Mibefradil alters intracellular calcium concentration by activation of phospholipase C and IP3 receptor function

Abstract Mibefradil is a tetralol derivative originally developed as an antagonist of T-type voltage-gated calcium (Ca2+) channels to treat hypertension when used at nanomolar dosage. More recently, its therapeutic application in hypertension has declined and has been instead repurposed as a treatme...

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Main Authors: Guilherme H. Souza Bomfim, Erna Mitaishvili, Talita Ferreira Aguiar, Rodrigo S. Lacruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2021-04-01
Series:Molecular Biomedicine
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Cav
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43556-021-00037-0