lercanidipine and labedipinedilol--A attenuate lipopolysaccharide/interferon-γ-induced inflammation in rat vascular smooth muscle cells through inhibition of HMGB1 release and MMP-2, 9 activities. Atherosclerosis. 2013 Feb;226(2):364-72.|[5]Lee JJ, et al. Drug synergism of antihypertensive action in combination of telmisartan with lercanidipine in spontaneous hypertensive rats. Arch Pharm Res. 2010 Sep;33(9):1411-8.