Gallium nitrate
Back to search| Scientific Name: | Gallium nitrate |
| Brand Name: | Ganite |
| Company Owner: | Not Available |
| Mechanism Of Action | Gallium nitrate is believed to exert a hypocalcemic effect by inhibiting calcium resorption from bone. Gallium nitrate localizes preferentially where bone resorption and remodeling is occurring, and inhibits osteoclast activity. Inhibition of resorption may occur via a reduction in increased bone turnover. It seems to enhance hydroxyapatite function, inhibit osteocalcin, and inhibit the vacuolar ATPase on the osteoclast ruffled membrane. All these aid in the reduction of bone resorption. |
| Description of the Drug: | Gallium nitrate is a medication indicated for cancer-related hypercalcemia. |
| Protein Data Bank: | Not Available |
Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23 from https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05260
