Oxymetazoline (hydrochloride)

Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France

• Synonyms
  • 3-[(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl]-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2,4-dimethyl-phenol, monohydrochloride
• Correlated keywords
  • 1491-59-4 Afrazine Afrin Allerest Dristan Duration H 990 Iliadin Nafrine Nasivin Neo-Synephrine Nostrilla Ocuclear Oxilin Respir Sch9384
• Product Overview:
  Oxymetazoline is an agonist of ?1- and ?2-adrenergic receptors (?1- and ?2-ARs; Kds = 6, 320, and 390 nM for ?1A-, ?1B-, and ?1D-ARs, respectively, Ki = 15 nM for ?2-AR).{41231,41233} It is also an agonist of the serotonin (5-HT) receptor subtype 5-HT1 (Kds = 4.68, 25.7, and 5.01 nM for 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, and 5-HT1D, respectively).{41230} Oxymetazoline increases intracellular calcium levels in CHO cells transfected with the ?1A-AR (EC50 = 40.7 nM), but does not increase it measurably in cells transfected with the ?1B- or ?1D-AR (EC50s = 79.4 and 240 nM, respectively).{41231} It acts as a partial agonist of the ?2-AR in isolated perfused rat heart (IC50 = 63 nM and EC50 = 13.5 nM for norepinephrine release).{41228,41229} Oxymetazoline also acts as an agonist and antagonist of the 5-HT1C receptor in the presence of methiothepin (Kd = 110 nM; Item No. 23138) and clonidine (Kd = 257 nM; Item No. 15949), respectively.{41230} In functional second messenger assays, oxymetazoline inhibits forskolin-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity (EC50s = 18.6, 24.0, and 44.7 nM in tissues expressing high levels of 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D receptors, respectively) and accumulation of inositol phosphates (EC50 = 269 nM in pig choroid plexus preparations, which highly express 5-HT1C receptors). Oxymetazoline (0.2 ?g/kg) decreases nasal pressure in dogs by 6.9%.{41232} Formulations containing oxymetazoline have been used as nasal decongestants.