Davunetide is an eight amino acid peptide (NAPVSIPQ) with potent neuroprotection in vitro and in vivo. Davunetide has been shown to enhance functional daily behaviors in schizophrenia patients and to increase memory scores in patients suffering from amnes
CAY10787 is an oxysterol and a negative allosteric modulator of GABAAreceptors.1,2It reduces GABA-induced currents in HEK cells expressing α1β1γ2or α4β3γ2subunit-containing GABAAreceptors (IC50s = 1.5 and 1 μM, respectively).2CAY10787 (500 nM) reduces GABA-induced depolarization of peptidergic and non-peptidergic nociceptors, C-LTMRs, and cold thermosensors in isolated mouse dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons.In vivo, CAY10787 (2, 10, and 50 mg/kg) increases latency to nocifensive behaviors in the hot plate test in mice. 1.Hahn, M., Tang, M., and Subbiah, M.T.Cholest-3,5-dien-7-one formation in peroxidized human plasma as an indicator of lipoprotein cholesterol peroxidation potentialBiochim. Biophys. Acta1255(3)341-343(1995) 2.Niu, C., Leavitt, L.S., Lin, Z., et al.Neuroactive type-A γ-aminobutyric acid receptor allosteric modulator steroids from the hypobranchial gland of marine mollusk, Conus geographusJ. Med. Chem.64(10)7033-7043(2021)
ASIC blocker (IC50 values are 0.44, 2.1 μM and no effect at rat ASIC1a, ASIC3 and ASIC2a, respectively: IC50 value = 0.12 μM at human ASIC1a with no effect at ASIC2a or ASIC3). Inhibition was also observed at heteromeric ASIC channels (IC50 values are 0.79, 0.87 and 4.5 uM at rat ASIC1a+3, ASIC1a+2a and ASIC2a+3; IC5O values are 0.33 and 0.69 uM at human ASIC1a+2a and ASIC1a+3, with no effect at ASIC2a+3). Attenuates pathophysiological nociceptive behaviors in CFA-inflamed and CCI rats.
The mating and social behaviors of insects are largely orchestrated by a suite of volatile cuticular hydrocarbon pheromones. 7(Z),11(Z)-Heptacosadiene is the predominant female-specific courtship pheromone of the fruit fly D. melanogaster. At amounts above 100 ng, 7(Z),11(Z)-heptacosadiene elicits wing vibrations in male D. melanogaster flies in a dose-dependent manner.
Cinuperone is an antagonist of D2, alpha1 adrenergic and sigma receptors. The drug selectively inhibits dopamine agonists-dependent behaviors, mediated by the limbic system. The clinical development of the drug as an antipsychotic was terminated due to orthostasis.