Repositioning Candidate Details

Candidate ID: R0178
Source ID: DB00528
Source Type: approved; investigational
Compound Type: small molecule
Compound Name: Lercanidipine
Synonyms: Lercanidipine
Molecular Formula: C36H41N3O6
SMILES: COC(=O)C1=C(C)NC(C)=C(C1C1=CC(=CC=C1)[N+]([O-])=O)C(=O)OC(C)(C)CN(C)CCC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C1=CC=CC=C1
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DrugBank Description: Lercanidipine is a calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class. It is sold under various commercial names including Zanidip.
CAS Number: 100427-26-7
Molecular Weight: 611.7272
DrugBank Indication: For the treatment of Hypertension, management of angina pectoris and Raynaud's syndrome
DrugBank Pharmacology: Lercanidipine, a dihydropyridine calcium-channel blocker, is used alone or with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, to treat hypertension, chronic stable angina pectoris, and Prinzmetal's variant angina. Lercanidipine is similar to other peripheral vasodilators. Lercanidipine inhibits the influx of extra cellular calcium across the myocardial and vascular smooth muscle cell membranes possibly by deforming the channel, inhibiting ion-control gating mechanisms, and/or interfering with the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The decrease in intracellular calcium inhibits the contractile processes of the myocardial smooth muscle cells, causing dilation of the coronary and systemic arteries, increased oxygen delivery to the myocardial tissue, decreased total peripheral resistance, decreased systemic blood pressure, and decreased afterload.
DrugBank MoA: By deforming the channel, inhibiting ion-control gating mechanisms, and/or interfering with the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, Lercanidipine inhibits the influx of extracellular calcium across the myocardial and vascular smooth muscle cell membranes The decrease in intracellular calcium inhibits the contractile processes of the myocardial smooth muscle cells, causing dilation of the coronary and systemic arteries, increased oxygen delivery to the myocardial tissue, decreased total peripheral resistance, decreased systemic blood pressure, and decreased afterload.
Targets: Voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-1 subunit inhibitor
Inclusion Criteria: Indication associated