Dicirenone (

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; developmental code name SC-26304; also known as 7α-carboxyisopropylspirolactone) is a synthetic,

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antimineralocorticoid An antimineralocorticoid, also known as a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA or MCRA) or aldosterone antagonist, is a diuretic drug which antagonizes the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors. This group of drugs is often ...

of the

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group which was developed as a

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and antihypertensive agent but was never marketed. It was synthesized and

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in 1974. Similarly to other spirolactones like

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, dicirenone also possesses

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activity, albeit with relatively reduced

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References

Abandoned drugs Antimineralocorticoids Carboxylic acids Esters Isopropyl esters Lactones Pregnanes Spiro compounds Spirolactones Steroidal antiandrogens {{Cardiovascular-drug-stub