Description
CinnarizineisaninhibitorofL-typevoltage-gatedCa2+channelsthatisclinicallyusedtotreatmigraineandvertigo.Cinnarizineexhibitsanticonvulsant/antiepilepticactivityincombinationwithothertherapiesinanimalmodels.ThiscompoundalsoinhibitsD2receptors,suppressingstimulant-inducedlocomotoractivity,andactsasafunctionalinhibitorofacidsphingomyelinase(FIASMA).
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