54-71-7CC[C@@H]1C(=O)OC[C@@H]1Cc1cncn1C.[Cl-].[H+]RNAICSBVACLLGM-GNAZCLTHSA-NSee also: Pilocarpine Hydrochloride (preferred); Pilocarpine (has active moiety); Pilocarpine Nitrate (related) ... View More ...
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DescriptionIt is a bioactive chemical usually used as pharmaceutical agents such as acetylcholine receptor agonist, antiglaucoma agent, moitic, and sialogogue. Specifically, due to its desirable activity as acetylcholine receptor agonist, this chemical has been introduced to regulate muscarinic acetylcholine receptor function in acetylcholinesterase knockout mice.1 Moreover, because of its good antiglaucoma effect, this substance is applied in a timolol plus maximum-tolerated antiglaucoma therapy.2 In addition, this chemical has been demonstrated to show a favourable miotic activity when incorporated into polymer capsules.3 Besides, this compound can be utilized to relieve the xerostomia due to chronic graft-versus-host disease or total-body irradiation after bone-marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies.4
UsesAntiglaucoma agent; miotic; sialogogue.
Uses(+)-Pilocarpine hydrochloride is a muscarinic M1 and M2 acetylcholine receptor agonist with pKB values of 5 and 3.7, respectively. Systemic administration of (+)-Pilocarpine hydrochloride is typically used as an animal model for temporal lobe epilepsy and can mimic the generation of complex partial seizures by producing changes in hippocampal neuron morphology, membrane properties, and synaptic responses.
General DescriptionPilocarpine monohydrochlorideis the hydrochloride of an alkaloid obtainedfrom the dried leaflets of Pilocarpus jaborandi or P. microphyllus,in which it occurs to the extent of about 0.5% togetherwith other alkaloids.
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DefinitionChEBI: Pilocarpine hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt of (+)-pilocarpine, a medication used to treat increased pressure inside the eye and dry mouth. It contains a (+)-pilocarpine.