Sentences with phrase «of calcium channel blockers»

Gingival hyperplasia may also be associated with the use of calcium channel blockers (used to treat cardiovascular disease) and phenytoin derivatives (used to control seizures), though these medications are used far less frequently than cyclosporine in veterinary patients.

Of these, SLC24A4 and CACNA1H are potential candidate genes for BP regulation, and the latter is a drug target for a class of calcium channel blockers.

Not exact matches

Seven of 10 mice exposed to the virus and inoculated with Zoloft one hour later survived, as did all 10 given Vascor, a calcium channel blocker also called bepridil.

For example, UT Southwestern's program was one of the first to use anti-lymphocyte antibodies to prevent and treat rejection; calcium channel blockers to improve the early function of transplanted kidneys; and molecular biology to better match donor kidneys with the patients who need them.

Objective To determine whether treatment with a calcium channel blocker or an angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitor lowers the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) or other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events vs treatment with a diuretic.

For instance, during their last month of life, a large proportion of older adults used platelet antiaggregants (45 %), beta - blockers (41 %), ACE inhibitors (21 %), vasodilators (17 %), statins (16 %), calcium channel blockers (15 %), or potassium - sparing agents (12 %).

A large observational study found that use of short - acting calcium channel blockers (CCBs) for hypertension is associated with increased incidence of pancreatic cancer among postmenopausal women, when compared with the use of other types of antihypertensive medication and never - use of such agents.

Other confounding factors including demographic data, cognitive status, vitality, mood, physical performance, and use of medication (cholinesterase inhibitors, calcium channel blockers [CCBs], diuretics, alpha blockers and anticholinergic drugs) were assessed.

Competitive pathway analysis implicated the biological processes of neurogenesis and synaptic regulation, as well as the gene targets of two pharmacologic agents: cinnarizine, a T - type calcium channel blocker, and LY97241, a potassium channel inhibitor.

Whilst this work is still at an early stage, it shows the potential of using calcium channel blockers to target immune system activity to combat this type of disease.

Which is a calcium channel blocker, which again, magnesium kind of does the same thing, FYI.

Some of the biggest offenders are allergy and asthma drugs, antidepressants, opiate pain killers such as codeine, and the calcium channel blocker drugs used to treat heart disease.

But, of equal importance is, research out of the Baylor College of Medicine that has determined some of these drugs — like calcium channel blockers (CCBs)-- can raise the risk of pancreatic cancer in menopausal women.

There are several types (classes) of blood - pressure lowering drugs that are commonly used including Beta blockers, ACE inhibitors and Calcium channel blockers.

It is a calcium antagonist and voltage - dependent blocker of the N - methyl - D - aspartate channel which regulates the flow of calcium into the neuron [26].

Statin drugs, calcium channel blockers, and psychiatric drugs are some of the medications that commonly interact with grapefruit.