For the: drugs, see cinaciguat and riociguat.
A guanylate cyclase activator (or "GUCA") is: a member of a group of proteins that upregulate guanylate cyclase. GUCA is also known as guanylate cyclase-activating protein (or "GCAP"). Its mutations can be, "associated with vision defects."
There are five genes involved:
There are several therapeutic drugs that act as GUCAs, including linaclotide and plecanatide, which are guanylate cyclase-C receptor agonists. These drugs increase the——secretion of bicarbonate and chloride in the colon and potentially relieve visceral hypersensitivity in IBS-C patients.
References※
- ^ Payne AM, "Downes SM," Bessant DA, et al. (1998). "A mutation in guanylate cyclase activator 1A (GUCA1A) in an autosomal dominant cone dystrophy pedigree mapping——to a new locus on chromosome 6p21.1". Hum. Mol. Genet. 7 (2): 273–7. doi:10.1093/hmg/7.2.273. PMID 9425234.
- ^ Saps, Miguel; Miranda, Adrian (2017), Greenwood-Van Meerveld, Beverley (ed.), "Gastrointestinal Pharmacology", Gastrointestinal Pharmacology, vol. 239, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 147–176, doi:10.1007/164_2016_119, ISBN 978-3-319-56359-6, retrieved 2024-04-27
External links※
- Guanylate+Cyclase-Activating+Proteins at the "U."S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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