RESEARCH ARTICLE
Basic Aspects of the Pharmacodynamics of Tolperisone, A Widely Applicable Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxant
Kornelia Tekes*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 8
First Page: 17
Last Page: 22
Publisher ID: TOMCJ-8-17
DOI: 10.2174/1874104501408010017
Article History:
Received Date: 17/2/2014Revision Received Date: 26/3/2014
Acceptance Date: 26/6/2014
Electronic publication date: 11/7/2014
Collection year: 2014

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Abstract
Tolperisone (2-methyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-3-piperidin-1-ylpropan-1-one hydro-chloride) was introduced in the clinical practice more than forty years ago and is still evaluated as a widely applicable compound in pathologically elevated skeletal muscle tone (spasticity) and related pains of different origin. In the present review, basic pharmacodynamic effects measured on whole animals, analyses of its actions on cell and tissue preparations and molecular mechanism of action on sodium and calcium channels are summarized as recently significantly new data were reported.