Nifedipine

SKU: orb1309616

Description

Nifedipine

Research Area

Cell Biology, Metabolism Research, Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Drug Discovery

Key Properties

• CAS Number: 21829-25-4
• MW: 346.34
• Purity: >98%
• Formula: C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆
• SMILES: COC(=O)C1=C(C)NC(C)=C(C1C1=CC=CC=C1[N+]([O-])=O)C(=O)OC
• Target: Ion channel
• Solubility: Soluble in DMSO (up to 25 mg/ml).

Bioactivity

• In Vivo:
  Nifedipine (3 mg/kg) slightly lowers the level of systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure or increased the heart rate in rats. Nifedipine (1 μm) produces a maximal inhibition of the store-operated pathway in choroidal arteriolar smooth muscle. Nifedipine (20 and 40 mg/kg) markedly prevents the HCl plus ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury and the increase in the content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in the injured mucosa in rats. Nifedipine (20 and 40 mg/kg) dose-dependently promotes the ulcer healing and inhibites the increase in the content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in the ulcerated mucosa in rats.
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• In Vitro:
  Nifedipine causes a significant concentration-dependent increase in eNOS protein expression by cultured human coronary artery endothelial cells. Nifedipine antagonizes L-type Ca+ channels found throughout the cardiovascular system, but also blocks Kv channels, which are members of the same supergene family. Nifedipine dose-dependently decreases the values of [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation and total cellular protein content as well as the levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) 1/2, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) 1/2, and even the phosphorylation of Pyk2, in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Nifedipine suppresses the levels of proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) dose-dependently in both VSMC and balloon-injured thoracic aortae in VSMC.
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• Cell Research:
  Cell viability is assessed using an MTT assay. Briefly, a total of 25 μL MTT (1 g/L in PBS) is added to each well before incubation is conducted at 37°C for 4 h. The assay is stopped by the addition of a 100 μL lysis buffer (20% SDS in 50% N'Ndimethylformamide, pH 4.7). Optical density (OD) is measured at the 570 nm wavelength by the use of an ELX-800 microplate assay reader and the results are expressed as a percentage of the absorbance measured in the control cells.
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Storage & Handling

• Storage: RT
• Expiration Date: 12 months from date of receipt.
• Disclaimer: For research use only

Alternative Names

Inhibitor, inhibit, Nifedipine, Adalat, BAY-a-1040, Autophagy, Calcium Channel, CalciumChannel, CAM, Ca channels, Ca2+ channels, Procardia, Procardia XL, PotassiumChannel, Potassium Channel

Compound Identifiers

PubChem CID

4485