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originally posted by: skunkape23
It sounds like a character from a Tolkein book.
I did a quick google and got this.
www.drugs.com...
History of the synthesis and pharmacology of isosorbide dinitrate.
Carr CJ.
Abstract
A major research program in the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, in the 1930s was the preparation of a large number of sugar alcohols and their anhydrides as substitute carbohydrates for diabetic diets. As an outgrowth of this work, many of these polyols were converted to their nitrate esters and investigated for their vasodilating properties. The organic nitrates that were synthesized were examined for their potency, duration of action, and possible therapeutic use. It was demonstrated that, contrary to prior belief, the depressor and vasodilating action was exhibited by their own molecular structure and not through hydrolysis and reduction to nitrite. The search for the finer mechanism(s) of action on the vascular musculature showed that these nitrated polyols and their anhydrides inhibited arterial adenosine triphosphatase, although this enzyme inhibition did not correlate with pharmacologic activity. Today the mechanism of action of these drugs is not clearly understood at the cellular level. The 1,4:3,6-dianhydrosorbitol 2,5-dinitrate (isosorbide dinitrate) was synthesized, studied, and reported in 1940. It appeared to be a useful drug because blood levels of the unhydrolyzed ester were found to persist for long periods of time. Subsequent clinical studies in the 1960s demonstrated its prophylactic value in angina pectoris and its prolonged action as a therapeutic asset. In 1967 the mononitrate was shown to be formed in vivo when the dinitrate was administered orally and has been studied as the possible pharmacodynamically active moiety.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
originally posted by: WineWithIce5
IQ 140, that's not norm on ATS either
irreversible oxidation of proteins, lipids, and DNA within the cardiomyocyte, and can trigger cell-death pathways.
Research on a similar drug, isosorbide dinitrate, was initiated by Porjé in Stockholm. The drug was first marketed in Sweden in 1946
originally posted by: Thurisaz
a reply to: Thurisaz
I realise that a lot of Members may not share my enthusiasm about this, however.... from my research the isordil (nitrate compound) can destroy DNA and create cell death pathways very quickly.
so again, I ask any Members, if they have some knowledge about nitrogen compounds at a cellular level... please share.
cheers