Elziverine (Ro 22-4839) is a brain circulation improvement agent with vasospasm antispasmodic effects. Elziverine is a calmodulin antagonist. Elziverine inhibits erythrocyte cell membrane rupture, platelet aggregation and lipid peroxidation[1].
[1] Nakajima T, et al. Calmodulin antagonistic action of the cerebral circulation improver 6,7-dimethoxy-1-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-4- ([4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]methyl)isoquinoline. Arzneimittelforschung. 1987 Jun;37(6):674-9. PMID:2822056
