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  3. NO-independent stimulators and activators of soluble guanylate cyclase: discovery and therapeutic potential

NO-independent stimulators and activators of soluble guanylate cyclase: discovery and therapeutic potential

  • Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Sep;5(9):755-68. doi: 10.1038/nrd2038.
Oleg V Evgenov 1,  Pál Pacher,  Peter M Schmidt,  György Haskó,  Harald H H W Schmidt,  Johannes-Peter Stasch
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  • 1 Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, CLN 309, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
PMID: 16955067 DOI: 10.1038/nrd2038
Abstract

Soluble Guanylate Cyclase (sGC) is a key signal-transduction Enzyme activated by nitric oxide (NO). Impaired bioavailability and/or responsiveness to endogenous NO has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular and Other Diseases. Current therapies that involve the use of organic nitrates and other NO donors have limitations, including non-specific interactions of NO with various biomolecules, lack of response and the development of tolerance following prolonged administration. Compounds that activate sGC in an NO-independent manner might therefore provide considerable therapeutic advantages. Here we review the discovery, biochemistry, pharmacology and clinical potential of haem-dependent sGC stimulators (including YC-1, BAY 41-2272, BAY 41-8543, CFM-1571 and A-350619) and haem-independent sGC activators (including BAY 58-2667 and HMR-1766).

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