Enprostil
Enprostil is a synthetic prostaglandin designed to resemble dinoprostone. Enprostil was found to be a highly potent inhibitor of gastric HCl secretion.
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Toshina, K.; Hirata, I.; Maemura, K.; Sasaki, S.; Murano, M.; Nitta, M.; Yamauchi, H.; Nishikawa, T.; et al. (2000). "Enprostil, a Prostaglandin-E2 Analogue, Inhibits Interleukin-8 Production of Human Colonic Epithelial Cell Lines". Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 52 (6): 570–5. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3083.2000.00815.x. PMID 11119262.
Tari, Akira; Hamada, Masanori; Kamiyasu, Toshiki; Sumii, Koji; Haruma, Ken; Inoue, Masaki; Kishimoto, Shinya; Kajiyama, Goro; Walsh, John H. (1997). "Effect of enprostil on omeprazole-induced hypergastrinemia and inhibition of gastric acid secretion in peptic ulcer patients". Digestive Diseases and Sciences 42 (8): 1741–6. doi:10.1023/A:1018825902055. PMID 9286243.
Ching, C. K.; Lam, S. K. (1995). "A comparison of two prostaglandin analogues (enprostil vs misoprostol) in the treatment of acute duodenal ulcer disease". Journal of Gastroenterology 30 (5): 607–14. doi:10.1007/BF02367786. PMID 8574332.
