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Ipamorelin 是一种合成五肽，在 20 世纪 90 年代被报道为生长激素促分泌剂。其结构基于胃饥饿素受体激动剂的设计思路，但并非天然激素。早期药理学研究显示，它可刺激垂体释放生长激素，而对应激激素轴的影响相对较小。该化合物常被用作研究生长激素调节通路的工具分子。
在机制层面，ipamorelin 与生长激素促分泌受体 1a 型结合，该受体也介导胃饥饿素的多种效应。受体激活后，细胞内信号促进生长激素从垂体前叶释放。由于对促肾上腺皮质激素和皮质醇的刺激较弱，它被视为选择性较高的促分泌剂。这种选择性在动物模型和少量人体研究中被观察到，但人体数据仍然有限。
At the molecular level, ipamorelin acts as an agonist at the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a, the same G protein-coupled receptor that binds ghrelin. Receptor activation couples to Gq/11 signaling, raising intracellular calcium through inositol trisphosphate and diacylglycerol, which in turn promotes exocytosis of growth hormone from pituitary somatotroph cells. Ipamorelin binds this receptor with high affinity and shows weak activity at other secretagogue-related targets in vitro. Its action requires the intact receptor and is not reversed by growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonists.
Compared with earlier growth hormone secretagogues such as GHRP-6 and hexarelin, ipamorelin has been reported to produce less stimulation of adrenocorticotropic hormone, cortisol, and prolactin in animal and early human studies. This selectivity is usually attributed to differences in receptor subtype interactions and to the tissue distribution of the receptor. Effects on appetite appear weaker than those of ghrelin itself, although the supporting evidence base is small. Whether these differences produce a distinct clinical profile remains an open question, since controlled human trials are limited.
Ipamorelin is a synthetic pentapeptide first described in the 1990s by researchers at Novo Nordisk during a program to develop selective growth hormone secretagogues. Its sequence is Aib-His-D-2-Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2, incorporating two non-natural residues, alpha-aminoisobutyric acid and D-2-naphthylalanine. The C-terminus is amidated, and the material is supplied as a white lyophilized powder. The molecular formula is C38H49N9O5 and the monoisotopic mass is approximately 711.85 daltons. The short chain and modified residues give it greater resistance to enzymatic degradation than many larger peptide hormones.
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 分子式 | C38H49N9O5 | 五肽，含非天然氨基酸残基 |
| 分子量 | 711.85 g/mol | 理论值，盐形式可能略有差异 |
| 外观 | 白色至类白色粉末 | 冻干粉常见 |
| 溶解性 | 易溶于水 | 也可溶于部分极性有机溶剂 |
| 储存条件 | -20°C，干燥避光 | 长期保存通常推荐 |
对 ipamorelin 的常规表征以反相高效液相色谱测定纯度，检测波长多设为 214 nm，因为肽键在该波长有较强吸收。身份确认通常借助电喷雾电离质谱或串联质谱，将实测分子量与理论值逐项比对。序列层面可用肽图分析或氨基酸分析进一步验证。这些手段组合起来，可以分别覆盖纯度、身份与序列三个不同层次的信息。
杂质谱一般包含缺失序列片段、差向异构体、氧化产物以及残留溶剂或反离子，其中组氨酸与芳香残基的氧化常被重点关注。反相色谱中这类杂质往往紧邻主峰洗脱，因此方法需要足够的分离度并经过系统适用性验证。纯度百分比的解读依赖于检测波长与梯度条件，不同实验室公布的数字不宜直接横向比较。参考标准品有助于跨批次对照，但其自身赋值同样需要可追溯来源。
冻干状态下的肽通常比溶液状态更稳定，常规做法是维持 -20 °C 或更低温度、保持干燥并避开强光。复溶后的降解主要来自水解、氧化与脱酰胺，速率受 pH、缓冲液种类、离子强度与温度共同影响，碱性条件一般会加快这些反应。反复冻融会造成聚集与容器吸附损失，分装保存能降低该风险。容器材质与金属离子也可能参与氧化过程，需与操作条件一并考虑。
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不是。它属于人工合成的五肽，设计上模拟胃饥饿素受体的部分作用，但不存在于人体天然激素谱中。
生长激素释放激素通过其专用受体起作用，而 ipamorelin 主要作用于胃饥饿素受体。两者可影响生长激素释放，但信号通路和下游效应并不相同。
研究多集中在生长激素释放的急性调节、受体选择性以及不同给药方式下的药代动力学。临床终点研究数量有限，长期结局尚不明确。
It is a synthetic pentapeptide belonging to the growth hormone secretagogue family. Its principal characterized target is the ghrelin receptor, also called GHS-R1a. The molecule contains non-natural amino acids and an amidated C-terminus.