Product Overview
Atosiban | T4996 | TargetMol Chemicals
CAS: 90779-69-4
Smiles: CCOc1ccc(C[C@H]2NC(=O)CCSSC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC2=O)[C@@H](C)CC)[C@@H](C)O)C(=O)N2CCC[C@H]2C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCN)C(=O)NCC(N)=O)cc1
Formula: C45H71N11O14S2
Pathway: Endocrinology/Hormones|||GPCR/G Protein
Target: Oxytocin Receptor|||Vasopressin Receptor
Receptor: N/A
Bioactivity: Atosiban is an inhibitor of the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin. It is used as an intravenous medication as a labour repressant (tocolytic) to halt premature labor. Atosiban inhibits the oxytocin-mediated release of inositol trisphosphate from the myometrial cell membrane. As a result, there is reduced release of intracellular, stored calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum of myometrial cells, and reduced influx of Ca2+ from the extracellular space through voltage gated channels. In addition, atosiban suppresses oxytocin-mediated release of PGE and PGF from the decidua. In human pre-term labor, atosiban, at the recommended dosage, antagonizes uterine contractions and induces uterine quiescence. The onset of uterus relaxation following atosiban is rapid, uterine contractions being significantly reduced within 10 minutes to achieve stable uterine quiescence.
Molecular Weight: 994, 19
