Synonyms: OPC-41061 | Samsca®
tolvaptan is an approved drug (FDA and EMA (2009))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Tolvaptan was first described as a selective, competitive vasopressin receptor 2 (V2) antagonist. Further experimental analysis suggest that tolvaptan behaves as an inverse agonist of wild type V2 receptors, and can act as a pharmacological chaperone to rescue membrane localisation of poorly-expressing V2 receptor mutants that are associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus [1-2].
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References |
1. Szalai L, Sziráki A, Erdélyi LS, Kovács KB, Tóth M, Tóth AD, Turu G, Bonnet D, Mouillac B, Hunyady L et al.. (2022)
Functional Rescue of a Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Causing Mutation in the V2 Vasopressin Receptor by Specific Antagonist and Agonist Pharmacochaperones. Front Pharmacol, 13: 811836. [PMID:35153784] |
2. Takahashi K, Makita N, Manaka K, Hisano M, Akioka Y, Miura K, Takubo N, Iida A, Ueda N, Hashimoto M et al.. (2012)
V2 vasopressin receptor (V2R) mutations in partial nephrogenic diabetes insipidus highlight protean agonism of V2R antagonists. J Biol Chem, 287 (3): 2099-106. [PMID:22144672] |
3. Yamamura Y, Nakamura S, Itoh S, Hirano T, Onogawa T, Yamashita T, Yamada Y, Tsujimae K, Aoyama M, Kotosai K et al.. (1998)
OPC-41061, a highly potent human vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist: pharmacological profile and aquaretic effect by single and multiple oral dosing in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 287 (3): 860-7. [PMID:9864265] |