Description
NimodipineisanantagoNISTatL-typeCa2+channelsthatexhibitsantihypertensive,neuroprotective,neuromodulatory,cognitionenhancing,andanti-inflammatoryactivities.Inanimalmodelsofsubarachnoidhemorrhage,nimodipinepreventscerebralischemiaandvasospasm.Nimodipinealsoinhibitsmethylmercury-inducedbehavioralneurotoxicityinvivo.InanimalmodelsofAlzheimer’sdisease,nimodipineinhibitsamyloid-β(Aβ)-stimulatedreleaseofIL-1βandresultingneurotoxicity.Thiscompoundalsoinhibitsneurologicalsymptomsofdrug-inducedwithdrawal,suppressinganxiety,depression,andmemoryimpairment.
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