nafamostat
Sign in to saveAlso known as FUT-175, Nafamostat mesilate, Nafamostat dimethanesulfonate
Nafamostat mesylate (INN), a synthetic serine protease inhibitor, is a short-acting anticoagulant, and it is also used for the treatment of pancreatitis. It also has some potential antiviral and anti-cancer properties. Nafamostat is a fast-acting proteolytic inhibitor and used during hemodialysis to prevent the proteolysis of fibrinogen into fibrin. The mechanism of action of nafamostat is as a slow tight-binding substrate, trapping the target protein in the acyl-enzyme intermediate form, resulting in apparent observed inhibition.
Research
1,061 papers- Nafamostat mesilate as anticoagulant for blood purification: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2025
- Nafamostat Mesylate for Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalised Patients: A Structured, Narrative Review.Clinical pharmacokinetics · 2022
- Anticoagulation with nafamostat mesilate during extracorporeal life support.International journal of cardiology · 2022
- Nafamostat mesilate for prevention of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on prospective, randomized, and controlled trials.Medicine · 2023
- Nafamostat Reduces the Incidence of post-ERCP Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2024
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