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ArticleFree radical biology & medicine2021

FDA approved L-type channel blocker Nifedipine reduces cell death in hypoxic A549 cells through modulation of mitochondrial calcium and superoxide generation.

Kuruba Manohar, Rishikesh Kumar Gupta, Parth Gupta, Debasmita Saha, Suman Gare, Rahuldeb Sarkar, Ashish Misra, Lopamudra Giri

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Article in Free radical biology & medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Kuruba ManoharDepartment of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, 502285, India.
Rishikesh Kumar GuptaInternational Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, Warsaw, 02 109, Poland; Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 02-091, Poland.
Parth GuptaDepartment of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, 502285, India.
Debasmita SahaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, 502285, India.
Suman GareDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, 502285, India.
Rahuldeb SarkarDepartments of Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Gillingham, Kent, UK; Faculty of Life Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Ashish MisraDepartment of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, 502285, India.
Lopamudra GiriDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, 502285, India. Electronic address: giril@che.iith.ac.in.
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad · INIndian Institute of Chemical Technology · INKing's College London · GBMedical University of Warsaw · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As hypoxia is a major driver for the pathophysiology of COVID-19, it is crucial to characterize the hypoxic response at the cellular and molecular levels. In order to augment drug repurposing with the identification of appropriate molecular targets, investigations on therapeutics preventing hypoxic cell damage is required. In this work, we propose a hypoxia model based on alveolar lung epithelial cells line using chemical inducer, CoCl

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COVID-19NifedipineA549 CellsCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersCell DeathHumansHypoxiaSARS-CoV-2SuperoxidesCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersNifedipineSuperoxidesCalcium channel blockerHypoxiaMitochondrial calciumNifedipineReactive oxygen species (ROS)SARS-Cov-2

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PMID34666149
PMCPMC8520174
OpenAlexW3205925658

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