Description
Nitrendipine is a vasodilating, dihydropyridine calcium antagonist. Its prolonged
therapeutic effect in comparison to nifedipine makes it useful in the once to twice
daily treatment of hypertension.
Chemical Properties
Crystalline Solid
Originator
Bayer (W. Germany)
Uses
Antihypertensive;Calcium channel blocker
Uses
Nitrendipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. Nitrendipine is used in the treatment of primary (essential) hypertension to decrease blood pressure. Antihypertensive.
Definition
ChEBI: A dihydropyridine that is 1,4-dihydropyridine substituted by methyl groups at positions 2 and 6, a 3-nitrophenyl group at position 4, a ethoxycarbonyl group at position 3 and a methoxycarbonyl group at position 5. It is a calcium-channel blocker used in t
e treatment of hypertension.
Brand name
Baypress (Bayer);BAYOTENSIN.
General Description
Nitrendipine, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinecarboxylic acid methyl ethylester (Baypress), is a second-generation dihydropyridinechannel blocker of the nifedipine type. It is more selectivefor vascular smooth muscle than for myocardial tissue andserves as an effective vasodilator. The drug is used in thetreatment of mild-to-moderate essential hypertension.
Biological Activity
L-type calcium channel blocker.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Ca2+ channel blocker; anti-hypertensive.
storage
4°C, protect from light
References
1) Meyer et al., (1981), (Synthesis and comparative pharmacological studies of 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylates with non-identical ester functions); Arzneimittelforschung 31 407
2) Stoepel et al., (1981), Pharmacological studies of the antihypertensive effect of nitrendipine; Arzneimittelforschung 31 2056
