Hypotensive effect of calcium channel blockers is parallel with carbonic anhydrase I inhibition.

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Puscas I, Gilau L, Coltau M, Pasca R, Domuta G, Baican M, Hecht A

Hypotensive effect of calcium channel blockers is parallel with carbonic anhydrase I inhibition.

Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2000 Oct;68(4):443-9.

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Abstract

In this article we studied in vitro and in vivo the effect of calcium channel blockers (verapamil and amlodipine) on erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase I activity, on carbonic anhydrase I isolated from vascular smooth muscles, and on arterial blood pressure values in human beings and in animals. Our in vitro and in vivo results have shown that verapamil and amlodipine are strong inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase I both in erythrocytes (in human beings) and in vascular smooth muscles (in animals). In human beings calcium channel blockers reduce arterial blood pressure in subjects with hypertension and progressively reduce erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase I activity. We assume that verapamil and amlodipine possess a dual mechanism of action: the first mechanism consists of their action on calcium channels, and the second mechanism, proposed by us, shows that verapamil and amlodipine inhibit vascular smooth muscle carbonic anhydrase I activity with consecutive pH increase. The increase of pH might be an additional factor involved in intracellular calcium influx through calcium channels. This dual mechanism of action would bring new data regarding the hypotensive effect of verapamil and amlodipine, effects that might also be parallel and dependent on carbonic anhydrase I inhibition.

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Drug	Target	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Amlodipine	Carbonic anhydrase 1	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Inhibitor	Details