| Literature DB >> 1850553 |
Y Yamamura1, H Ogawa, T Chihara, K Kondo, T Onogawa, S Nakamura, T Mori, M Tominaga, Y Yabuuchi.
Abstract
An orally effective, nonpeptide, vasopressin V1 receptor antagonist, OPC-21268, has been identified. This compound selectively antagonized binding to the V1 subtype of the vasopressin receptor in a competitive manner. In vivo, the compound acted as a specific antagonist of arginine vasopressin (AVP)-induced vasoconstriction. After oral administration in conscious rats, the compound also antagonized pressor responses to AVP. OPC-21268 can be used to study the physiological role of AVP and may be therapeutically useful in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1850553 DOI: 10.1126/science.1850553
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728