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催產素酶

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催產素酶Oxytocinase)是一種可以代謝催產素[1]。最著名的催產素酶是Leucyl-cystinyl氨肽酶英語leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase[1][2],本身也是腦啡肽酶,已知也有其他的催產素酶[1][3]。懷孕時,催產素酶可以平衡催產素的濃度,因為隨著胎兒成長,胎兒分泌的催產素會增加,催產素酶會分解胎兒分泌的催產素,以維持平衡[2]。有研究發現催產素酶的濃度會隨胎齡漸漸增加,直到分娩為止,因此胎兒的發育可以用催產素酶濃度進行評估[4]

抑制劑

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阿嗎他定英語Amastatin短整合蛋白英語lebestatin(ubenimex)及嘌呤黴素英語puromycin都可以抑制催產素的代謝,不過他們也會抑制其他多肽(像是後葉加壓素甲硫腦素英語met-enkephalin強啡肽英語dynorphin A等)的分解,[5][3][6]EDTA、L-甲硫氨酸鄰二氮菲磷酸阿米酮英語phosphoramidon也會抑制催產素的代謝[7]

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參考資料

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