title: Isradipine lowers human arterial low density lipoprotein retention in vivo.
abstract: During the recent past it has been discussed that calcium antagonists may exert antiatherosclerotic actions at the vessel wall. Apolipoprotein B containing lipoproteins were isolated by immunoaffinity chromatography and radiolabeled with 123-iodine. The effect of 2 x 2.5 mg isradipine on the low density lipoproteins (LDL) entry into the carotid and femoral arteries of 12 hypertensive patients with primary hyperlipoproteinemia (total cholesterol >6.5 mmol/l [250 mg/dL) was examined. Cholesterol -1.7% (P< 0.05 664), high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol +4.5% (P< 0.01 123), and LDL cholesterol -1% (P< 0.01 563) did not change, nor did any of the safety parameters. The types of entry kinetics reflecting vascular surface lining did not change while the LDL retention 20 h after tracer application was depressed by up to 23.5%. The data were comparable in the carotid and femoral artery segments, the significance level ranging up to 0.0009. These results indicate a decreased LDL retention in the arterial wall of hypertensive patients induced by isradipine. The clinical implications of the findings ought to be pursued in properly designed clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Wilhelm-Auerswald Atherosclerosis Research Group (ASF), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kritz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sinzinger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fitscha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Grady
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001158:Arteries / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006951:Hyperlipoproteinemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D017275:Isradipine / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D017275:Isradipine