title: The effect of calcium-blockers nicardipine, darodipine, PN-200-110 and nifedipine on insulin release from isolated rat pancreatic islets.
abstract: The effect of the calcium-blockers nicardipine, darodipine, PN-200-110 on insulin release from pancreatic islets was studied using nifedipine as a reference compound. All drugs at a concentration of 10(-6)M significantly inhibited insulin release in response to both low (5.5 mM) and high (22 mM) glucose. The present observations support previous reports that calcium blockers of the dihydropyridine series are effective inhibitors of glucose-induced insulin release.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism*; D017275:Isradipine; D008297:Male; D009529:Nicardipine; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007328:Insulin; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D009529:Nicardipine; D009543:Nifedipine; D005947:Glucose; C034600:darodipine; D017275:Isradipine