Drug General Information (ID: DDIZXYWURD)
  Drug Name Pentoxifylline Drug Info Ambrisentan Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Vasodilator Agents Agents For Pulmonary Hypertension
  Structure

 Mechanism of Pentoxifylline-Ambrisentan Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
     Additive hypotensive effects Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
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      Drug Name Pentoxifylline Ambrisentan
      Mechanism 1 Antihypertensive agent Antihypertensive agent
Endothelin receptor  Antagonist
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Endothelin A receptor
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Structure Sequence
METLCLRASFWLALVGCVISDNPERYSTNLSNHVDDFTTFRGTELSFLVTTHQPTNLVLPSNGSMHNYCPQQTKITSAFKYINTVISCTIFIVGMVGNATLLRIIYQNKCMRNGPNALIASLALGDLIYVVIDLPINVFKLLAGRWPFDHNDFGVFLCKLFPFLQKSSVGITVLNLCALSVDRYRAVASWSRVQGIGIPLVTAIEIVSIWILSFILAIPEAIGFVMVPFEYRGEQHKTCMLNATSKFMEFYQDVKDWWLFGFYFCMPLVCTAIFYTLMTCEMLNRRNGSLRIALSEHLKQRREVAKTVFCLVVIFALCWFPLHLSRILKKTVYNEMDKNRCELLSFLLLMDYIGINLATMNSCINPIALYFVSKKFKNCFQSCLCCCCYQSKSLMTSVPMNGTSIQWKNHDQNNHNTDRSSHKDSMN
Gene Name EDNRA
Uniprot ID EDNRA_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1909
Protein Family G-protein coupled receptor 1 family
Protein Function
Receptor for endothelin-1. Mediates its action by association with G proteins that activate a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system. The rank order of binding affinities for ET-A is: ET1 > ET2 >> ET3.
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive hypotensive effects by the combination of Pentoxifylline and Ambrisentan 
      Mechanism 2 Hypotensive effects Antihypertensive agent
Endothelin receptor  Antagonist
      Key Mechanism Factor 2
Factor Name Endothelin A receptor
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Structure Sequence
METLCLRASFWLALVGCVISDNPERYSTNLSNHVDDFTTFRGTELSFLVTTHQPTNLVLPSNGSMHNYCPQQTKITSAFKYINTVISCTIFIVGMVGNATLLRIIYQNKCMRNGPNALIASLALGDLIYVVIDLPINVFKLLAGRWPFDHNDFGVFLCKLFPFLQKSSVGITVLNLCALSVDRYRAVASWSRVQGIGIPLVTAIEIVSIWILSFILAIPEAIGFVMVPFEYRGEQHKTCMLNATSKFMEFYQDVKDWWLFGFYFCMPLVCTAIFYTLMTCEMLNRRNGSLRIALSEHLKQRREVAKTVFCLVVIFALCWFPLHLSRILKKTVYNEMDKNRCELLSFLLLMDYIGINLATMNSCINPIALYFVSKKFKNCFQSCLCCCCYQSKSLMTSVPMNGTSIQWKNHDQNNHNTDRSSHKDSMN
Gene Name EDNRA
Uniprot ID EDNRA_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1909
Protein Family G-protein coupled receptor 1 family
Protein Function
Receptor for endothelin-1. Mediates its action by association with G proteins that activate a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system. The rank order of binding affinities for ET-A is: ET1 > ET2 >> ET3.
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive hypotensive effects by the combination of Pentoxifylline and Ambrisentan 

Recommended Action
      Management Caution is advised if pentoxifylline is used in combination with hypotensive agents. Periodic systemic blood pressure monitoring is recommended.

References
1 Product Information. Trental (pentoxifylline). Hoechst Marion-Roussel Inc, Kansas City, MO.