Macitentan (ACT-064992; actelion-1) is an orally active, potent endothelin (ET) receptor antagonist that blocks ET-1-induced cellular calicum response (IC50 in nM = 0.9/HPASMC, 0.8/RASMC, 1.84/m3T3), as well as ET-1-induced contractions of rat aortic rings (ETA) and S6c-induced rat tracheal rings (ETB) ex vivo (pA2 = 7.6 and 5.9, respectively). Macitentan displays therapeutic efficacy in rat hypertension models in vivo (0.3-100 mg/kg p.o. via single or daily dosing).
Orally active, potent endothelin (ET) receptor antagonist with therapeutic efficacy against hypertension in vivo.
Pharmacology research & perspectives, 8(4), e00619-e00619 (2020-07-03)
The dual endothelin receptor antagonist macitentan was approved in 2013 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Macitentan is an inducer of cytochrome P450 expression in vivo in animal species but not in man. In rat and dog, changes in
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Immune checkpoint therapy (ICT), which reinvigorates cytotoxic T cells, provides clinical benefits as an alternative to conventional cancer therapies. However, its clinical response rate is too low to treat an immune-excluded tumor, owing to the presence of abundant stromal elements
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a severe respiratory disease characterized by pulmonary artery remodeling. RV dysfunction and dysregulated circulating metabolomics are associated with adverse outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension. We investigated effects of tadalafil and macitentan alone or in combination on
Journal of proteome research, 19(8), 3302-3314 (2020-07-10)
Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a high altitude complication with high rates of morbidity and mortality. CMS is characterized by high-altitude polycythemia (HAPC) and high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH). In this study, macitentan, a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, was used to
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