...W.L. Strohmaier; B. Witte; H.J. Nelde Previous investigations showed that nifedipine limited calcium phosphate stone formation induced by a high-cholesterol diet in rats. This study was performed to obtain further insights into the effects of nifedipine on stone prevention, renal function and urine...

...Masaki Yoshida; Soichi Ueda; Jiroh Machida; Sinjiro Yano; Iwao Aikoh The effects of nifedipine, a calcium antagonist, on blood pressure and renal regional blood flow were investigated in two-kidney, one-clip renovascular hypertensive rabbits. At 1 week after left renal artery constriction...

... relevant for stone formation. With the administration of nifedipine (Adalat®), the grade of nephrocalcinosis could be significantly reduced. Furthermore, with nifedipine the excretion of calcium and sodium in the urine was raised, while phosphate and potassium levels were lowered. The excretion...

...A. Saita; A. Bonaccorsi; F. Marchese; S.V. Condorelli; M. Motta Objectives: We evaluated the effect of nifedipine associated with prednisolone in ureteral stone passage. Material and Methods: In our department we enrolled 50 patients with radiopaque ureteral stones. Stone size was 15 mm or less...