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DHP-218 is a calcium channel antagonist. DHP-218 inhibits Calcium-induced contraction of the rat aorta in high K+ solution with the pA2 value of 9.11. The IC50 value for the inhibitory effects of DHP-218 in high K+-induced and phenylephrine-induced contra

17α,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17α,20β-DHP) is an endogenous, maturation-inducing steroid that stimulates oocyte maturation in female teleost species. For instance, 1 μg ml of 17α,20β-DHP induces germinal vesicle breakdown in Persian sturgeon oocytes, a key step in maturation. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropins (follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone) stimulate the production of 17α,20β-DHP in vivo or in vitro. 17α,20β-DHP also influences spermiation by stimulating milt production at 5 mg kg in various male teleosts.

AV-153 free base is a 1,4-dihydropyridine (1,4-DHP) derivative with antimutagenic and anti-cancer activity. It interacts with cytosine and thymine, influences poly(ADP)ribosylation, intercalates to DNA at single-strand breaks, reduces DNA damage, and stimulates DNA repair in human cells in vitro [1] [2] [3].

The leguminous shrub,Leucaena leucocephala(Leucaena) is wide‐spread in tropical and subtropical agricultural systems and provides a ready source of protein for livestock. However, the presence of mimosine, a non‐protein, amino acid comprising about 12% of the dry matter in growing tips ofLeucaena, is toxic to animals. Mimosine is degraded rapidly in the rumen to produce 3,4‐dihydroxypyridine (3,4‐DHP) and 2,3‐dihydroxypyridine (2,3‐DHP), both of which remain toxic to animals[1]. 3,4-DHP, as a derivative of the plant amino acid mimosine, is goitrogenic in cattle, sheep, and mice. In contrast to established antithyroid compounds, such as methimazole (MMI) and propylthiouracil (PTU), 3,4-DHP has no SH-group. 3,4-DHP with various concentrations inhibited incorporation of125I into protein in human thyroid slices. It also suppressed the activation of lymphocytes by PHA (phytohaemagglutinin) and PWM (pokeweed mitogen). Suppression with 3,4-DHP was seen at 100 and 1000 μmol L (P< 0.001 vs both PHA and PWM). Those, together with a very low murine bone marrow toxicity, probably related to the absence of an SH-group, make 3,4-DHP a potential antithyroid drug[2].