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Protirelin

普羅瑞林
Mechanism of action:
Protirelin 是一種合成的促甲狀腺激素釋放激素(thyrotropin-releasing hormone),為三胜肽(tripeptide)。Protirelin 與腦下垂體前葉的促甲狀腺細胞(thyrotropic cell)上的促甲狀腺 激素釋放激素受體(thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor)結合,該受體為 Gq/11 蛋白偶聯受體。此受體活化後會活化磷脂酶 Cβ(phospholipase Cβ),提升 IP₃/DAG,使細胞質的鈣離子濃度上升與活化蛋白激酶 C(protein kinase C),而讓促甲狀腺激素(thyroid-stimulating hormone)分泌並釋放至血液中,進而刺激甲狀腺分泌 T₄ 與 T₃。
Reference(s):
Yang F et al. (2022). Structural insights into thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor activation by an endogenous peptide agonist or its orally administered analogue. Cell Research.
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