Pharmacology of nebivolol.
Nebivolol is a mixture of equal amounts of two enantiomers: SR3-nebivolol (d-nebivolol) and RS3-nebivolol (l-nebivolol). SR3-nebivolol is a potent and selective beta 1-adrenergic antagonist both in vitro and in vivo. Nebivolol acutely lowers blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats and induces a slight decrease in total peripheral vascular resistance and a slight increase in cardiac output in anaesthetised dogs. These hemodynamics effects cannot be explained by beta 1-adrenergic antagonism and are largely attributable to RS3-nebivolol.
Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium.
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D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001578:Benzopyrans; D004983:Ethanolamines; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D000068577:Nebivolol