Cirazoline

Cirazoline
Names
IUPAC name
2-[(2-cyclopropylphenoxy)methyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
MeSH Cirazoline
UNII
Properties
C13H16N2O
Molar mass 216.279 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cirazoline is a full agonist at the α1A adrenergic receptor, a partial agonist at both the α1B and α1D adrenergic receptors,[1] and a nonselective antagonist to the α2 adrenergic receptor.[2] It is believed that this combination of properties could make cirazoline an effective vasoconstricting agent.[2]

Cirazoline has also been shown to decrease food intake in rats, purportedly through activation of α1 adrenoceptors in the paraventricular nucleus in the hypothalamus of the brain.[3]

References

  1. Horie, K; Obika, K; Foglar, R. (1995). "Selectivity of the imidazoline α-adrenoceptor agonists (oxymetazoline and cirazoline) for human cloned α1-adrenoceptor subtypes". British Journal of Pharmacology. 116 (1): 1611–8. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb16381.x. PMC 1908909. PMID 8564227.
  2. 1 2 Ruffolo, R. R. Jr.; Waddell, J. E. (1982). "Receptor interactions of imidazolines. IX. Cirazoline is an α1 adrenergic agonist and an α2 adrenergic antagonist". Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 222 (1): 29–36. PMID 6123592.
  3. Davies, B. T.; Wellman, P. J. (1992). "Effects on ingestive behavior in rats of the α1-adrenoceptor agonist cirazoline". European Journal of Pharmacology. 210 (1): 11–16. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(92)90645-K. PMID 1350985.


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