prostaglandin f2β

Prostaglandin F2β (PGF2β) is the 9β-hydroxy stereoisomer of PGF2α. It is much less active than PGF2α in antifertility and bronchoconstrictor activities. PGF2β exhibits bronchodilating activity in guinea pigs and cats and antagonizes the bronchoconstrictor activity of PGF2α.

8-iso Prostaglandin F2β (8-iso PGF2β) is an isomer of PGF2α of non-enzymatic origin. It is one of 64 possible isomers of PGF2α which can be produced by free radical peroxidation of arachidonic acid. 8-iso PGF2β exhibits very weak contraction of human umbilical vein artery and does not promote aggregation of human whole blood. However, 8-iso PGF2β moderately contracts both the canine and porcine pulmonary vein, although the effect is much weaker than that exhibited by other isoprostanes such as 8-iso PGE1, 8-iso PGE2, or 8-iso PGF2α. 8-iso-15-keto PGF2β is a potential metabolite of 8-iso PGF2β via the 15-hydroxy PG dehydrogenase pathway. There are no published reports on the formation or biological activity of 8-iso-15-keto PGF2β.

8-iso Prostaglandin F2β can be used in related research in the field of life sciences. Its product number is T37165 and CAS number is 177020-26-7.

16,16-Dimethyl PGF2β, a metabolically stable analog of PGF2β, mitigates bronchospasm in asthma patients, albeit with lower potency compared to PGE2.

11-Deoxyprostaglandin F2β (11-deoxy PGF2β), an analog of PGF2β, is derived through the cyclooxygenase metabolism of arachidonic acid. PGF2β is known to prompt a dose-dependent secretion of hexose-containing mucin [1] [2] [3].