KT-362 fumarate is a novel compound that acts as an antagonist of calcium channels, potassium channels and sodium channels.KT-362 fumarate causes vasodilation by affecting intracellular calcium mobilization in atrial muscle cells.KT-362 fumarate has a relaxing effect on femoral and basilar artery strips in rabbits.

Leukotriene C4 (LTC4) is the parent cysteinyl-leukotriene produced by the LTC4 synthase-catalyzed conjugation of glutathione to LTA4. LTC4 is produced by neutrophils, macrophages, and mast cells, and by transcellular metabolism in platelets. It is one of the constituents of slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS-A) and exhibits potent smooth muscle contracting activity. LTC4-induced bronchoconstriction and enhanced vascular permeability contribute to the pathogenesis of asthma and acute allergic hypersensitivity. The concentration of LTC4 required to produce marked contractions of lung parenchymal strips and isolated tracheal rings is about 1 nM. LTC4 methyl ester is a more lipid soluble form of LTC4. The biological activity of LTC4 methyl ester has not been reported.

Lipoxin A5 (LXA5) is produced by enzymatic transformation of EPA by leukocytes. LXA5 slowly contracts pulmonary parenchymal strips from guinea pig with similar potency to that of LXA4 and LXB4. However, LXA5 does not exert the vasodilatory effects on aortic smooth muscle exhibited by LXA4 and LXB4.

Brain natriuretic peptide-32 (BNP-32), a fragment of the proBNP cardiovascular hormone precursor, exhibits affinity for natriuretic peptide receptors in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (IC50 = 7.3 nM) and promotes cGMP accumulation within these cells (EC50 = 170 nM). Additionally, BNP-32 effectively mediates the relaxation of norepinephrine-precontracted isolated rat aortic strips (EC50 = 6.7 nM). Upon administration at a dosage of 3 µg/kg, it elevates urine and urinary electrolyte outputs and induces hypotension in rats.

CP-640186 is an isozyme-nonselective Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitor. The IC50s of CP-640186(CP 640186) is 53 nM and 61 nM for rat liver ACC1 and rat skeletal muscle ACC2 respectively.

Obestatin is a 23 amino acid peptide hormone with a conserved C-terminal glycine residue and amidation site that is formed by cleavage of the ghrelin and obestatin prepropeptide.1It binds to the orphan receptor GPR39 (Kd= 1 nM) and stimulates cAMP production in CHO and HEK293 cells overexpressing human GPR39. Obestatin inhibits contraction of isolated mouse jejunum muscle strips induced by ghrelin .In vivo, obestatin (12.5-1,000 nmol/kg) suppresses food intake in a time- and dose-dependent manner and reduces body weight gain and gastric emptying in mice. Obestatin (0.22 g per animal) also reduces food intake and glucose response without affecting plasma insulin responses in fasted high-fat diet fed mice.2 1.Zhang, J.V., Ren, P.C., Avsian-Kretchmer, O., et al.Obestatin, a peptide encoded by the ghrelin gene, opposes ghrelin's effects on food intakeScience310(5750)996-999(2005) 2.Subasinghage, A.P., Green, B.D., Flatt, P.R., et al.Metabolic and structural properties of human obestatin {1-23} and two fragment peptidesPeptides31(9)1697-1705(2010)

BMS-195270 is a tissue-specific inhibitor of bladder muscle tone and spontaneous contraction in rats. It can inhibit Carbachol-induced tone and inhibit calcium flux in isolated rat bladder tissue strips in an isolated bladder model.

CHIR98014 is a reversible, cell-permeable inhibitor of GSK3α and GSK3β (IC50s: 0.65 and 0.58 nM). Through its effects on GSK3, CHIR98014 stimulates glycogen synthase in cells (EC50: 106 nM), potentiates insulin-dependent glucose transport in isolated musc

CP-640186 hydrochloride (CP 640186 HCl) is an isozyme-nonselective acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) inhibitor, including rat liver ACC1 (IC50: 53 nM) and rat skeletal muscle ACC2 (IC50: 61 nM); with higher metabolic stability than CP-610431.

Neuromedin U-23 (NMU-23) is a neuropeptide involved in diverse biological processes, including smooth muscle contraction, energy homeostasis, and nociception.1It is an agonist of neuromedin-U receptor 1 (NMUR1; EC50= 0.17 nM for the human receptor in a calcium mobilization assay using HEK293 cells) and NMUR2 (EC50= ~1.4-2 nM for arachidonic acid release in CHO cells expressing the human receptor).2,3NMU-23 (1 μM) induces contractions in isolated rat colon smooth muscle strips.4It decreases body weight and food intake and increases core body temperature in mice when administered at a dose of 36 μg/animal.5Intrathecal administration of NMU-23 decreases the mechanical pain threshold in the von Frey test in rats.6 1.Mitchell, J.D., Maguire, J.J., and Davenport, A.P.Emerging pharmacology and physiology of neuromedin U and the structurally related peptide neuromedin SBr. J. Pharmacol.158(1)87-103(2009) 2.Szekeres, P.G., Muir, A.I., Spinage, L.D., et al.Neuromedin U is a potent agonist at the orphan G protein-coupled receptor FM3J. Biol. Chem.275(27)20247-20250(2000) 3.Hosoya, M., Moriya, T., Kawamata, Y., et al.Identification and functional characterization of a novel subtype of neuromedin U receptorJ. Biol. Chem.275(38)29528-29532(2000) 4.Brighton, P.J., Wise, A., Dass, N.B., et al.Paradoxical behavior of neuromedin U in isolated smooth muscle cells and intact tissueJ. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.325(1)154-164(2008) 5.Peier, A., Kosinski, J., Cox-York, K., et al.The antiobesity effects of centrally administered neuromedin U and neuromedin S are mediated predominantly by the neuromedin U receptor 2 (NMUR2)Endocrinology150(7)3101-3109(2009) 6.Yu, X.H., Cao, C.Q., Mennicken, F., et al.Pro-nociceptive effects of neuromedin U in ratNeuroscience120(2)467-474(2003)

2-Chloroadenosine 5-triphosphate (2-chloro ATP), an analog of ATP and adenine nucleotide, functions as an antagonist of the purinergic P2Y1 receptor, inhibiting ADP-induced intracellular calcium mobilization in Jurkat cells with a Ki value of 2.3 µM. Additionally, 2-chloro ATP acts as an agonist of purinergic P2X receptors, demonstrated by inducing inward currents in HEK293 cells expressing either human bladder smooth muscle or rat PC12 receptor forms, with EC50 values of 0.5 and 2.5 µM, respectively. It also triggers relaxation in precontracted isolated guinea pig taenia caeci strips in a concentration-dependent fashion. Furthermore, 2-chloro ATP has been employed in research to investigate the substrate specificity of cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinases, including protein kinase A (PKA) and PKG.

GR 87389, a potent NK2 receptor antagonist, competitively inhibits GA 64349-induced contractions in smooth muscle strips of the human detrusor, prostate, and prostatic urethra [1] [2].