Helodermin
Helodermin is a peptide originally found in Heloderma lizards. Helodermin exhibits vasodilatory and antihypertensive activities, decreasing blood pressure in vivo; this arterial relaxation is accompanied by a decrease in intracellular Ca2+ and an increase in cAMP. Helodermin may also exhibit anticancer benefit, inhibiting cell proliferation of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cells in vitro.
References PubMed ID：:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18930340
| Cas No. |
89468-62-2 |
|---|---|
| Purity |
≥95% |
| Formula |
C176H283N45O51 |
| Formula Wt. |
3845.49 |
| Synonym |
Exendin 2 |
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Tanaka Y, Horikawa N, Ishiro H, et al. Glibenclamide-sensitive mechanism is involved in helodermin-produced vasodilatation in rat mesenteric artery. Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 1997 Nov;98(2):141-56. PMID: 9467823.
Maruno K, Said SI. Small-cell lung carcinoma: inhibition of proliferation by vasoactive intestinal peptide and helodermin and enhancement of inhibition by anti-bombesin antibody. Life Sci. 1993;52(24):PL267-71. PMID: 8389407.
Grundemar L, Högestätt ED. Vascular effects of helodermin, helospectin I and helospectin II: a comparison with vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). Br J Pharmacol. 1990 Mar;99(3):526-8. PMID: 2331581.
