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The compound database

Peptide Database

264 therapeutic peptides with research summaries, clinical findings, and regulatory status. Every claim is cited.

FDA-approved
90
FDA-approved
Awaiting FDA
8
Awaiting FDA
No lawful pathway
166
No lawful pathway
1–15 of 15 · CardiovascularClear filters
  1. 001

    Eptifibatide (Integrilin)

    A synthetic cyclic heptapeptide modeled on barbourin, a disintegrin from the venom of the southeastern pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri) that…

    Cardiovascular · FDA Approved · Intravenous

    FDA-approved
  2. 002

    Nesiritide (Natrecor)

    A recombinant form of human B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a 32-amino acid peptide produced by ventricular cardiomyocytes in response to volume overload and…

    Cardiovascular · FDA Approved · Intravenous

    FDA-approved
  3. 003

    Angiotensin II (Giapreza)

    A synthetic form of the endogenous octapeptide angiotensin II, the main effector of the renin-angiotensin system. Angiotensin II acts on AT1 receptors on…

    Cardiovascular · FDA Approved · Intravenous

    FDA-approved
  4. 004

    Serelaxin (Relaxin-2)

    Serelaxin is a recombinant form of human relaxin-2, a vasodilator peptide hormone that contributes to cardiovascular and renal adaptations during pregnancy. It…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  5. 005

    Carperitide (h-ANP)

    Carperitide is a recombinant form of human atrial natriuretic peptide (alpha-human A-type natriuretic peptide), given intravenously. It activates guanylyl…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  6. 006

    Ularitide (Urodilatin)

    Ularitide is a synthetic form of urodilatin, a natriuretic peptide produced in kidney tubular cells. Like other natriuretic peptides it acts on guanylyl…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  7. 007

    Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)

    Atrial natriuretic peptide is a 28-amino acid hormone secreted mainly by atrial cardiomyocytes, one of the two classic cardiac natriuretic peptides along with…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Endogenous

    No lawful pathway
  8. 008

    Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)

    Brain natriuretic peptide, despite its name, is a 32-amino acid hormone secreted predominantly by ventricular cardiomyocytes in response to increased wall…

    Cardiovascular · FDA Approved · Intravenous

    FDA-approved
  9. 009

    C-type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP)

    C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is a 22-amino acid member of the natriuretic peptide family that signals mainly through natriuretic peptide receptor B (NPR-B)…

    Cardiovascular · Research Phase · Endogenous

    No lawful pathway
  10. 010

    Urocortin 1

    Urocortin 1 is a 40-amino acid peptide of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family that binds both CRF receptor 1 and CRF receptor 2, so unlike…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  11. 011

    Urocortin 2

    Urocortin 2 is a 38-amino acid member of the corticotropin-releasing factor family that is selective for CRF receptor 2. In the heart this receptor mediates…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  12. 012

    Urocortin 3

    Urocortin 3, also known as stresscopin, is a 38-amino acid peptide selective for CRF receptor 2. It produces vasodilation and increases cardiac output, and it…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  13. 013

    Adrenomedullin

    Adrenomedullin is a 52-amino acid peptide produced by vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells with potent blood-pressure-lowering activity. It signals…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway
  14. 014

    Angiotensin (1-7)

    Angiotensin (1-7) is a seven-amino acid peptide of the renin-angiotensin system, generated from angiotensin II by ACE2 or from angiotensin I by endopeptidases…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Subcutaneous injection, Intravenous, Oral

    No lawful pathway
  15. 015

    Apelin-13

    Apelin-13 is a 13-amino acid endogenous peptide and one of the most potent isoforms of the apelin family. It is a ligand for the APJ (apelin) receptor, a G…

    Cardiovascular · Investigational · Intravenous

    No lawful pathway

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