"Nifedipine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A potent vasodilator agent with calcium antagonistic action. It is a useful anti-anginal agent that also lowers blood pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D009543
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.540
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nifedipine" by people in Profiles.
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Gestational weight gain among gravidae with hypertension receiving labetalol versus nifedipine. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2022 06; 28:121-122.
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Identification of the hypertension drug niflumic acid as a glycine receptor inhibitor. Sci Rep. 2020 08 19; 10(1):13999.
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Intravenous labetalol versus oral nifedipine for acute hypertension in pregnancy: effects on cerebral perfusion pressure. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 09; 223(3):441.e1-441.e8.
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Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalised adults: a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis of a calcium channel blocker (nifedipine) and an alpha-blocker (tamsulosin) (the SUSPEND trial). Health Technol Assess. 2015 Aug; 19(63):vii-viii, 1-171.
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Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2015 Jul 25; 386(9991):341-9.
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Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalized adults (SUSPEND), a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of a calcium-channel blocker (nifedipine) and an a-blocker (tamsulosin): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Jun 20; 15:238.
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Prematurity prevention: the role of acute tocolysis. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Apr; 21(2):136-41.
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CPU0213, a non-selective ETA/ETB receptor antagonist, improves pulmonary arteriolar remodeling of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2009 Feb; 36(2):169-75.
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Human stanniocalcin-1 blocks TNF-alpha-induced monolayer permeability in human coronary artery endothelial cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 May; 28(5):906-12.
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[The effect of Ca2+ channel blocker on insulin secretion in rat pancreatic islet cells]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2004 Jan; 43(1):29-32.