Nisoldipine improves the impaired erythrocyte deformability correlating with elevated intracellular free calcium‐ion concentration and poor glycaemic control in NIDDM

Abstract

These data indicate that the impaired RBC-df in NIDDM may at least partly be attributed to the elevated [Ca2+]i and poor glycaemic control. In addition, favorable effects of a Ca2+-channel blocker on both [Ca2+]i and RBC-df have been demonstrated.