Thrombin receptor agonist peptide (TRAP-14) is a 14-amino acid peptide agonist of the α-thrombin receptor. It induces aggregation of washed platelets as well as platelets in citrated and hirudin plasma. TRAP-14 (100 μM) increases the cytosolic calcium concentration in isolated guinea pig pulmonary smooth muscle cells 5-fold over baseline. It increases pulmonary arterial pressure in isolated guinea pig lung when used at a concentration of 1 μM, which is comparable to the effect induced by 10 nM α-thrombin. TRAP-14 also induces contraction of isolated rat aortic rings and increases endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels in a dose-dependent manner, an effect that is reversed by the ETA antagonist BQ-123 and the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor L-NNA .
[Ala1,3,11,15]-Endothelin (TFA) is a highly selective for endothelin A (ETA) and endothelin B (ETB) receptor.[Ala1,3,11,15]-Endothelin is a selective ETB endothelin receptor agonist (IC50 values are 0.33 and 2200 nM for displacing [125I]-ET-1 from ET
J-104132 is a potetn and selective endothelin A B receptor antagonist (Ki: cloned human ETA = 0.034 nM; cloned human ETB = 0.104 nM) . In vitro, J-104132 is a potent antagonist of ET-1-induced accumulation of [3H]inositol phosphates in Chinese hamster ova
ACT-373898 is a metabolite of the endothelin (ET) receptor type A (ETA) and ETBdual antagonist macitentan .1 1.Dingemanse, J., Sidharta, P.N., Maddrey, W.C., et al.Efficacy, safety and clinical pharmacology of macitentan in comparison to other endothelin receptor antagonists in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertensionExpert Opin. Drug Saf.13(3)391-405(2013)
Nebentan (YM598) is a potent, selective and orally active non-peptide endothelinETA receptor antagonist through the modification of Bosentan . Nebentan inhibits [125I] endothelin-1 binding to cloned human endothelinETA and ETB receptor, with Ki of 0.697 nM and 569 nM, respectively[1]. YM598 can ameliorate the progression of cor pulmonale and myocardial infarction in vivo[2]. Nebentan inhibits the specific binding of [125I] endothelin-1 to endothelinETA and ETB receptors in a concentration dependent manner,Ki values are 0.697 nM and 1.53 nM for human and rat endothelinETA receptors, respectively. In contrast, YM598 exhibits low affinities for human and rat endothelinETB receptors, with Ki values of 569 nM and 155 nM,respectively[1].In measurement of intracellular Ca2+ concentration, Nebentan concentration-dependently inhibits the increase in [Ca2+]i induced by 10 nM endothelin-1 in both CHO cells and A10 cells, the IC50 values are 26.2 nM for CHO cells and 26.7 nM for A10 cells, respectively[1]. Nebentan (oral administration; 0.1-1 mg kg; 4 weeks) significantly inhibits the progression of pulmonary hypertension and the development of right ventricular hypertrophy[2].Nebentan (oral administration; 1 mg kg; 30 weeks) significantly ameliorates the poor survival rate of CHF rats, it markedly reduces the hypertrophy of both ventricles as well as pulmonary congestion[2]. [1]. Hironori Yuyama, et al. Pharmacological Characterization of YM598, an Orally Active and Highly Potent Selective EndothelinET(A) Receptor Antagonist. Eur J Pharmacol. 2003 Sep 30;478(1):61-71. [2]. Akira Fujimori, et al. YM598, an Orally Active ET(A) Receptor Antagonist, Ameliorates the Progression of Cardiopulmonary Changes and Both-Side Heart Failure in Rats With Cor Pulmonale and Myocardial Infarction. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2004 Nov;44 Suppl 1:S354-7.
Human Big ET-1 comprises residues 53-90 of the endothelin precursor (preproendothelin). Compared to the mature endothelin-1 (hET-1), the peptide show less vasoconstrictor activity in vitro, but similar pressor effects in vivo. Former CAS-number 121014-53-7.
ENDOTHELIN-1 (ET-1), the principal peptide of the endothelin family, has been shown to have a variety of biological activities in both vascular and nonvascular tissues. The C-terminal fragment, which is a highly conserved sequence in the peptides of t