Vapreotide

CAS: 103222-11-3
Molecular Formula: C57H70N12O9S2
Molecular Weight: 1131.37
Product description:1. With endoscopy used in the treatment of ruptured esophageal varices bleeding. 2. Also used for the diarrhea associated with HIV/AIDS, but for cryptosporidiosis caused by diarrhea is invalid. ; Cut at the peptide pharmacology function: this medicine is a kind of annular octapeptide, somatostatin analogues for synthesis, can inhibit the growth hormone, insulin, glucagon, and prolactin secretion. Can reduce portal hypertension and to reduce the lateral branch of portal vein blood flow and used in the treatment of patients with cirrhosis esophagus varicosity burst hemorrhage, there will be no use of vasopressin caused by systemic vasoconstriction effect. Natural somatostatin due to its effect in a very short duration and make its clinical application is limited, and this drug metabolic stability is much taller than the parent compound, and well tolerated.