Entry
Name
Corticotropin (USP/INN); ACTH (TN); Acthar (TN)
Product
Sequence
Ser Tyr Ser Met Glu His Phe Arg Trp Gly Lys Pro Val Gly Lys Lys Arg Arg Pro Val Lys Val Tyr Pro Asn Gly Ala Glu Asp Glu Ser Ala Glu Ala Phe Pro Leu Glu Phe
Type
Peptide
Class
Hormonal agent
DG01629 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Remark
Product (DG00492): D00146<US>
Efficacy
Diagnostic (adrenocortical insufficiency), Melanocortin 2 receptor agonist
Disease
Multiple sclerosis [DS:
H01490 ]
Psoriatic arthritis [DS:
H01656 ]
Rheumatoid arthritis [DS:
H00630 ]
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis [DS:
H01672 ]
Ankylosing spondylitis [DS:
H01674 ]
Systemic lupus erythematosus [DS:
H00080 ]
Systemic dermatomyositis, polymyositis [DS:
H01604 ]
Erythema multiforme [DS:
H01695 ]
Stevens-Johnson syndrome [DS:
H01694 ]
Optic neuritis [DS:
H01717 ]
Nephrotic syndrome [DS:
H01657 ]
Comment
Glucocorticoid
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Target
Pathway
hsa04080 Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
hsa04925 Aldosterone synthesis and secretion
hsa04927 Cortisol synthesis and secretion
Interaction
DDI search
Brite
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification [BR:br08303 ]
H SYSTEMIC HORMONAL PREPARATIONS, EXCL. SEX HORMONES AND INSULINS
H01 PITUITARY AND HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES AND ANALOGUES
H01A ANTERIOR PITUITARY LOBE HORMONES AND ANALOGUES
H01AA ACTH
H01AA01 Corticotropin
D00146 Corticotropin (USP/INN) <US>
USP drug classification [BR:br08302 ]
Hormonal Agents, Stimulant/Replacement/Modifying (Adrenal)
Corticotropin
D00146 Corticotropin (USP/INN)
Drug groups [BR:br08330 ]
Hormonal agent
DG01629 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
DG00492 Corticotropin
D00146 Corticotropin
Target-based classification of drugs [BR:br08310 ]
G Protein-coupled receptors
Rhodopsin family
Melanocortin
MC2R
D00146 Corticotropin (USP/INN) <US>
Drug groups [BR:br08330 ]
Hormonal agent
DG01629 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
DG00492 Corticotropin
BRITE hierarchy
Other DBs