Nimodipine | L-type calcium channel blocker

CAS:
66085-59-4
Catalog Number:
10-1321
Activity:
L-type calcium channel blocker
Chemical Name:
1,4-Dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid 2-methyloxyethyl 1-methylethyl ester
Alternate Names:
BAY-e 9736
Molecular Weight:
418.44
Molecular Formula:
C21H26N2O7
Solubility:
Soluble in DMSO (up to 40 mg/ml)
Physical Properties:
Pale-yellow solid
Purity:
98% by HPLC
NMR (Conforms)
Storage Temperature:
RT
Stability:
Stable for 2 years from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO may be stored at -20°C for up to 3 months.
Shipping Code:
RT

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Nimodipine (66085-59-4) is an L-type calcium channel blocker.1 Prevents age-induced learning deficits in a rat model.2 Facilitates recovery of function after brain damage3 and displays neuroprotective effects4Promotes remyelination in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.5 In clinical use for reduction of cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage.6

References/Citations:

1) Cohen and McCarthy (1987), Nimodipine block of calcium channels in rat anterior pituitary cells; J. Physiol., 387 195
2) Batuecas et al. (1998), Effects of chronic nimodipine on working memory of old rats in relation to defects in synaptosomal calcium homeostasis; Eur. J. Pharmacol., 350 141
3) LeVere et al. (1989), Recovery of function after brain damage: facilitation by the calcium entry blocker nimodipine; Behav. Neurosci., 103 561
4) Herzfeld et al. (2014), Investigation of the neuroprotective impact of nimodipine on Neuro2a cells by means of a surgery-like stress model; Int. J. Mol. Sci., 15 18453
5) Schampel et al. (2017), Nimodipine fosters remyelination in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis and induces microglia-specific apoptosis; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 114 E3295
6) Allen et al. (1983), Cerebral arterial spasm – a controlled trial of nimodipine in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage; N. England J. Med., 308 619

CAS:
66085-59-4
Catalog Number:
10-1321
Activity:
L-type calcium channel blocker
Chemical Name:
1,4-Dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid 2-methyloxyethyl 1-methylethyl ester
Alternate Names:
BAY-e 9736
Molecular Weight:
418.44
Molecular Formula:
C21H26N2O7
Solubility:
Soluble in DMSO (up to 40 mg/ml)
Physical Properties:
Pale-yellow solid
Purity:
98% by HPLC
NMR (Conforms)
Storage Temperature:
RT
Stability:
Stable for 2 years from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO may be stored at -20°C for up to 3 months.
Shipping Code:
RT

Safety Data Sheet:

N/A

Product Data Sheet:

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