Prostaglandins
- Name
- Prostaglandins
- Accession Number
- DBCAT000353 (DBCAT005381)
- Description
A group of compounds derived from unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, primarily arachidonic acid, via the cyclooxygenase pathway. They are extremely potent mediators of a diverse group of physiological processes.
- ATC Classification
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Carboprost tromethamine A prostaglandin used to treat postpartum uterine hemorrhage due to atony when other methods of management have not been effective. Dinoprostone A prostaglandin used to induce labor or abortion as well as to treat nonmetastatic gestational trophoblastic disease. Misoprostol A prostaglandin E1 analogue used to reduce the risk of NSAID-induced gastric ulcers and to terminate pregnancies. Gemeprost A prostaglandin E1 analogue used for cervical dilation and, in combination with mifepristone, for pregnancy termination. Dinoprost A medication used to induce a second trimester abortion. Sulprostone A prostaglandin analogue used to treat post-partum hemorrhaging, induce medical abortion, and induce labour in instances of in utero fetal death. Enprostil Not Annotated Travoprost A prostaglandin analog used in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure due to open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Treprostinil A prostacyclin vasodilator for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension to relieve exercise associated symptoms and to prevent clinical deterioration after stopping epoprostenol. Latanoprost An isopropyl ester prodrug used to treat increased intraocular pressure. Alprostadil A prostaglandin E1 agonist used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and as an adjunct for its diagnosis. Bimatoprost A prostaglandin analog used to treat hypotrichosis of the eyelashes and intraocular pressure in open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Iloprost A synthetic prostacyclin analog indicated to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Dinoprost tromethamine Used for aborting second-trimester pregnancy (between the twelfth to eighteenth week of gestation) and in incomplete abortion or for therapeutic abortion in cases of intrauterine fetal death and congenital abnormalities... Epoprostenol A vasodilator and platelet aggregation inhibitor used for the management of primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension in patients with heart failure. Prostaglandin B2 Not Available Prostaglandin G2 A cyclic endoperoxide intermediate produced by the action of CYCLOOXYGENASE on ARACHIDONIC ACID. It is further converted by a series of specific enzymes to the series 2 prostaglandins. [PubChem] Beraprost For the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Unoprostone A prostaglandin analogue used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who are clinically unresponsive to other ocular antihypertensive agents. Tafluprost An ophthalmic prostaglandin analog used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma. Limaprost An oral prostaglandin E1 analogue used to improve symptoms associated with thromboangiitis obliterans, acquired lumbar spinal canal stenosis, and other ischemic conditions. Fenprostalene Not Annotated Luprostiol Not Annotated Prostalene Analog of prostaglandin F2 alpha. Cloprostenol Not Annotated Fluprostenol Not Annotated Latanoprostene bunod A prostaglandin analog used to reduce ocular hypertension or treat open-angle glaucoma. Prostaglandin D2 The principal cyclooxygenase metabolite of arachidonic acid. It is released upon activation of mast cells and is also synthesized by alveolar macrophages. Among its many biological actions, the most important... Ecraprost Ecraprost is under investigation in clinical trial NCT00059657 (Efficacy/safety of Ecraprost in Lipid Emulsion for Treatment of Critical Leg Ischemia Due to Peripheral Arterial Disease). - Drugs & Drug Targets