Clevidipine: An Ultrashort-Acting 1,4-Dihydropyridine L-Type Calcium Channel Antagonist
Clevidipine is an ultrashort-acting L-type calcium channel antagonist with selectivity for arteriolar vasodilatation. L-type calcium channels mediate the influx of calcium during depolarization in arterial smooth muscle. Clevidipine particularly induce a relaxation of the muscle in arterial bed, and reduces arterial blood pressure by decreasing systemic vascular resistance directly. On the other hand, clevidipine does not reduce cardiac filling pressure, confirming lack of effects on the venous vessels. Clevidipine is a 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel antagonist, structurally related to felodipine [
F0814]. (The product is for research purpose only.)