Mibefradil (Ro 40-5967): the first selective T-type Ca2+ channel blocker

SI Ertel, JP Clozel - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Mibefradil is a novel Ca2+ antagonist acting on both L-and T-type Ca2+ channels, with a ten-
fold selectivity for T-type Ca2+ channels. It belongs to a chemical class different from other …

Discovery and main pharmacological properties of mibefradil (Ro 40-5967), the first selective T-type calcium channel blocker

JP Clozel, EA Ertel, SI Ertel - Journal of hypertension, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Properties of mibefradil Mibefradil is a novel calcium chan-nel antagonist with structural and
pharmacological characteristics clearly distinct from those of classical calcium antagonists. It …

Mibefradil: a new selective T-channel calcium antagonist for hypertension and angina pectoris

WH Frishman - Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Calcium antagonists are an established therapy for patients with hypertension and angina
pectoris, but their current usage is often limited by their pharmacologic profiles and side …

Mibefradil: a new class of calcium-channel antagonists

SJ Billups, BL Carter - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To describe the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and clinical efficacy of
mibefradil compared with other agents used for hypertension and angina. DATA SOURCES …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacologic and pharmacokinetic profile of mibefradil, a T-and L-type calcium channel antagonist

DR Abernethy - The American journal of cardiology, 1997 - Elsevier
Mibefradil is a recently introduced calcium antagonist that, as a tetralol derivative, is
chemically distinct from previous calcium antagonists. This article will review pertinent …

Mibefradil, a pharmacologically distinct calcium antagonist

ME Ernst, MW Kelly - … The Journal of Human Pharmacology and …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Mibefradil is the prototype of a new class of calcium antagonists that selectively block T‐type
voltage‐gated plasma membrane calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle. The drug is …

Determinants of voltage-dependent inactivation affect Mibefradil block of calcium channels

C Jiménez, E Bourinet, V Leuranguer, S Richard… - …, 2000 - Elsevier
The voltage gated calcium channel family is a major target for a range of therapeutic drugs.
Mibefradil (Ro 40–5967) belongs to a new chemical class of these molecules which differs …

High affinity interaction of mibefradil with voltage‐gated calcium and sodium channels

P Eller, S Berjukov, S Wanner, I Huber… - British journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Mibefradil is a novel Ca2+ antagonist which blocks both high‐voltage activated and low
voltage‐activated Ca2+ channels. Although L‐type Ca2+ channel block was demonstrated …

Anti-anginal and anti-ischemic effects of mibefradil, a new T-type calcium channel antagonist

I Kobrin, G Bieska, V Charlon, E Lindberg, R Pordy - Cardiology, 1998 - karger.com
Mibefradil is the first of a new class of calcium antagonists (CAs), the tetralol derivatives, that
selectively blocks the T-type calcium channel. The anti-anginal and anti-ischemic efficacy of …

Towards selective antagonists of T‐type calcium channels: design, characterization and potential applications of NNC 55‐0396

M Li, JB Hansen, L Huang, BM Keyser… - Cardiovascular drug …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT NNC 55‐0396 is a structural analog of mibefradil (Ro 40‐5967) that inhibits
both T‐type and high‐voltage‐activated (HVA) Ca2+ channels with a higher selectivity for T …