Human chondrocytes3 and mouse adrenal chromaffin cells4 were treated with sulprostone to study the biological effects of PGE2.
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Selective EP3 prostanoid receptor agonist.
Sulprostone is an analog of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)1 and antagonizes vasopressin-induced antidiuretic responses in cells from rat renal inner medullae by a mechanism that involves activation of Rho.2
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