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dihydropyridine

Definitions

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  • noun A molecule based upon pyridine, the parent of a class of molecules that have been semi-saturated with two substituents replacing one double bond.

Etymologies

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di- +‎ hydropyridine

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  • We found that of all the hypertension medications taken by our study subjects, only the subset of dihydropyridine class drugs that cross into the brain, where they might be able to act on the calcium channels of neurons, provided a protective effect.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • We found that of all the hypertension medications taken by our study subjects, only the subset of dihydropyridine class drugs that cross into the brain, where they might be able to act on the calcium channels of neurons, provided a protective effect.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In the first large-scale population-based study of its kind, Dr. Beate Ritz, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health, in collaboration with researchers from the Danish Cancer Society, found that a specific sub-class of dihydropyridine cardiovascular medications was associated with a 26 to 30 percent decrease in the risk of Parkinson's.

    UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom 2010

  • By separately evaluating different classes of a variety of drugs prescribed for hypertension, researchers found that only calcium channel blockers of the dihydropyridine sub-class that cross the blood-brain barrier were associated with a significant decrease in the risk of developing Parkinson's.

    UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom 2010

  • In the heart, the dihydropyridine class of drugs acts on a specific type of channel known as the L-type.

    UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom 2010

  • We found that of all the hypertension medications taken by our study subjects, only the subset of dihydropyridine class drugs that cross into the brain, where they might be able to act on the calcium channels of neurons, provided a protective effect.

    UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom 2010

  • Recent studies also find that in cultured differentiated neonatal cardiomyocytes, the dihydropyridine receptor

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Ting-Ting Hong et al. 2010

  • [3H] dihydropyridine binding in A7r5 vascular smooth muscle cells.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Emilio A. Herrera et al. 2010

  • Dr. Beate Ritz, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health, in collaboration with researchers from the Danish Cancer Society, found that a specific sub-class of dihydropyridine cardiovascular medications was associated with a 26 to 30 percent decrease in the risk of Parkinson's.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • Within the dihydropyridine class is a sub-class of medications that can cross the blood-brain barrier, giving them the potential to act on neurons in the brain.

    UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom 2010

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