Description
Bimatoprost (free acid) is a metabolically stable analog of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) and a potent agonist for the FP receptor. It binds to the FP receptor on ovine luteal cells with a relative potency of 756% compared to that of PGF2α.1 At the rat recombinant FP receptor expressed in CHO cells bimatoprost inhibits PGF2α binding with a Ki of 1.1 nM.2 The isopropyl ester of bimatoprost is slightly better than PGF2α isopropyl ester in reducing the intraocular pressure in the cat eye without any irritation.3 8-iso-17-phenyl PGF2β is an isomer of bimatoprost that is epimerized at the 8 and 9 positions. There are no published reports on the biological activity of 8-iso-17-phenyl PGF2β.WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.
References
[1] ANIL K. BALAPURE . Structural requirements for prostaglandin analog interaction with the ovine corpus luteum prostaglandin F2α receptor[J]. Biochemical pharmacology, 1989, 38 14: Pages 2375-2381. DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(89)90478-4
[2] S. LAKE . Cloning of the rat and human prostaglandin F2α receptors and the expression of the rat prostaglandin F2α receptor[J]. FEBS Letters, 1994, 355 3: Pages 317-325. DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(94)01198-2
[3] J. STJERNSCHANTZ B R. Phenyl substituted prostaglandin analogs for glaucoma treatment[J]. Drugs of The Future, 1992, 20 1: 691. DOI: 10.1358/dof.1992.017.08.187766
