Calcium channel blocker

Calcium Channel blockers (CCB) are prescription medication that relax blood vessels and increase the supply of blood. It is commonly used for patients with heart conditions such as hypertension or high blood pressure. In the left ventricle, you have contractile muscle cells of the heart that contract when they are pumping blood which is known as stroke volume (SV). Calcium comes from outside the cell because of action potentials (AP) which is a signal to the left ventricle that causes an electrical charge which is a result of sodium channels. When sodium diffuses in and potassium diffuses out the cell becomes more positive and is depolarizing. AP begins in the cardiac muscles of the heart because of pacemaker cells (purkinje cells) in the…

understanding of the terms pharmacophore and a privileged structure. In order for this reaction to occur an aldehyde, ammonia, and two equivalents of a B-ketoester go through a one-pot cyclocondensation reaction. After 1,4-dihydropyridine is formed, it is then oxidized to form its pyridine derivative. Alcohol or Acetic acid is then used as a refluxing solvent for this compound. This compound has been found to have many uses including the treatment of cardiovascular disease and Ca2+ channel…

The drug I have chosen from the category ‘Antihypertensive Drugs’ is the calcium-channel blocker, isradipine. Isradipine is a potent dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker which is similar to nifedipine in structure. The chemical structure of isradipine is shown below: Image retrieved from: http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/i6658?lang=en®ion=GB Isradipine is one of the few drugs from the class of calcium channel blockers that is indicated only for hypertension. It…

limitations on drug trials in pregnancy, there is very limited evidence on the safety, efficacy and ideal dosing regime for many drugs in pregnancy. Hence why drug categorisation is a necessity during pregnancy to aid in the limitation of fetal exposure to potentially teratogenic substances (TGA 2011). Mechanism of Drug The pharmacological actions of Nifedipine alter the action of normal calcium ion channels within muscle cells in the human body. Nifedipine binds to and blocks the flow of…

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It is always right for kids. There are many kids channels in television such as: PBS kids, Cartoon network, and Disney channel. Each channel has their own special program, but their same purpose is entertainment. For example, children really love PBS kids. Absolutely, they watched it all day when they were little. In addition, people usually found their children watched these channels in their school while they were waiting for their parents. It means that school also uses television as a school…

I chose the topic of osteoporosis because it is a disease that almost every old person face after their bones wears down. Osteoporosis is when your bones do not have enough calcium and due to that the bones become brittle and weak. Old people and postmenopausal have the higher risk of getting this disease due to their bones getting older and weaker. Younger people wouldn’t have this problem if they ate enough calcium. Bones are an important part of your body because half of your body is bones…

Introduction Water hardness is defined as the sum of the concentrations of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in a water sample which is measured by amount of CaCO3. Typically, water hardness indicates the water quality, as hard water has greater concentrations of Ca2+ and Mg2+ and soft water has proportionally less concentrations of the aforementioned ions.1 Water that contains Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations above 100 milligrams per liter (mg/L) is categorized as hard while soft water contains ion concentrations…