Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5
"Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase subfamily that is highly specific for CYCLIC GMP. It is found predominantly in vascular tissue and plays an important role in regulating VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE contraction.
| Descriptor ID |
D054706
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.352.640.150.500 D08.811.277.352.640.155.500 D12.644.360.008.500 D12.644.360.009.500 D12.776.476.008.500 D12.776.476.009.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5
- Phosphodiesterase 5A, cGMP-Specific
- Phosphodiesterase 5A, cGMP Specific
- cGMP-Specific Phosphodiesterase 5A
- Phosphodiesterase 5A
- Phosphodiesterase Type 5
- Type 5, Phosphodiesterase
- Phosphodiesterase 5
- Phosphodiesterase-5
- Phosphodiesterase V
- cGMP-Binding, cGMP-Specific 3',5'-cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase
- PDE5 Phosphodiesterases
- Phosphodiesterases, PDE5
- Phosphodiesterase Type V
- Type V, Phosphodiesterase
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
- Enzymes [D08.811]
- Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
- Esterases [D08.811.277.352]
- Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases [D08.811.277.352.640]
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases [D08.811.277.352.640.150]
- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5 [D08.811.277.352.640.150.500]
- 3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases [D08.811.277.352.640.155]
- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5 [D08.811.277.352.640.155.500]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Peptides [D12.644]
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.360]
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases [D12.644.360.008]
- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5 [D12.644.360.008.500]
- 3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases [D12.644.360.009]
- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5 [D12.644.360.009.500]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.476]
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases [D12.776.476.008]
- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5 [D12.776.476.008.500]
- 3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases [D12.776.476.009]
- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5 [D12.776.476.009.500]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5".
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Tadalafil: a long-acting phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Clin Ther. 2011 Aug; 33(8):993-1004.