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Tetramethylpyrazine: A promising drug for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension

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Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) was originally isolated from the traditional Chinese herb ligusticum and the fermented Japanese food natto and has since been synthesized. TMP has a long history of beneficial effects… Click to show full abstract

Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) was originally isolated from the traditional Chinese herb ligusticum and the fermented Japanese food natto and has since been synthesized. TMP has a long history of beneficial effects in the treatment of many cardiovascular diseases. Here we have evaluated the therapeutic effects of TMP on pulmonary hypertension (PH) in animal models and in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).

Keywords: pulmonary hypertension; treatment; promising drug; tetramethylpyrazine promising; hypertension

Journal Title: British Journal of Pharmacology
Year Published: 2020

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