Nitrosylated neuropeptides
First Claim
1. A compound comprising a neuropeptide or analog, fragment or derivative thereof having vascular or non-vascular smooth muscle relaxant activity to which has been directly or indirectly linked at least one NO or NO2 group.
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Abstract
Neuropeptides, particularly vasoactive intestinal peptide(VIP) and fragments, mutations and derivatives thereof that have corresponding activities to which have been directly or indirectly linked at least one NO or NO2 group, and their uses, including the relaxation of smooth muscle in several tissues, including vascular smooth muscle (e.g., aorta) and nonvascular smooth muscle (e.g. trachea, sphincter of Oddi, gastrointestinal smooth muscle and corpus cavernosum smooth muscle), and particularly also for the diagnosis and treatment of human male impotence.
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- 1. A compound comprising a neuropeptide or analog, fragment or derivative thereof having vascular or non-vascular smooth muscle relaxant activity to which has been directly or indirectly linked at least one NO or NO2 group.
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