Selective inhibitors of the L-type Ca2+ channel Cav1.3 are being developed as neuroprotective drugs. Here, Ortner et al. assess the pharmacological properties of a recently reported, selective Cav1.3 blocker and show that this agent is a Ca2+channel activator.
- Nadine J. Ortner
- Gabriella Bock
- Jörg Striessnig