Abstract:Background and Purpose: Cardiovascular side effects from varenicline,
and a case report of a hypertensive crisis event in a patient with
pheochromocytoma being treated with varenicline, have been reported. The
goal of the present study was to determine if such side effects might
derive, in part, from increased exocytosis of secretory vesicles and
subsequent catecholamine release triggered by varenicline in chromaffin
cells of the adrenal gland. Experimental Approach: We performed
electrophysiological plasma me… Show more
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