Description
Carvedilolphosphateisacardioprotectiveα1-andβ1/2-adrenergicreceptorinhibitorusedtotreatcongestiveheartfailure;itsinhibitoryactionatadrenergicreceptorsslowsheartrhythm,decreasingforce,pressure,andcardiacworkload.Carvedilolphosphatealsoinhibitsreleaseofpro-inflammatorycytokinesTNF-αandIL-6andproductionofeicosanoidsPGE2andLTB4,alleviatingoxidativestressandindicatingantioxidativeandanti-inflammatoryactivities.Additionally,thiscompoundmayexhibitanti-atheroscleroticandanti-diabeticactivitythroughitsinhibitionofacidsphingomyelinase(FIASMA).