Cicletanine

Cicletanine

Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-(4-Chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-1,3-dihydrofuro[3,4-c]pyridin-7-ol
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Routes of administration	Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding	97.3%
Biological half-life	7.9 h
Identifiers
CAS Number	89943-82-8
ATC code	C03BX03 (WHO)
PubChem	CID 54910
ChemSpider	49583
UNII	CHG7QC509W
KEGG	D03487
ChEMBL	CHEMBL191886
Chemical data
Formula	C14H12ClNO2
Molar mass	261.703 g/mol
SMILES Clc1ccc(cc1)C3OCc2c3cnc(c2O)C
InChI InChI=1S/C14H12ClNO2/c1-8-13(17)12-7-18-14(11(12)6-16-8)9-2-4-10(15)5-3-9/h2-6,14,17H,7H2,1H3 Key:CVKNDPRBJVBDSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Cicletanine is a furopyridine low-ceiling diuretic drug, usually used in the treatment of hypertension.^[1] The drug is manufactured by Ipsen and marketed by Recordati (in France) under the trade name Tenstaten.

It appears to be more potent in salt-sensitive hypertension.^[2]

Mechanism

It can inhibit protein kinase C.^[3]

References

1. Jean Sassard (1992). Genetic Hypertension. John Libbey Eurotext. ISBN 978-0-86196-313-3.
2. Bagrov AY; Dmitrieva RI; Dorofeeva NA; et al. (February 2000). "Cicletanine reverses vasoconstriction induced by the endogenous sodium pump ligand, marinobufagenin, via a protein kinase C dependent mechanism". J. Hypertens. 18 (2): 209–15. doi:10.1097/00004872-200018020-00012. PMID 10694190.
3. Fedorova OV, Talan MI, Agalakova NI, Droy-Lefaix MT, Lakatta EG, Bagrov AY (March 2003). "Myocardial PKC beta2 and the sensitivity of Na/K-ATPase to marinobufagenin are reduced by cicletanine in Dahl hypertension". Hypertension 41 (3): 505–11. doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000053446.43894.9F. PMID 12623951.

External links

• Ipsen Corporation