 Epoprostenol
"Epoprostenol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A prostaglandin that is a powerful vasodilator and inhibits platelet aggregation. It is biosynthesized enzymatically from PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDES in human vascular tissue. The sodium salt has been also used to treat primary pulmonary hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY).
| Descriptor ID |
D011464
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.100.637.550.500 D10.251.355.255.550.550.500 D23.469.050.175.725.895.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Epoprostenol- Epoprostenol
- PGI2
- PGX
- Prostaglandin I2
- Prostacyclin
- Prostaglandin I(2)
- Epoprostanol
Epoprostenol Sodium Salt, (5Z,9alpha,11alpha,13E,15S)-Isomer- Epoprostenol Sodium Salt, (5Z,9alpha,11alpha,13E,15S)-Isomer
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| 1981 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1983 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1985 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1986 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1987 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epoprostenol" by people in Profiles.
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He Y, Zuo C, Jia D, Bai P, Kong D, Chen D, Liu G, Li J, Wang Y, Chen G, Yan S, Xiao B, Zhang J, Piao L, Li Y, Deng Y, Li B, Roux PP, Andreasson KI, Breyer RM, Su Y, Wang J, Lyu A, Shen Y, Yu Y. Loss of DP1 Aggravates Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension via mTORC1 Signaling. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 05 15; 201(10):1263-1276.
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Kimmig LM, Liao C, Bag R. Ambulatory Transition from Parenteral Prostanoid to Inhaled Treprostinil in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Lung. 2020 02; 198(1):53-58.
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Bourge RC, Waxman AB, Gomberg-Maitland M, Shapiro SM, Tarver JH, Zwicke DL, Feldman JP, Chakinala MM, Frantz RP, Torres F, Cerkvenik J, Morris M, Thalin M, Peterson L, Rubin LJ. Treprostinil Administered to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using a Fully Implantable Programmable Intravascular Delivery System: Results of the DelIVery for PAH Trial. Chest. 2016 Jul; 150(1):27-34.
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Bonham CA, Oldham JM, Gomberg-Maitland M, Vij R. Prostacyclin and oral vasodilator therapy in sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: a retrospective case series. Chest. 2015 Oct; 148(4):1055-1062.
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Hill NS, Badesch D, Benza RL, D'Eletto TA, Farber HW, Gomberg-Maitland M, Hassoun PM, Preston I. Reply: Perspectives on Oral Pulmonary Hypertension Therapies Recently Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Jun; 12(6):960.
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Provencher S, Paruchuru P, Spezzi A, Waterhouse B, Gomberg-Maitland M. Quality of life, safety and efficacy profile of thermostable flolan in pulmonary arterial hypertension. PLoS One. 2015; 10(3):e0120657.
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Hill NS, Badesch D, Benza RL, D'Eletto TA, Farber HW, Gomberg-Maitland M, Hassoun PM, Preston I. Perspectives on oral pulmonary hypertension therapies recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Feb; 12(2):269-73.
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Birukova AA, Meng F, Tian Y, Meliton A, Sarich N, Quilliam LA, Birukov KG. Prostacyclin post-treatment improves LPS-induced acute lung injury and endothelial barrier recovery via Rap1. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 May; 1852(5):778-91.
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Benza RL, Tapson VF, Gomberg-Maitland M, Poms A, Barst RJ, McLaughlin VV. One-year experience with intravenous treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Sep; 32(9):889-96.
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Thomas IC, Glassner-Kolmin C, Gomberg-Maitland M. Long-term effects of continuous prostacyclin therapy in adults with pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 09; 168(4):4117-21.
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