Recent studies have indicated that 1, 4-dihydropyridine-3, 5-dicarboxamide derivatives show significant anti-tubercular activity. In this research, new derivatives of 1, 4-dihydropyridine were designed and synthesized using Hantzsch condensation in which dicyclohexyl and different dicyclohexylcarbamoyl were substituted at C-3 and C-5 positions of the DHP ring. In addition, 4 (5)-chloro-2-methyl...

1,4-Dihydropyridines (1,4-DHPs) are recognized as one of the most versatile pharmacophores present as central core in many pharmaceuticals. Low yield and harsh reaction conditions prompted the researchers for the development of new environmental- friendly methods for the synthesis of 1,4-DHPs. This review explored the development of various green chemistry approaches using new catalysts develop...

New analogues of nifedipine, as a known calcium channel blocker, were synthesized by replacing the orthonitrophenyl group on position 4 with 1-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-5-imidazolyl or 2-methylthio-1-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-5-imidazolyl substituent. Effects of the new synthesized compounds on blood pressure were studied at 15, 30 and 60 min after administration by indirect tail-cuff method and compared with nife...

New analogues of nifedipine, as a known calcium channel blocker, were synthesized by replacing the orthonitrophenyl group on position 4 with 1-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-5-imidazolyl or 2-methylthio-1-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-5-imidazolyl substituent. Effects of the new synthesized compounds on blood pressure were studied at 15, 30 and 60 min after administration by indirect tail-cuff method and compared with nife...

1,4 dihydropyridines (e.g. nifedipine) undoubtedly are among the most powerful calcium antagonists. They act by blocking Ca channels when bound from the outside of the sarcolemma on a proteinic receptor (Glossmann et al. 1982). From inotropic measurements it had been supposed that a new dihydropyridine compound (BAY-K 8644, Methyl

OBJECTIVE(S) The structure- activity relationship of a series of 36 molecules, showing L-type calcium channel blocking was studied using a QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) method. MATERIALS AND METHODS Structures were optimized by the semi-empirical AM1 quantum-chemical method which was also used to find structure-calcium channel blocking activity trends. Several types of d...

Previous studies have suggested the presence of different types of calcium channels in different regions of stomatogastric neurons. We sought to pharmacologically separate these calcium channel types. We used two different preparations from different regions of stomatogastric neurons to screen a range of selective calcium channel blockers. The two preparations were isolated cell bodies in cultu...

Oxidation of different types of 1,4-dihydropyridines with diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPP) and benzoyl peroxide (Bz2O2) as free radical oxidizing agents to pyridine derivatives is reported and a mechanism for this oxidation is also proposed.