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Distinct ETA receptor binding mode of macitentan as determined by site directed mutagenesis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Gatfield John, Mueller Grandjean Celia, Bur Daniel, Bolli Martin H, Nayler Oliver
Abstract excerpt
The competitive endothelin receptor antagonists (ERA) bosentan and ambrisentan, which have long been approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, are characterized by very short (1 min) occupancy half-lives at the ET(A) receptor. The novel ERA macitentan, displays a 20-fold increased receptor occupancy half-life, causing insurmountable antagonism of ET-1-induced signaling in pulmonary arterial...
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