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Hajdys J, Fularski P, Leszto K, Majchrowicz G, Stabrawa M, Młynarska E, Rysz J, Franczyk B. New Insights into the Nephroprotective Potential of Lercanidipine. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14048. [PMID: 37762350 PMCID: PMC10531189 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Kidneys are responsible for many crucial biological processes in the human body, including maintaining the water-electrolyte balance, pH, and blood pressure (BP), along with the elimination of toxins. Despite this, chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects more and more people, is a disease that develops insidiously without causing any symptoms at first. The main purpose of this article is to summarize the existing literature on lercanidipine, with a particular focus on its nephroprotective properties. Lercanidipine is a third-generation dihydropyridine (DHP) blocker of calcium channels, and as such it possesses unique qualities such as high lipophilicity and high vascular selectivity. Furthermore, it acts by reversibly inhibiting L-type and T-type calcium channels responsible for exerting positive renal effects. It has been shown to reduce tissue inflammation and tubulointerstitial fibrosis, contributing to a decrease in proteinuria. Moreover, it exhibited antioxidative effects and increased expression of molecules responsible for repairing damaged tissues. It also decreased cell proliferation, preventing thickening of the vascular lumen. This article summarizes studies simultaneously comparing the effect of lercanidipine with other antihypertensive drugs. There is still a lack of studies on the medications used in patients with CKD, and an even greater lack of studies on those used in patients with concomitant hypertension. Therefore, further studies on lercanidipine and its potential in hypertensive patients with coexisting CKD are required.
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- Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Ul. Żeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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Repin IA, Loebenberg R, DiBella J, Conceição ACL, Minas da Piedade ME, Ferraz HG, Issa MG, Bou-Chacra NA, Ermida CFM, de Araujo GLB. Exploratory Study on Lercanidipine Hydrochloride Polymorphism: pH-Dependent Solubility Behavior and Simulation of its Impact on Pharmacokinetics. AAPS PharmSciTech 2021; 22:54. [PMID: 33475891 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-021-01923-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This work describes an exploratory experimental and in silico study of the influence of polymorphism, particle size, and physiology on the pharmacokinetics of lercanidipine hydrochloride (LHC). Equilibrium and kinetic solubility studies were performed on LHC forms I and II, as a function of pH and buffer composition. GastroPlus® was used to evaluate the potential effect of solubility differences due to polymorphism, particle size, and physiological conditions, on the drug pharmacokinetics. The results indicated that solubilities of LHC polymorphs are strongly dependent on the composition and pH of the buffer media. The concentration ratio (CI/CII) is particularly large for chloride buffer (CI/CII = 3.3-3.9) and exhibits a slightly decreasing tendency with the pH increase for all other buffers. Based on solubility alone, a higher bioavailability of form I might be expected. However, exploratory PBPK simulations suggested that (i) under usual fasted (pH 1.3) and fed (pH 4.9) gastric conditions, the two polymorphs have similar bioavailability, regardless of the particle size; (ii) at high gastric pH in the fasted state (e.g., pH 3.0), the bioavailability of form II can be considerably lower than that of form I, unless the particle size is < 20 μm. This study demonstrates the importance of investigating the effect of the buffer nature when evaluating the solubility of ionizable polymorphic substances. It also showcases the benefits of using PBPK simulations, to assess the risk and pharmacokinetic relevance of different solubility and particle size between crystal forms, for diverse physiological conditions.
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Lee AR, Seo MJ, Kim J, Lee DM, Kim IY, Yoon MJ, Hoon H, Choi KS. Lercanidipine Synergistically Enhances Bortezomib Cytotoxicity in Cancer Cells via Enhanced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Mitochondrial Ca 2+ Overload. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20246112. [PMID: 31817163 PMCID: PMC6941136 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20246112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The proteasome inhibitor (PI), bortezomib (Btz), is effective in treating multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma, but not solid tumors. In this study, we show for the first time that lercanidipine (Ler), an antihypertensive drug, enhances the cytotoxicity of various PIs, including Btz, carfilzomib, and ixazomib, in many solid tumor cell lines by inducing paraptosis, which is accompanied by severe vacuolation derived from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria. We found that Ler potentiates Btz-mediated ER stress and ER dilation, possibly due to misfolded protein accumulation, in MDA-MB 435S cells. In addition, the combination of Btz and Ler triggers mitochondrial Ca2+ overload, critically contributing to mitochondrial dilation and subsequent paraptotic events, including mitochondrial membrane potential loss and ER dilation. Taken together, our results suggest that a combined regimen of PI and Ler may effectively kill cancer cells via structural and functional perturbations of the ER and mitochondria.
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- A Reum Lee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea; (A.R.L.); (M.J.S.); (J.K.); (D.M.L.); (I.Y.K.); (M.J.Y.)
- Department of Biomedical Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea; (A.R.L.); (M.J.S.); (J.K.); (D.M.L.); (I.Y.K.); (M.J.Y.)
- Department of Biomedical Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea; (A.R.L.); (M.J.S.); (J.K.); (D.M.L.); (I.Y.K.); (M.J.Y.)
- Department of Biomedical Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea; (A.R.L.); (M.J.S.); (J.K.); (D.M.L.); (I.Y.K.); (M.J.Y.)
- Department of Biomedical Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea; (A.R.L.); (M.J.S.); (J.K.); (D.M.L.); (I.Y.K.); (M.J.Y.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea; (A.R.L.); (M.J.S.); (J.K.); (D.M.L.); (I.Y.K.); (M.J.Y.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea;
- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea; (A.R.L.); (M.J.S.); (J.K.); (D.M.L.); (I.Y.K.); (M.J.Y.)
- Department of Biomedical Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-31-219-4552, Fax: +82-31-219-5059
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Grassi G, Robles NR, Seravalle G, Fici F. Lercanidipine in the Management of Hypertension: An Update. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2017; 8:155-165. [PMID: 29472747 PMCID: PMC5820745 DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_34_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Calcium channel blockers (CCBs), particularly dihydropyridine-CCBs, (DHP-CCBs), have an established role in antihypertensive therapy, either as monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive drugs. Two hundred and fifty-one papers published in PubMed in English between January 1, 1990, and October 31, 2016, were identified using the keyword "lercanidipine." Lercanidipine is a lipophilic third-generation DHP-CCB, characterized by high vascular selectivity and persistence in the smooth muscle cell membranes. Lercanidipine is devoid of sympathetic activation, and unlike the first and second generation of DHP-CCBs, it dilates both the afferent and the efferent glomerular arteries, while preserving the intraglomerular pressure. In addition, lercanidipine prevents renal damage induced by angiotensin II and demonstrates anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-atherogenic properties through an increasing bioavailability of endothelial nitric oxide. It is associated with a regression of microvascular structural modifications in hypertensive patients. The efficacy of lercanidipine has been demonstrated in patients with different degrees of hypertension, in the young and elderly and in patients with isolated systolic hypertension. In patients with diabetes and renal impairment, lercanidipine displays a renal protection with a significant decrease of microalbuminuria and improvement of creatinine clearance. Lercanidipine is well tolerated and is associated with a very low rate of adverse events, particularly ankle edema, compared with amlodipine and nifedipine. In conclusion, lercanidipine produces a sustained blood pressure-lowering activity with a high rate of responder/normalized patients, associated with a favorable tolerability profile.
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- Guido Grassi
- Clinica Medica of the University of Milano-Bicocca and IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy
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- San Luca Hospital, Italian Auxological Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Clinica Medica of the University of Milano-Bicocca and IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy
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Cheng KH, Cheng KC, Cheng KY, Yang YH, Lee CW, Lai WT. Long-term outcomes of lercanidipine versus other calcium channel blockers in newly diagnosed hypertension: a nationwide cohort study. Curr Med Res Opin 2017; 33:1111-1117. [PMID: 28300435 DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2017.1307817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) have been proved to have beneficial effects on cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, especially in stroke. Lercanidipine, a highly lipophilic CCB, lacks data regarding long-term outcomes including: CV, stroke, renal and all-cause mortality. This retrospective cohort study aims to clarify this. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 144,630 newly diagnosed hypertension (HTN) patients (age: 18-65 years) in 2005 from the Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database were enrolled in this observational study. A pure hypertension population was fetched by excluding all chronic diseases in the Charlson Comorbidities Index. Patients were stratified into the lercanidipine group (n = 1303) and the propensity-score-matched comparative group (nifedipine, amlodipine or felodipine, n = 15,301). RESULTS Compared to other CCBs, lercanidipine didn't have a significant difference on the study endpoints. In individual head-to-head comparisons, lercanidipine was shown to be superior to nifedipine in incident stroke with an adjusted HR with 95% CI of 0.526 (0.347-0.797) (p = .0025). The key limitations were that personal variables, such as smoking habits, alcohol intake, body mass index and physical activity and blood pressure profiles were not available in the nationwide registry database. CONCLUSION In newly diagnosed patients with hypertension, lercanidipine was superior to nifedipine in the six-year period when the analyzed endpoint was stroke.
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- Kai-Hung Cheng
- a Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
- b Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine , Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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- c Department of Ophthalmology , Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
- d Department of Ophthalmology , Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-kang Hospital , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
- j Department of Optometry , Shu-Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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- e Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery , Ministry of Health and Welfare Pingtung Hospital , Pingtung , Taiwan
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- f School of Pharmacy , Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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- g Division of Comparative Medicine , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , MA , USA
- h Department of Pathology , Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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- i Department of Internal Medicine , Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
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Antza C, Stabouli S, Kotsis V. Combination therapy with lercanidipine and enalapril in the management of the hypertensive patient: an update of the evidence. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2016; 12:443-451. [PMID: 27895487 PMCID: PMC5118038 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s91020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hypertension is an important risk factor for premature death as it increases the probability of stroke, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. Antihypertensive drugs can decrease cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. The majority of hypertensive patients need more than one antihypertensive agent to attain blood pressure (BP) targets. Monotherapy can effectively reduce BP only in 20%–40% of patients. Multiple mechanisms including increased peripheral vascular resistance, increased cardiac work, and hypervolemia are involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Targeting multiple pathways may more potently reduce BP. Increasing the dose of a single agent in many cases does not provide the expected BP-lowering effect because the underlying mechanism of the BP increase is either different or already corrected with the lower dose. Moreover, drugs acting on different pathways may have synergistic effects and thus better control hypertension. It is well known that diuretics enhance the actions of renin–angiotensin aldosterone system and activate it as a feedback to the reduced circulated blood volume. The addition of a renin–angiotensin aldosterone system blocker to a diuretic may more effectively reduce BP because the system is upregulated. Reducing the maximal dose of an agent may also reduce possible side effects if they are dose dependent. The increased prevalence of peripheral edema with higher doses of calcium channel blockers (CCBs) is reduced when renin–angiotensin aldosterone system blockers are added to CCBs through vein dilation. The effectiveness of the combination of enalapril with lercanidipine in reducing BP, the safety profile, and the use of the combination of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors with CCBs in clinical trials with excellent CV hard end point outcomes make this combination a promising therapy in the treatment of hypertension.
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- Christina Antza
- Hypertension Center, Third Department of Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital
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- First Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Hypertension Center, Third Department of Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital
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Effects on office and home blood pressure of the lercanidipine-enalapril combination in patients with Stage 2 hypertension: a European randomized, controlled clinical trial. J Hypertens 2015; 32:1700-7; discussion 1707. [PMID: 24906174 PMCID: PMC4166043 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combinations of lercanidipine (L) and enalapril (E) at different doses on office and home blood pressure (BP) in patients with Stage 2 hypertension. STUDY DESIGN This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, factorial study conducted in 100 centres from seven countries. Patients with office DBP 100-109 mmHg and home DBP at least 85 mmHg at the end of a 2-week placebo run-in period were randomized to a 10-week treatment with placebo, L (10 or 20 mg), E (10 or 20 mg) or the four L-E combinations. The efficacy parameters were office DBP at trough (primary), SBP at trough and home SBP and DBP. Office BP was measured at each visit in both the sitting and the standing position, while home BP was measured twice in the morning and twice in the evening for at least 3 days before treatment and at study end. Safety parameters included adverse events, laboratory tests and 12-lead ECG. RESULTS A total of 1039 patients were randomized (48% men, mean age 54 years, mean BMI 30 kg/m, 40% obese patients). Baseline BP was similar in all groups and lower for home than for office values (149/95 and 159/103 mmHg, respectively). A marked placebo effect was observed on office but not on home BP. Combination therapy was superior to placebo at all doses for both office and home BP. The greatest effect was observed in the L20/E20 group, in which the SBP/DBP fall amounted to -19.2/-15.2 and -13.2/-7.5 mmHg for sitting office and home BP, respectively. Similar reductions were observed on standing office BP. The L20/E20 combination was associated with less cough, palpitations and leg oedema than monotherapies, with no increased rate of dizziness or hypotension. CONCLUSION In Stage 2 hypertension, a fixed-dose combination of L and E ensures a control of both office and out-of-office BP, with a favourable tolerability profile.
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Derosa G, Bonaventura A, Romano D, Bianchi L, Fogari E, D'Angelo A, Maffioli P. Effects of enalapril/lercanidipine combination on some emerging biomarkers in cardiovascular risk stratification in hypertensive patients. J Clin Pharm Ther 2014; 39:277-85. [DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- G. Derosa
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics; University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo; Pavia Italy
- Center for the Study of Endocrine-Metabolic Pathophysiology and Clinical Research; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics; University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics; University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics; University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics; University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics; University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics; University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo; Pavia Italy
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Minushkina LO. COMBINATION THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LERCANIDIPINE AND ENALAPRIL COMBINATION. КАРДИОВАСКУЛЯРНАЯ ТЕРАПИЯ И ПРОФИЛАКТИКА 2013. [DOI: 10.15829/1728-8800-2013-5-75-80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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This review presents the evidence on the benefits of fixed-dose combination therapy for arterial hypertension management. The focus is on the combination of a third-generation dihydropyridine calcium antagonist lercanidipine and an ACE inhibitor enalapril. Lercanidipine is characterised by high vascular selectivity and lipophilicity, good antihypertensive effectiveness, and prolonged, gradually developing therapeutic effects. Literature data on the effectiveness of the lercanidipine-enalapril combination are presented. This combination facilitates a marked reduction in blood pressure levels, which is particularly relevant for elderly patients and patients with diabetes mellitus or obesity. The combination of pharmacologic effects of lercanidipine and enalapril provides additional benefits in terms of organ protection and reduction of adverse effects of the antihypertensive treatment.
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- L. O. Minushkina
- Medical Education and Research Centre, RF President Administration, Moscow
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Borghi C, Cicero AFG. Rationale for the Use of a Fixed-Dose Combination in the Management of Hypertension. Clin Drug Investig 2012; 30:843-54. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03256912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bansal R, Jain P, Calle C, Carron R, Pemberton K, Harvey AL. Synthesis of a New Series of 4-Aryl-1,4-Dihydropyridines with Calcium Channel Blocking and Vasodilatory Activity. Med Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-011-9600-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Borghi C, Santi F. Fixed combination of lercanidipine and enalapril in the management of hypertension: focus on patient preference and adherence. Patient Prefer Adherence 2012; 6:449-55. [PMID: 22791982 PMCID: PMC3393122 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s23232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Hypertension is one of the most important and widespread risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease. Once, combination therapy was traditionally reserved as a third-line or fourth-line approach in the management of hypertension. However, several major intervention trials in high-risk patient populations have shown that an average of 2-4 antihypertensive agents are required to achieve effective blood pressure control. Combination treatment should be considered as a first choice in patients at high cardiovascular risk and in individuals for whom blood pressure is markedly above the hypertension threshold (eg, more than 20 mmHg systolic or 10 mmHg diastolic), or when milder degrees of blood pressure elevation are associated with multiple risk factors, subclinical organ damage, diabetes, renal failure, or associated cardiovascular disease. A number of clinical trials have demonstrated that a fixed combination of lercanidipine and enalapril has better efficacy and tolerability than monotherapy with either agents. The fixed-dose formulation of lercanidipine-enalapril was well tolerated in all clinical trials, with an adverse event rate similar to that of the component drugs as monotherapy. The advantages of combination therapy include improved adherence to therapy and minimization of blood pressure variability. In addition, combining two antihypertensive agents with different mechanisms of action may provide greater protection against major cardiovascular events and the development of end-organ damage.
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- Correspondence: Francesca Santi, Internal Medicine, Aging and Kidney, Disease Department, University of Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna 40138, Italy, Fax +39 05 1390 646, Tel +39 05 1636 2212, Email
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Effet hypotenseur d’un extrait aqueux de Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Waterman (Rutaceae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10298-010-0587-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Borghi C, Cicero AFG. Rationale for the use of a fixed-dose combination in the management of hypertension: efficacy and tolerability of lercanidipine/enalapril. Clin Drug Investig 2010. [PMID: 20923243 DOI: 10.2165/11584470-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Hypertension, a significant factor in the development of cerebrovascular disorders, heart disease and renal failure, is a common disorder worldwide. Despite the availability of a wide range of antihypertensive agents, almost two-thirds of hypertensive patients have poorly controlled blood pressure (BP). Numerous clinical trials have shown that most patients require at least two antihypertensive agents to achieve adequate BP control and associated significant reductions in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Combination therapy using two drugs with different, complementary mechanisms of action achieves better efficacy and tolerability outcomes than treatment with either component drug alone. When such a combination is administered as a fixed-dose formulation, other benefits, such as improved compliance and potentially lower costs, are also likely. The good efficacy and tolerability of the combination of a calcium channel antagonist and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor is well established, and this combination is recommended by European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology guidelines as a first choice in high-risk hypertensive patients, including those with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Lercanidipine/enalapril is a promising example of a fixed-dose combination of these drug classes. In clinical trials in hypertensive patients, including those with type 2 diabetes, lercanidipine/enalapril improved BP to a greater extent than either drug as monotherapy (in patients who were previous non-responders to lercanidipine or enalapril) or the combination of lercanidipine/hydrochlorothiazide, and was equally well tolerated. Further studies are required to evaluate the cardiovascular protective effects of lercanidipine/enalapril.
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- Claudio Borghi
- Hypertension Research Unit, Internal Medicine, Aging and Kidney Disease Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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Estudio de farmacovigilancia con lercanidipino. Datos del estudio ZANyCONTROL. HIPERTENSION Y RIESGO VASCULAR 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1889-1837(09)71435-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Barrios V, Escobar C, Echarri R. Fixed combinations in the management of hypertension: perspectives on lercanidipine-enalapril. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2009; 4:847-53. [PMID: 19066001 PMCID: PMC2597757 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s3421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Although achieving blood pressure (BP) control is critical to improve cardiovascular prognosis in hypertensive patients, many of them fail to achieve BP goals. The majority of hypertensive patients need more than one antihypertensive agent to attain BP targets. Combination therapy is required when monotherapy fails to attain BP objectives and as a first-line treatment in certain situations, such as markedly elevated BP values, when lower targets are required in high or very high cardiovascular risk patients. The advantages of combination therapy are well documented, with an increased antihypertensive efficacy as a result of the simultaneous inhibition of different mechanisms of action and with a lesser incidence of adverse events, because of the possible compensatory responses and the lower doses used. Calcium channel blockers are effective drugs in the treatment of hypertension. The efficacy of lercanidipine has been evaluated in several noncomparative and in comparative studies showing a great efficacy with a good tolerability. On the other hand, the inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system appears to be very beneficial in the treatment of patients with hypertension. Enalapril is an effective and well tolerated angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. Although there are several fixed-combination drugs, the combination lercanidipine plus enalapril appears to be one of the most promising therapies in the treatment of hypertension. The aim of this manuscript is to update the published data about the efficacy and safety of this fixed combination.
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- Vivencio Barrios
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
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Barrios V, Escobar C, De La Figuera M, Llisterri JL, Honorato J, Segura J, Calderón A. Tolerability of High Doses of Lercanidipine versus High Doses of Other Dihydropyridines in Daily Clinical Practice: The TOLERANCE Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 26:2-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-3466.2007.00035.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Barrios V, Escobar C, de la Figuera M, Honorato J, Llisterri JL, Segura J, Calderón A. High doses of lercanidipine are better tolerated than other dihydropyridines in hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome: results from the TOLERANCE study. Int J Clin Pract 2008; 62:723-8. [PMID: 18355238 PMCID: PMC2324939 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01736.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION The TOlerabilidad de LERcanidipino 20 mg frente a Amlodipino y Nifedipino en CondicionEs normales de uso study was aimed to compare the tolerability of high doses of lercanidipine with amlodipine and nifedipine gastro-intestinal therapeutic system (GITS) in the treatment of hypertension in daily clinical practice. PATIENTS/METHODS Essential hypertensives >or= 18 years, treated during at least 1 month with lercanidipine 20 mg, amlodipine 10 mg or nifedipine GITS 60 mg, after a previous treatment course of at least 1 month with half the dose of the corresponding drugs were included. We present the data of the subgroup of patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). RESULTS Three hundred and thirty-seven of the 650 study population fulfilled criteria of MetS, 233 (69.1%) on lercanidipine and 104 (30.9%) on amlodipine/nifedipine GITS. Overall, a significantly lower proportion of lercanidipine-treated patients showed adverse reactions (ARs) when compared with patients receiving other-dihydropyridines (DHPs) (60.1% vs. 73.1%, p = 0.003). Similarly, the most common vasodilation-related ARs (oedema, swelling, flushing and headache) were significantly less frequent in lercanidipine group (all p < 0.01). CONCLUSION In conclusion, lercanidipine appears to exhibit a better tolerability profile and less vasodilation-related ARs compared with other DHPs in hypertensive patients with MetS.
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- V Barrios
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
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Burnier M, Gasser UE. Efficacy and tolerability of lercanidipine in patients with hypertension: results of a Phase IV study in general practice. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2007; 8:2215-23. [PMID: 17927478 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.8.14.2215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Calcium antagonists are very effective drugs, recommended as first-line therapy in hypertension. However, their large use in clinical practice is often limited by a high incidence of peripheral oedema. Calcium antagonists of the third generation, such as lercanidipine, have been shown to be as effective as first- and second-generation calcium antagonists, while showing a better side-effect profile. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS The purpose of the present Phase IV study was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of lercanidipine in a large unselected population of hypertensive patients managed in private practice in Switzerland. A total of 504 physicians participated in this survey and 2199 patients were included. Treatment with lercanidipine was introduced at a dose of 10 mg and titration to 20 mg was optional according to the physician's decision. Evaluations of blood pressure control and tolerability were made after 4 and 8 weeks. RESULTS The results of the present study show that lercanidipine is an effective and well tolerated antihypertensive agent in newly treated hypertensive patients. In this group of patients, 63% reached the target blood pressure (< or = 140/90 mmHg) with lercanidipine alone. Lercanidipine is also an effective alternative in patients who are insufficiently controlled with another therapy, or in patients not tolerating other calcium channel blockers. Finally, lercanidipine is well-tolerated, with a very low rate of drop-out (1-2%) because of adverse events, and a low occurrence of peripheral oedema. CONCLUSION Lercanidipine is an effective and well tolerated calcium channel blocker of the third generation. This new calcium antagonist represents a very useful tool to improve blood pressure control in the community.
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- Michel Burnier
- University of Lausanne, Service de Néphrologie et Consultation d'Hypertension, Rue du Bugnon 17, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Barrios V, Escobar C, Navarro Á, Calderón A, Ruilope LM. Antihypertensive effectiveness of lercanidipine administered using an electronic pillbox compared with usual care in a cohort of mild-to-moderately hypertensive patients: the ELECTRA study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.2217/14750708.4.4.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Imming P, Sinning C, Meyer A. Drugs, their targets and the nature and number of drug targets. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2006; 5:821-34. [PMID: 17016423 DOI: 10.1038/nrd2132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 493] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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What is a drug target? And how many such targets are there? Here, we consider the nature of drug targets, and by classifying known drug substances on the basis of the discussed principles we provide an estimation of the total number of current drug targets.
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- Peter Imming
- Institut für Pharmazie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany.
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Barrios V, Escobar C, Navarro A, Barrios L, Navarro-Cid J, Calderón A. Lercanidipine is an effective and well tolerated antihypertensive drug regardless the cardiovascular risk profile: The LAURA study. Int J Clin Pract 2006; 60:1364-70. [PMID: 17073834 PMCID: PMC1636683 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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To determine whether the antihypertensive effectiveness of lercanidipine was independent of the different cardiovascular risk levels. Patients with treated or untreated mild-to-moderate essential hypertension were included in a multicentre, prospective, non-comparative, open-label study. Patients received lercanidipine (10 mg/day, uptitrated to 20 mg/day) during 6 months. A total of 3175 patients, age 63 +/- 10 years, 51% women, were included. The cardiovascular risk was low in 237 patients, medium in 1396, high in 722, and very high in 820. At baseline, blood pressure (BP) was 159.5 +/- 11.7/95.2 +/- 7.4 mmHg. BP was progressively higher according to increase in cardiovascular risk. After 6 months of treatment, BP was 136.0 +/- 9.7/79.7 +/- 6.8 mmHg. The decrease in systolic BP and diastolic BP at each follow-up visit compared with baseline was statistically significant both in the intergroup and intragroup comparisons (p < 0.001). Mean decreases of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were -18.5/-13.8 mmHg in the low risk group, -23/-15.2 mmHg in the medium risk group, -24.4/-16.1 mmHg in the high risk group, and -27.4/-17.4 mmHg in the very high risk group. Most frequent side effects were oedema (5.1%), headache (3.3%), flushes (2.5%), and asthenia (1%). Only 1.7% of patients discontinued antihypertensive medication because of adverse events. Tolerability of lercanidipine was independent of the cardiovascular risk group. Lercanidipine was effective and well-tolerated in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension in the daily practice. The effectiveness and safety of the drug were independent of the degree of cardiovascular risk.
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- V Barrios
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
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Sonkusare S, Srinivasan K, Kaul C, Ramarao P. Effect of donepezil and lercanidipine on memory impairment induced by intracerebroventricular streptozotocin in rats. Life Sci 2005; 77:1-14. [PMID: 15848214 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2004] [Accepted: 10/23/2004] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of streptozotocin (STZ) causes cognitive impairment in rats. ICV STZ is known to impair cholinergic neurotransmission by decreasing choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) levels, glucose and energy metabolism in brain and synthesis of acetyl CoA. However, no reports are available regarding the cholinesterase inhibitors in this model. In aging brain, reduced energy metabolism increases glutamate release, which is blocked by L-type calcium channel blockers. These calcium channel blockers have shown beneficial effects on learning and memory in various models of cognitive impairment. The present study was designed to investigate the influence of chronic administration of donepezil (cholinesterase inhibitor, 1 and 3 mg/kg) and lercanidipine (L-type calcium channel blocker, 0.3 and 1 mg/kg) on cognitive impairment in male Sprague-Dawley rats injected twice with ICV STZ (3 mg/kg) bilaterally on days 1 and 3. ICV STZ injected rats developed a severe deficit in learning and memory indicated by deficits in passive avoidance paradigm and elevated plus maze as compared to control rats. Cholinesterase activity in brain was significantly increased in ICV STZ injected rats. Donepezil dose-dependently inhibited cholinesterase activity and improved performance in memory tests at both the doses. Lercanidipine (0.3 mg/kg) showed significant improvement in memory. When administered together, the effect of combination of these two drugs on memory and cholinesterase activity was higher than that obtained with either of the drugs when used alone.
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- Swapnil Sonkusare
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar 160062, Punjab, India
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UNLABELLED Lercanidipine (Zanidip) is a vasoselective dihydropyridine calcium channel antagonist that causes systemic vasodilation by blocking the influx of calcium ions through L-type calcium channels in cell membranes. It is a highly lipophilic drug that exhibits a slower onset and longer duration of action than other calcium channel antagonists. Furthermore, lercanidipine may have antiatherogenic activity unrelated to its antihypertensive effect. In two large, nonblind, noncomparative studies involving approximately 16 000 patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension, systolic blood pressure (BP) [SBP] and diastolic BP (DBP) were significantly reduced after 12 weeks' treatment with lercanidipine 10-20 mg/day. Furthermore, in the largest study, 64% of patients were responders (DBP <90 mm Hg) after 12 weeks of treatment and an additional 32% had their BP normalised (BP <140/90 mm Hg). In comparative trials, lercanidipine 10-20 mg/day was as effective as nifedipine slow release (SR) 20-40 mg twice daily, amlodipine 10 mg/day, felodipine 10-20 mg/day, nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system (GITS) 30-60 mg once daily or verapamil SR 240 mg/day at reducing SBP and DBP in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension after 2-16 weeks of therapy. In addition, 4 weeks of lercanidipine therapy (10 mg/day) was as effective as captopril 25mg twice daily, atenolol 50 mg/day or hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg/day. Lercanidipine 5-30 mg/day effectively decreased BP in elderly patients (aged >60 years) with mild-to-moderate hypertension or isolated systolic hypertension to the same extent as amlodipine 5-10 mg/day, nifedipine GITS 30-60 mg/day or lacidipine 2-4 mg/day after 24-26 weeks of therapy. In addition, a limited number of studies suggest that lercanidipine may have antihypertensive efficacy in patients with severe or resistant hypertension, in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and in postmenopausal women with mild-to-moderate essential hypertension. Lercanidipine is well tolerated, with most treatment-emergent events related to vasodilation. Common adverse events included headache, flushing and peripheral oedema. Importantly, the incidence of vasodilatory oedema was significantly lower in patients receiving lercanidipine than in those receiving some other calcium channel antagonists. CONCLUSION Once-daily lercanidipine is an effective and well tolerated antihypertensive agent in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension.
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- Lynne M Bang
- Adis International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Cherubini A, Fabris F, Ferrari E, Cucinotta D, Antonelli Incalzi R, Senin U. Comparative effects of lercanidipine, lacidipine, and nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system on blood pressure and heart rate in elderly hypertensive patients: the ELderly and LErcanidipine (ELLE) study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2004; 37:203-12. [PMID: 14511846 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4943(03)00047-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This study was conducted to compare the antihypertensive efficacy and safety of lercanidipine with those of lacidipine and nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic systems in patients aged 65 years or above with mild-to-moderate hypertension. Patients were randomized to receive lercanidipine 5 mg, lacidipine 2 mg, or nifedipine 30 mg for 24 weeks. After 2 weeks, the dose was doubled in non-responding patients. At 24 weeks, blood pressure was significantly reduced in the three treatment groups. The decrease in systolic blood pressure was similar in all three groups. The decrease in diastolic blood pressure in the lercanidipine group (-18.3 mmHg) was comparable to that in the nifedipine group (-17.7 mmHg), but exceeded that in the lacidipine group (-16.6 mmHg). The incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) was lowest in the lercanidipine group (19.4%) compared with the nifedipine group (28.4%) and the lacidipine group (27.1%). In particular, edema was least frequent in the lercanidipine group (2.8%) compared with the lacidipine group (7.5%) and the nifedipine group (10.1%). These data demonstrate that lercanidipine is effective in lowering blood pressure in older adult hypertensive patients while maintaining a superior tolerability and safety profile.
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- Antonio Cherubini
- Sezione di Gerontologia e Geriatria, Perugia University Medical School, Via Brunamonti, Policlino Monteluce, I-06122, Perugia, Italy.
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Valoración de la eficacia de lercanidipino en el tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial ligera-moderada de pacientes mayores y menores de 65 años. HIPERTENSION Y RIESGO VASCULAR 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s1889-1837(04)71508-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Romito R, Pansini MI, Perticone F, Antonelli G, Pitzalis M, Rizzon P. Comparative effect of lercanidipine, felodipine, and nifedipine GITS on blood pressure and heart rate in patients with mild to moderate arterial hypertension: the Lercanidipine in Adults (LEAD) Study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2003; 5:249-53. [PMID: 12939564 PMCID: PMC8101891 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2003.01960.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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This multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group study compared the effects of three dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (lercanidipine, felodipine, and nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system) on blood pressure and heart rate in 250 patients with mild to moderate hypertension (diastolic blood pressure > or =95 and 109 mm Hg). Patients were randomized to 4 weeks of treatment with once-daily doses of lercanidipine 10 mg, felodipine 10 mg, or nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system 30 mg. After 4 weeks of treatment, the dose was doubled in nonresponding patients. At 8 weeks, no significant differences in blood pressure were observed among the three groups. Increases in heart rate in all three groups induced by stressful conditions before and after treatment were not exacerbated during active treatment. The incidence of adverse drug reactions was lower in the lercanidipine and nifedipine groups than in the felodipine group (p<0.05); in particular, the incidence of edema for lercanidipine was 5.5% vs. 13% for felodipine and 6.6% for nifedipine.
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- Roberta Romito
- Sezione di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Dipartimento di Metodologia Clinica e Tecnologie Medico-Chirurgiche, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Aouam K, Berdeaux A. De la première à la quatrième génération de dihydropyridines : vers une meilleure efficacité et une meilleure tolérance. Therapie 2003; 58:333-9. [PMID: 14679672 DOI: 10.2515/therapie:2003051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Dihydropyridines are among the most widely used drugs for the management of cardiovascular disease. Introduced in the 1960s, dihydropyridines have undergone several changes to optimise their efficacy and safety. Four generations of dihydropyridines are now available. The first-generation (nicardipine) agents have proven efficacy against hypertension. However, because of their short duration and rapid onset of vasodilator action, these drugs were more likely to be associated with adverse effects. The pharmaceutical industry responded to this problem by designing slow-release preparations of the short-acting drugs. These new preparations (second generation) allowed better control of the therapeutic effect and a reduction in some adverse effects. Pharmacodynamic innovation with regard to the dihydropyridines began with the third-generation agents (amlodipine, nitrendipine). These drugs exhibit more stable pharmacokinetics, are less cardioselective and, consequently, well tolerated in patients with heart failure. Highly lipophilic dihydropyridines are now available (lercanidipine, lacidipine). These fourth-generation agents provide a real degree of therapeutic comfort in terms of stable activity, a reduction in adverse effects and a broad therapeutic spectrum, especially in myocardial ischaemia and potentially in congestive heart failure.
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- Karim Aouam
- Département de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, INSERM E 00.01, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Borghi C, Prandin MG, Dormi A, Ambrosioni E. Improved tolerability of the dihydropyridine calcium-channel antagonist lercanidipine: the lercanidipine challenge trial. Blood Press 2003; 1:14-21. [PMID: 12800983 DOI: 10.1080/08038020310000087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The objective of this 8-week open-label study was to compare the tolerability of lercanidipine, a dihydropyridine calcium-channel antagonist (CA), with that of other CAs in the treatment of hypertension. Subjects already taking amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system (GITS), or nitrendipine and experiencing CA-specific adverse effects (AEs) were switched to lercanidipine for 4 weeks and then rechallenged with their initial treatment for 4 weeks. Results showed that at comparable levels of BP, lercanidipine was associated with a significantly lower incidence of ankle edema, flushing, rash, headache and dizziness compared with other CAs (p < 0.001). After 4 weeks of lercanidipine, mean systolic blood pressure (SBP)/diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was 142.1/86.7 mmHg. After rechallenge with other CAs for 4 weeks, mean SBP/DBP was 141.1/86.7 mmHg. In this open-label study, lercanidipine compared with other CA seems to provide a significant improvement in tolerability with comparable antihypertensive effect.
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- Claudio Borghi
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Acanfora D, Trojano L, Gheorghiade M, Picone C, Papa A, Furgi G, Giuliano F, Maestri R, Rengo F. A randomized, double-blind comparison of 10 and 20 mg lercanidipine in patients with stable effort angina: effects on myocardial ischemia and heart rate variability. Am J Ther 2002; 9:444-53. [PMID: 12237738 DOI: 10.1097/00045391-200209000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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We evaluated the anti-ischemic action and the effects on autonomic function of lercanidipine, a long-acting dihydropyridine calcium antagonist, in 25 patients with stable effort angina in a randomized, double-blind, parallel trial. After a 2-week placebo run-in period, patients entered a 2-week treatment period with 10 or 20 mg of lercanidipine once daily. During the placebo run-in period and at the study end, the patients underwent clinical examination, electrocardiography, exercise tests, 24-hour Holter electrocardiography for long-term heart rate variability evaluation, and short-term spectral analysis of heart rate and systolic blood pressure variability and plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine levels at rest and during tilting. Results showed that time to onset of ST segment depression > or =1 mm was significantly increased by both drug doses. No significant change was recorded in the average hourly heart rate after treatment with both 10 and 20 mg of lercanidipine. During the 24-hour recordings, no significant change was observed in low-frequency power, high-frequency power, or low frequency/high frequency. In the standing position, there was a significant increase in plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine concentration in both groups, and no change in the supine position after 10 and 20 mg of lercanidipine. When considering short-term heart rate variability, no significant difference was observed in either treatment group in low frequency, high frequency, or their ratio on electrocardiographic R-R spectra. The blood pressure spectral component was also unchanged. In conclusion, lercanidipine is effective in reducing ischemia in patients with stable effort angina. Moreover, lercanidipine does not cause adrenergic activation, which is the main mechanism hypothesized to explain the negative effect on cardiovascular mortality assigned to short-acting dihydropyridine calcium antagonists.
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- Domenico Acanfora
- Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Institute of Care and Scientific Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Campoli-Telese, Telese T (BN), Italy
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Epstein M. Lercanidipine: a novel dihydropyridine calcium-channel blocker. HEART DISEASE (HAGERSTOWN, MD.) 2001; 3:398-407. [PMID: 11975824 DOI: 10.1097/00132580-200111000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) have been used for the treatment of hypertension for more than 20 years, and recent clinical trials support the efficacy and safety of long-acting dihydropyridine (DHP) CCBs for a wide spectrum of hypertensive patients, including diabetic hypertensive patients. DHP CCBs are effective agents overall and are particularly effective when used in combination with other agents. Lercanidipine is a novel DHP CCB effective for the treatment of mild-to-moderate hypertension. Compared with other DHP CCBs, lercanidipine has a molecular design that imparts greater solubility within the arterial cellular membrane bilayer, membrane-controlled kinetics, and a high cholesterol tolerance factor. These favorable membrane-controlled kinetics impart a gradual onset of vasodilation and a long duration of action. Further, the unique pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of lercanidipine appear to contribute to its efficacy and favorable safety profile. In clinical trials in the treatment of mild-to-moderate hypertension, lercanidipine was administered at a starting dose of 10 mg once daily, and increased to 20 mg once daily for nonresponders. Studies have shown that lercanidipine has a 24-hour antihypertensive effect and causes no significant increase in heart rate. Lercanidipine has been shown to be effective in a wide range of hypertensive patients, including mild-to-moderate hypertension, severe hypertension, the elderly, and those with isolated systolic hypertension. It is associated with a low rate of adverse events. Because of its efficacy and favorable safety profile, lercanidipine has the potential to improve blood pressure control in a wide range of patients, including those who have not responded to, or who have been unable to tolerate, other antihypertensive agents.
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- M Epstein
- Division of Nephrology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33125, USA.
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Cardiovascular safety of lercanidipine in patients with angina pectoris: a review of six randomized clinical trials. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0011-393x(01)80037-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Fogari R, Malamani GD, Zoppi A, Preti P, Vanasia A, Fogari E, Mugellini A. Comparative effect of lercanidipine and nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system on ankle volume and subcutaneous interstitial pressure in hypertensive patients: a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group study. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0011-393x(00)90012-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Lercanidipine is a vasoselective dihydropyridine calcium antagonist which causes systemic vasodilation by blocking the influx of calcium ions through L-type calcium channels in cell membranes. It is a highly lipophilic drug and as such has a slower onset and longer duration of action than a number of other calcium antagonists. Preclinical evidence suggests that lercanidipine has antiatherogenic potential and it may also protect against end-organ damage. In well controlled clinical studies, once daily administration of lercanidipine 10 or 20mg effectively reduced blood pressure (BP) compared with placebo in patients with mild to moderate hypertension without affecting heart rate. Response rate (percentage of patients with diastolic BP < or =90mm Hg or reduced by > or =10mm Hg from baseline) ranged from 50 to 66% with lercanidipine 10 mg/day and up to 86% with lercanidipine 20 mg/day. The drug had a long duration of action: clinical measurements for diastolic BP yielded a trough/peak ratio of >0.8 for both lercanidipine dosages in 1 study. Comparative trials, either published in full or as abstracts, found lercanidipine 10mg once daily for > or =4 weeks to be at least as effective as atenolol 50mg once daily, candesartan cilexetil 16 mg/day, captopril 25mg twice daily, enalapril 20 mg/day, hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg once daily, irbesartan 150 mg/day and slow release nifedipine 20mg twice daily in patients with mild to moderate hypertension. In addition, lercanidipine 20 mg/day was as effective as amlodipine 10 mg/day. Lercanidipine is effective in the treatment of elderly patients (aged 60 to 85 years) with mild to moderate essential hypertension and in those with isolated systolic hypertension. In addition, monotherapy with lercanidipine 20 or 40 mg/day has shown efficacy in patients with severe hypertension, and add-on therapy helped control BP in a large proportion of patients with severe hypertension not responding sufficiently to beta-blockers, diuretics or ACE inhibitors. Unpublished data indicate that the drug reduces blood pressure in patients with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus, without adversely affecting glucose homeostasis. Lercanidipine was well tolerated in clinical trials, with most treatment-related adverse events typical of dihydropyridine calcium antagonists, namely headache, flushing, dizziness and ankle oedema. CONCLUSIONS Lercanidipine is an effective and well tolerated once daily antihypertensive agent in patients with mild to moderate hypertension. In addition, the drug may reduce BP when used as monotherapy in patients with severe hypertension or when used adjunctively in patients with resistant hypertension. Importantly, lercanidipine appears to be at least as effective and well tolerated as other commonly used antihypertensive agents. The drug therefore represents a useful therapeutic option in the management of patients with hypertension and will be particularly useful in patients not responding to, or intolerant of, antihypertensive agents from other drug classes.
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Acanfora D, Gheorghiade M, Rotiroti D, Trojano L, Rengo G, Furgi G, Papa A, Picone C, Nicolino A, Odierna L, Rengo F. Acute dose-response, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of lercanidipine in patients with angina pectoris. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0011-393x(00)80016-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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