Verapamil chronicles: advances from cardiovascular to pancreatic β-cell protection

• Main Authors: Hossein Arefanian (Author), Lubaina Koti (Author), Sardar Sindhu (Author), Rasheed Ahmad (Author), Ashraf Al Madhoun (Author), Fahd Al-Mulla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Verapamil is a well-known drug used for treating angina and hypertension. Emerging data from current clinical trials suggest that this calcium channel blocker has a potential benefit for pancreatic β-cells through the elevation and sustenance of C-peptide levels in patients with diabetes mellitus (D...