title: Effect of calcium-entry blockers on the diuretic response to hydrochlorothiazide in the rat.
abstract: The influence of the calcium-entry blockers, verapamil, nifedipine and diltiazem on hydrochlorothiazide-induced diuresis was determined in hydrated conscious rats. Nifedipine significantly inhibited hydrochlorothiazide-induced 5-h excreted urine volume and urinary sodium with little effect on potassium excretion. Both verapamil and diltiazem significantly enhanced urinary sodium excretion with no effect on either urine volume or potassium excretion. These results are of interest in view of the current use of nifedipine as an anti-hypertensive agent, alone or in combination with a thiazide diuretic.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gadelha
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fonteles
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000494:pharmacology; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000652:urine; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; D012964:Sodium; D014700:Verapamil; D004110:Diltiazem; D009543:Nifedipine; D011188:Potassium