Drug General Information (ID: DDIP1ABFLU)
  Drug Name Prazosin Drug Info Garlic Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Natural product
  Therapeutic Class Antihypertensive Agents Herbal Products

 Mechanism of Prazosin-Garlic Interaction (Severity Level: Minor)
     Additive hypotensive effects Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
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      Drug Name Prazosin Garlic
      Mechanism 1 Antihypertensive agent
Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor  Antagonist
Antihypertensive agent
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Adrenergic receptor alpha-1 Structure Sequence
Protein Family G-protein coupled receptor 1 family
Protein Function
This alpha-adrenergic receptor mediates its action by association with G proteins that activate a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system. Its effect is mediated by G(q) and G(11) proteins. Nuclear ADRA1A-ADRA1B heterooligomers regulate phenylephrine(PE)-stimulated ERK signaling in cardiac myocytes.
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive hypotensive effects by the combination of Prazosin and Garlic 
      Mechanism 2 Antihypertensive agent
Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor  Antagonist
Hypotensive effects
      Key Mechanism Factor 2
Factor Name Adrenergic receptor alpha-1 Structure Sequence
Protein Family G-protein coupled receptor 1 family
Protein Function
This alpha-adrenergic receptor mediates its action by association with G proteins that activate a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system. Its effect is mediated by G(q) and G(11) proteins. Nuclear ADRA1A-ADRA1B heterooligomers regulate phenylephrine(PE)-stimulated ERK signaling in cardiac myocytes.
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive hypotensive effects by the combination of Prazosin and Garlic 

References
1 Tattelman E "Health effects of garlic." Am Fam Physician 72 (2005): 103-6
2 Richard CL, Jurgens TM "Effects of natural health products on blood pressure." Ann Pharmacother 39 (2005): 712-20