Akira Takahara1,*, Hideki Dohmoto1, Ryota Yoshimoto1,
Atsushi Sugiyama2 and Keitaro Hashimoto2
1Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.,
1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan
2Department of Pharmacology, Yamanashi Medical University, Tamaho-cho,
Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
*Corresponding author. FAX: +81-44-210-5875
E-mail: akira_takahara@ajinomoto.com
Abstract: Cardiovascular effects of a new Ca2+ channel
blocker AH-1058, 4-(5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)-1-[(E)-3-(3-methoxy-2-nitro)phenyl-2-propenyl]piperidine
hydrochloride, were assessed in conscious dogs using a new telemetry system.
AH-1058 (0.03, 0.1 and 0.3 mg/kg, i.v.) reduced systolic blood pressure
and the maximal upstroke velocity of the left ventricular pressure and increased
the heart rate in a dose-dependent manner without affecting the diastolic
blood pressure; each of these responses lasted for several hours. These
results support the previous knowledge that AH-1058 is a long-lasting cardiodepressive
drug. The telemetry system provided important information for predicting
favorable clinical effects of AH-1058.
Keywords: AH-1058, Ca2+ channel blocker, Cardiovascular action
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