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World J Diabetes. Jun 15, 2021; 12(6): 767-779
Published online Jun 15, 2021. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i6.767
Table 1 Timeline of the major events in Ca2+/3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling

1970s
1980s and 1990s
2000s and 2010s
2019-2020
Major eventsVerapamil paradoxically enhanced the contractions of smooth muscles, e.g., rat vas deferensOther CCBs (besides verapamil) also paradoxically enhanced the contractions of smooth muscles, e.g., rat vas deferens2013. Bergantin et al[32] discovered that the paradoxical increase in the contractions of smooth muscles, produced by CCBs, was due to an interaction of Ca2+/cAMP signalingBergantin[12,25,86,87] discussed the involvement of Ca2+/cAMP signaling in the pathogenesis of several diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, asthma, and cancer
2015-2016. Bergantin et al[24] proposed that the pharmacological manipulation of Ca2+/cAMP signaling could be a new therapeutic strategy for increasing neurotransmission in psychiatric disorders, and producing neuroprotection in neurodegenerative diseases
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