Table 2. Some currently marketed drugs that target GPCRs.
GPCR | Indication(s) | Drug(s) |
---|---|---|
Histamine | Allergies, ulcers | Cimetidine,Ranitidine,Terfenadine |
β-adrenergic | Hypertension, asthma | Atenolol, Albuterol, Salmeterol |
α-adrenergic | Benign prostatichypertrophy | Terazosin , doxazosin |
Dopamine | Psychosis, Parkinson's | Aripiprazole, Ropinerole |
Serotonin | Migraine, anxiety | Zolmitriptan, clozapine, buspirone |
Opoid | Pain | Butarphanol |
Angiotensin | Hypertension | Losartan, Eprosartan |
Muscarinic acetylcoline | Alzheimer' s disease | Bethanechol, dicyclomine |
Leukotriene | Asthma | Pranlukast |