Histamine H2 receptor

Lafutidine (3-30 mg/kg; p.o.; twice daily; for 6 days) significantly mitigates changes in colon length and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and reduces the severity of colitis induced by dextran sulfate Na (DSS) in a dose-dependent manner[3].

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Lafutidine is a histamine H(2)-receptor antagonist with gastric antisecretory and gastroprotective activity associated with activation of capsaicin-sensitive nerves. The present study examined the effect of lafutidine on neurotransmission of capsaicin-sensitive calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-containing vasodilator nerves (CGRPergic nerves) in rat mesenteric resistance arteries. Rat mesenteric vascular beds were perfused with Krebs solution and vascular endothelium was removed by 30-s perfusion with sodium deoxycholate. In preparations preconstricted by continuous perfusion of methoxamine (alpha(1) adrenoceptor agonist), perfusion of lafutidine (0.1 - 10 microM) concentration-dependently augmented vasodilation induced by the periarterial nerve stimulation (PNS, 1 Hz) without affecting vasodilation induced by exogenous CGRP (10 pmol) injection. Perfusion of famotidine (H(2)-receptor antagonist, 1 - 100 microM) had no effect on either PNS-induced or CGRP-induced vasodilation. Perfusion of lafutidine concentration-dependently augmented vasodilation induced by a bolus injection of capsaicin (vanilloid-1 receptor agonist, 30 pmol). The presence of a vanilloid-1 receptor antagonist, ruthenium red (10 microM) or capsazepine (5 microM), abolished capsaicin-induced vasodilation and significantly decreased the PNS-induced vasodilation. The decreased PNS-induced vasodilation by ruthenium red or capsazepine was not affected by perfusion of lafutidine. These results suggest that lafutidine facilitates CGRP nerve-mediated vasodilation by modulating the function of presynaptic vanilloid-1 receptors located in CGRPergic nerves [2].

Lafutidine, a histamine H(2) receptor antagonist, exerts gastroprotective effects in addition to gastric antisecretory activity. The gastrointestinal protective effects of lafutidine are mediated by capsaicin-sensitive neurons, where capsaicin excites neurons by opening a member of the transient receptor potential channel family (TRPV1). Since the effect of lafutidine on the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in cells has not been elucidated, we investigated the lafutidine response to [Ca(2+)](i) in rat pheochromocytoma PC12 and human endothelial cells. Lafutidine at pharmacological concentrations greater than 1 mM induced a sustained increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in the presence of extracellular CaCl(2) in PC12 cells, while capsaicin showed dual effects on [Ca(2+)](i) in PC12 cells, where it activated TRPV1 and inhibited store-operated Ca(2+) entry. The thapsigargin (an activator of store-operated Ca(2+) entry)-induced increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in PC12 cells was inhibited by capsaicin and SKF96365, an inhibitor of store-operated Ca(2+) entry, and the lafutidine response was inhibited by capsaicin but not by SKF96365. In endothelial cells, lafutidine induced an increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in a SKF96365-insensitive manner. These results suggest that lafutidine stimulates Ca(2+) entry via the capsaicin-sensitive pathway but not the SKF96365-sensitive pathway. The possible role of store-operated Ca(2+) entry induced by lafutidine on gastrointestinal function is also discussed [4].

Male Wistar rats (180-200 g)
3 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg
Oral administration, twice daily, for 6 days

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The ligation of both the pylorus and the forestomach of SD rats under anesthesia caused hemorrhagic lesions in the esophageal mucosa at 6 h. Lesion formation was significantly inhibited by treatment with H(2)RAs, including the conventional H(2)RAs famotidine and cimetidine as well as lafutidine. The maximum suppressive abilities of these agents were similar to that of the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole. Interestingly, unlike famotidine, lafutidine at low doses significantly suppressed esophagitis without inhibiting gastric acid secretion. Note that neither lafutidine nor famotidine inhibited hexosamine output in gastric juice samples obtained 3 h after ligation. Additionally, the protective effect of lafutidine, but not of famotidine, was partly attenuated by the denervation of capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves with a large dose of capsaicin. [1]

rat LD50 oral 1248 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: ALTERED SLEEP TIME (INCLUDING CHANGE IN RIGHTING REFLEX); BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD; GASTROINTESTINAL: CHANGES IN STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION OF SALIVARY GLANDS Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics., 50(143), 1995
rat LD50 intravenous 84 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY); BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics., 50(143), 1995
mouse LD50 oral 1034 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY); BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics., 50(143), 1995
mouse LD50 intravenous 47900 ug/kg BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics., 50(143), 1995
dog LD oral >400 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR; BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD; GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics., 50(417), 1995

[1]. Possible involvement of host defense mechanism in the suppression of rat acute reflux esophagitis by the particular histamine H2 receptor antagonist lafutidine. Pharmacology. 2012;90(3-4):205-11.

[2]. TLafutidine facilitates calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) nerve-mediated vasodilation via vanilloid-1 receptors in rat mesenteric resistance arteries. J Pharmacol Sci. 2008 Mar;106(3):505-11.

[3]. Protective effect of lafutidine, a novel histamine H2-receptor antagonist, on dextran sulfate sodium-induced colonic inflammation through capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons in rats. Dig Dis Sci. 2004 Oct;49(10):1696-704.

[4]. Lafutidine-induced increase in intracellular ca(2+) concentrations in PC12 and endothelial cells. J Pharmacol Sci. 2005 Jan;97(1):67-74.

Lafutidine is an organic molecular entity.
Lafutidine has been investigated in Peptic Ulcer, Community-acquired Pneumonia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

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Lafutidine, a histamine H2-receptor antagonist, exhibits gastric mucosal protective action mediated by capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons, in addition to a potent antisecretory effect. In this study we examined the effect of lafutidine on dextran sulfate Na (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis in rats, in relation to capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons. Experimental colitis was induced in rats by daily treatment with 3% DSS in drinking water for 7 days. Lafutidine, capsaicin, and cimetidine were administered per os twice daily for 6 days. The ulceration area, colon length, and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity were measured on day 7 after the onset of DSS treatment. DSS caused severe mucosal lesions in the colon, accompanied by an increase in MPO activity as well as a decrease in body weight gain and colon length. Daily administration of lafutidine dose-dependently reduced the severity of DSS-induced colitis and significantly mitigated changes in the colon length and MPO activity. The effects of lafutidine were mimicked by daily administration of capsaicin but not cimetidine and were totally abolished by chemical ablation of capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons. In contrast, desensitization of afferent neurons significantly worsened the colonic inflammation induced by DSS. It was also found that both lafutidine and capsaicin increased the secretion of mucus in the colonic mucosa. These results suggest that lafutidine is effective against the ulcerative colitis induced by DSS through capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons. This action might be attributable at least partly to the enhancement of colonic mucus secretion. [3]

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease is considered to be caused primarily by gastric juice refluxed into the esophagus. Here, we investigated the possible involvement of host defense mechanisms in the development of acute reflux esophagitis using lafutidine, a histamine H(2) receptor antagonist (H(2)RA) with proven gastric mucosal protective effects. Conclusion: The present results indicate that esophageal host-defense via capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves may contribute to the therapeutic action of lafutidine. [1]

C22H29N3O4S

431.55

431.187

C, 61.23; H, 6.77; N, 9.74; O, 14.83; S, 7.43

118288-08-7

(Z)-Lafutidine; 206449-93-6; Lafutidine-d10; 1795136-26-3; 118288-08-7; 169899-19-8

5282136

White to off-white solid powder

1.3±0.1 g/cm3

704.2±60.0 °C at 760 mmHg

99 °C

379.7±32.9 °C

0.0±2.2 mmHg at 25°C

1.599

1.1

1

7

11

30

569

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InChI=1S/C22H29N3O4S/c26-21(18-30(27)17-20-7-6-14-28-20)23-9-2-5-13-29-22-15-19(8-10-24-22)16-25-11-3-1-4-12-25/h2,5-8,10,14-15H,1,3-4,9,11-13,16-18H2,(H,23,26)/b5-2-

2-(furan-2-ylmethylsulfinyl)-N-[(Z)-4-[4-(piperidin-1-ylmethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxybut-2-enyl]acetamide

FRG-8813; Lafutidine; FRG8813; 118288-08-7; 206449-93-6; rac Lafutidine; FRG-8813; (Z)-Lafutidine; Lafutidine [INN]; Lafutidine [JAN]; FRG 8813; trade name: Protecadin; Stogar

2934.99.9001

Powder      -20°C    3 years

                     4°C     2 years

In solvent   -80°C    6 months

                  -20°C    1 month

Room temperature (This product is stable at ambient temperature for a few days during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs)

Solubility in Formulation 1: ≥ 3 mg/mL (6.95 mM) (saturation unknown) in 10% DMSO + 40% PEG300 + 5% Tween80 + 45% Saline (add these co-solvents sequentially from left to right, and one by one), clear solution.
For example, if 1 mL of working solution is to be prepared, you can add 100 μL of 30.0 mg/mL clear DMSO stock solution to 400 μL PEG300 and mix evenly; then add 50 μL Tween-80 to the above solution and mix evenly; then add 450 μL normal saline to adjust the volume to 1 mL.
Preparation of saline: Dissolve 0.9 g of sodium chloride in 100 mL ddH₂ O to obtain a clear solution.

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Solubility in Formulation 2: ≥ 3 mg/mL (6.95 mM) (saturation unknown) in 10% DMSO + 90% (20% SBE-β-CD in Saline) (add these co-solvents sequentially from left to right, and one by one), clear solution.
For example, if 1 mL of working solution is to be prepared, you can add 100 μL of 30.0 mg/mL clear DMSO stock solution to 900 μL of 20% SBE-β-CD physiological saline solution and mix evenly.
Preparation of 20% SBE-β-CD in Saline (4°C，1 week): Dissolve 2 g SBE-β-CD in 10 mL saline to obtain a clear solution.

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Solubility in Formulation 3: ≥ 3 mg/mL (6.95 mM) (saturation unknown) in 10% DMSO + 90% Corn Oil (add these co-solvents sequentially from left to right, and one by one), clear solution.
For example, if 1 mL of working solution is to be prepared, you can add 100 μL of 30.0 mg/mL clear DMSO stock solution to 900 μL of corn oil and mix evenly.

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