"Nifedipine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A potent vasodilator agent with calcium antagonistic action. It is a useful anti-anginal agent that also lowers blood pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D009543
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.540
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nifedipine" by people in Profiles.
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Pregnancy Outcomes of Nifedipine Compared With Labetalol for Oral Treatment of Mild Chronic Hypertension. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jul 01; 144(1):126-134.
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Endogenous H2S is required for hypoxic sensing by carotid body glomus cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2012 Nov 01; 303(9):C916-23.
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Mineralocorticoid receptor blocker eplerenone improves endothelial function and inhibits Rho-associated kinase activity in patients with hypertension. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Feb; 91(2):289-97.
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Postnatal intermittent hypoxia and developmental programming of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats: the role of reactive oxygen species and L-Ca2+ channels. Hypertension. 2008 Jul; 52(1):156-62.
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Oxygen activates the Rho/Rho-kinase pathway and induces RhoB and ROCK-1 expression in human and rabbit ductus arteriosus by increasing mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species: a newly recognized mechanism for sustaining ductal constriction. Circulation. 2007 Apr 03; 115(13):1777-88.
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Postnatal development differentially affects voltage-activated calcium currents in respiratory rhythmic versus nonrhythmic neurons of the pre-Bötzinger complex. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Aug; 94(2):1423-31.
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An increase in intracellular calcium concentration that is induced by basolateral CO2 in rabbit renal proximal tubule. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2003 Oct; 285(4):F674-87.
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Hypertensive emergencies. Crit Care Clin. 2001 Apr; 17(2):435-51.
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Differential effects of calcium channel blockers on size selectivity of proteinuria in diabetic glomerulopathy. Kidney Int. 1998 Sep; 54(3):889-96.
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Comparison of effects of controlled onset extended release verapamil at bedtime and nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system on arising on early morning blood pressure, heart rate, and the heart rate-blood pressure product. Am J Cardiol. 1998 Feb 15; 81(4):424-31.