Subcutaneous therapy for portal hypertension: PHIN-214, a partial vasopressin receptor 1A agonist
Cirrhosis is a liver disease that leads to increased intrahepatic resistance, portal hypertension (PH), and splanchnic hyperemia resulting in ascites, variceal bleeding, and hepatorenal syndrome. Terlipressin, a prodrug that converts to a short half-life vasopressin receptor 1 A (V1a) full agonist [...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-02-01
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Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332223018668 |