Lomerizine dihydrochloride is a voltage-dependent calcium channel blocker and selective cerebral vasodilator.
Lomerizine dihydrochloride is a voltage-dependent calcium channel blocker and selective cerebral vasodilator. It is one of the most selective calcium channel blockers for the CNS and cerebral arteries. It has been reported to inhibit both T-type and L-type Ca2+ currents in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons, to prevent glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in rat hippocampal primary cell cultures, and to exhibit protective effects in animal models of migraine, ischemia and hypoxia. In Japan, lomerizine has been used as the first-line prophylactic drug for migraines.
Secondary degeneration is a form of 'bystander' damage that can affect neural tissue both nearby and remote from an initial injury. Partial optic nerve transection is an excellent model in which to unequivocally differentiate events occurring during secondary degeneration from
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 48(24), 2141-2144 (2009-12-17)
Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) is a rare primary headache syndrome. The diagnostic criteria include attacks of unilateral orbital, supraorbital or temporal stabbing pain accompanied by one of the following: conjunctival injection and/or tearing, nasal
Journal of neurochemistry, 130(3), 455-466 (2014-04-11)
Excitotoxicity and disruption of Ca(2+) homeostasis have been implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and limiting Ca(2+) entry is protective in models of ALS caused by mutation of SOD1. Lomerizine, an antagonist of L- and T-type voltage-gated calcium channels and
Lomerizine, a calcium channel blocker, may be effective as a treatment for migraine-associated vertigo (MAV). Objective. To determine the clinical characteristics of patients with MAV in Japan and the effectiveness of lomerizine. This was a retrospective chart review carried out
Do the effects of long-term lomerizine administration differ with age?
Noboru Imai et al.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 46(10), 683-684 (2007-05-29)
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