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Drospirenone Action Pathway
smpdb.ca/view/SMP0126538Drug actionThis helps to oppose the effects of naturally occurring androgens, inhibiting the binding of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) to its receptor, and preventing androgen synthesis in the ovaries, helping to treat
Enzymes: Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 1, Androgen receptorDienogest Action Pathway
smpdb.ca/view/SMP0126541Drug actionDienogest acts by binding as an agonist to the progesterone receptor with weak affinity but high specificity. … Also, since this drug is an agonist of the androgen receptor, it helps to improve androgenic symptoms like acne and hirsutism. This drug is administered as an oral tablet.
Enzymes: Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 1, Androgen receptorTorasemide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00214ApprovedInvestigationalTorasemide is a high-ceiling loop diuretic.[A174463] Structurally, it is a pyridine-sulfonylurea used as an antihypertensive agent. … [A319] Torasemide was first approved for clinical use by the FDA in 1993.[L5257]
Maralixibat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16226ApprovedInvestigationalMaralixibat (also known as SHP625, LUM001, and lopixibat) is an ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor, like [odevixibat]. … with Alagille syndrome:[L43547] it was granted marketing authorization in Europe on 13 December 2022.
N-acetyltyrosine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11102ApprovedInvestigationalIt is typically administered as a source of nutritional support where oral nutrition is inadequate or cannot be tolerated. … N-acetyltyrosine, also referred to as N-acetyl-L-tyrosine, is used in place of as a tyrosine precursor. [DB00135] is a non-essential amino acid with a polar side group.
Mixtures: Aminosyn II in Dextrose, Aminosyn II in DextroseCholecystokinin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08862ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnRecent studies have suggested that cholecystokinin also plays a major role in inducing drug tolerance to opioids such as morphine and heroin, and is partially implicated in experiences of pain hypersensitivity … Normally, it is an endogenous hormone but is available commercially for diagnostic processes and replacement in pancreatic insufficiency [L1646, L1647, L1648]. in the octapeptide form.
Kainate receptors
go.drugbank.com/bio_entities/BE0009793TargetHumansThe receptor then desensitizes rapidly and enters a transient inactive state, characterized by the presence of bound agonist … Ionotropic glutamate receptor that functions as a cation-permeable ligand-gated ion channel, gated by L-glutamate and the glutamatergic agonist kainic acid.
Polypeptides: Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 1, Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 2Synonyms: Glutamate receptor KA-1, Glutamate receptor KA-2Dimethicone 410
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14005ApprovedDimethicone is a silicone-based polymer used as a moisturizer in different skin OTC products.[A32462] It is formed by repeated polymeric units of -(CH3)2SiO- with a terminal trimethyl siloxy unit. … [L1769] It is currently recognized by the FDA as a skin protectant OTC ingredient for human use in a concentration of 1-30%.
Galsulfase
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01279ApprovedInvestigationalPost-translational modification of Cys53 produces the catalytic amino acid residue Ca-formylglycine, which is required for enzyme activity and is conserved in all members of the sulfatase enzyme family … Galsufase is a variant form of the polymorphic human enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase of recombinant DNA origin. Galsulfase is a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of approximately 56 kD.
Colestipol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00375Approved, colestipol is still generally only employed as an adjunct therapy and the relatively physical nature of its pharmacological activity sometimes limits its usefulness. … [FDA Label, F4555, F4567, L6262] And even though such an agent may very well be useful in reducing elevated cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia
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