Amlodipine reduces AngII-induced aortic aneurysms and atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic mice.

The purpose of this study was to determine effects of amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, on development of angiotensin II (AngII)-induced vascular pathologies.Male LDL receptor -/- mice were infused with vehicle, amlodipine (5 mg/kg/d), AngII (1,000 ng/kg/min), or AngII + amlodip...

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Main Authors: Xiaofeng Chen, Debra L Rateri, Deborah A Howatt, Anju Balakrishnan, Jessica J Moorleghen, Andrew J Morris, Richard Charnigo, Lisa A Cassis, Alan Daugherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3828247?pdf=render