Description |
Verapamil hydrochloride is a calcium channel antagonist.
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Target |
Calcium channel[1]
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In Vitro |
Verapamil (hydrochloride) is an L-type calcium channel antagonist. The combination of Bortezomib and Verapamil (70 µM) markedly declines the viability of the JK-6L, RPMI 8226, and ARH-77 cell lines after 16 hours of culture[1]. The enzyme hydrolase activity of recombinant human carboxylesterase (CES2) is substantially inhibited by Verapamil with Ki of 3.84±0.99μM[2].
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In Vivo |
Verapamil, a calcium channel antagonist, is injected i.v. into a femoral vein prior to ischemia. Verapamil (1 mg/kg) significantly decreases the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias including premature ventricular contractions (PVC), ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) for 45-min coronary artery occlusion. Total arrhythmia scores are significantly increased when the heart is subjected to ischemia (P<0.01 vs. sham). Verapamil (1 mg/kg) significantly prevented the enhancement of total arrhythmia scores induced by ischemia (P<0.01 vs. ischemia). Results indicate that Verapamil exerts an anti-arrhythmic property[3].
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Cell Assay |
Cells (1×105) are treated with 10 nM Bortezomib and/or 70 µM Verapamil for 16 hours and incubated for another 4 hours with Alamar-Blue. Activity of the mitochondrial dehydrogenase results in conversion of the coloring, which is followed by measurement of the absorption using a spectrophotometer[1].
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Animal Admin |
Rats[3] Adult male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats (250−350 g) are used. Verapamil (1 mg/kg) is injected i.v. into a femoral vein 10 min prior to ischemia. A sham group undergoes the same surgical procedures, except the suture underneath the LAD is left untied. In another series of experiment, arrhythmia is induced by Bay K8644, an L-type calcium channel agonist, at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg given i.v. into the FV. Verapamil (1 mg/kg) is administered 10 min prior to Bay K8644. All injections are performed within 30 sec.
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Density | 1.058g/cm3 |
Boiling Point | 586.1ºC at 760 mmHg |
Flash Point | 308.3ºC |
Exact Mass | 490.259827 |
PSA | 63.95000 |
LogP | 5.89508 |
Storage condition | Refrigerator (+4°C) |