Synonyms: Ohtuvayre® | RPL554 | VMX 554 | VMX-554 | VMX554
ensifentrine is an approved drug (FDA (2024))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Ensifentrine (RPL-554) is an inhibitor of phosphodiesterases 3 and 4 (PDE3 and PDE4) [3]. It has bronchodilatory action that is mediated by inhibition of PDE3 in airway smooth muscle [9,11] that is associated with short-term improvement in lung function [5]. Ensifentrine was developed for therapeutic potential in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [6-7]. It also also has anti-inflammatory effects in vitro (e.g. reducing TNFα release from human monocytes) and in vivo, likely through inhibtion of PDE4 expressed by inflammatory cells in the lungs [10]. Ensifentrine is active when delivered orally or by inhalation (nebulised) [2].
COVID-19: A pilot study of ensifentrine in hospitalised COVID-19 patients was initiated in mid-late 2020, but by 2024 no results had been published. FDA approval of ensifentrine in 2024 made this the first COPD inhalation drug with a new mechanism of action to reach the clinic in more than 20 years. Ligand Activity Visualisation ChartsThese are box plot that provide a unique visualisation, summarising all the activity data for a ligand taken from ChEMBL and GtoPdb across multiple targets and species. Click on a plot to see the median, interquartile range, low and high data points. A value of zero indicates that no data are available. A separate chart is created for each target, and where possible the algorithm tries to merge ChEMBL and GtoPdb targets by matching them on name and UniProt accession, for each available species. However, please note that inconsistency in naming of targets may lead to data for the same target being reported across multiple charts. ✖ |
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Classification | |
Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (2024)) |
IUPAC Name |
2-[9,10-dimethoxy-4-oxo-2-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imino-6,7-dihydropyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolin-3-yl]ethylurea |
International Nonproprietary Names | |
INN number | INN |
10726 | ensifentrine |
Synonyms |
Ohtuvayre® | RPL554 | VMX 554 | VMX-554 | VMX554 |
Database Links | |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL4594287 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 461663421 |
PubChem CID | 9934746 |
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