Direct effects of calcium channel blockers on duodenal calcium transport in vivo

European Journal of Pharmacology
J Fox, D T Green

Abstract

The direct effects of verapamil, diltiazem and nifedipine on duodenal calcium transport were assessed in rats by the in vivo ligated loop technique, using luminal calcium concentrations at which active and passive transport mechanisms predominate (2 and 50 mM Ca, respectively). At 2 mM Ca, addition of verapamil (0.3-10 mM) to the luminal solution caused a concentration-dependent decrease in calcium lumen-to-plasma uptake and an increase in calcium plasma-to-lumen translocation, such that at 10 mM verapamil there was a net secretion of calcium into the duodenal lumen. In contrast, nifedipine (0.3-3 mM) was without effect on calcium transport, and diltiazem reduced calcium lumen-to-plasma uptake and net calcium absorption only at 10 mM, without influencing plasma-to-lumen translocation. The verapamil-induced increase in calcium plasma-to-lumen translocation was abolished by bile duct ligation. Calcium transport was unaffected by any calcium channel blocker at 50 mM luminal calcium. Thus, verapamil can directly influence active calcium translocation in the intestine, in vivo, and may affect calcium homeostasis during chronic oral treatment with this drug.

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