PDE1-IN-1can enhance levels of the second messengers cAMP cGMP leading to the expression of neuronal plasticity-related genes, neurotrophic factors, and neuroprotective molecules. These neuronal plasticity enhancement properties make PDE1 inhibitors good candidates as therapeutic agents in many neurological conditions.
DSR-141562 is a new compound that can be taken orally and has a specific ability to inhibit phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1) in the brain. This compound exhibits a preference for inhibiting human PDE1B, with an IC50 value of 43.9 nM. It also shows moderate inhibition of human PDE1A (IC50 = 97.6 nM) and PDE1C (IC50 = 431.8 nM). DSR-141562 is particularly useful in the study of positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive impairments associated with schizophrenia.
Fenspiride-d5 is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of fenspiride by GC- or LC-MS. Fenspiride is an antagonist of histamine H1 receptors and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It inhibits histamine-induced contraction of isolated guinea pig trachea but not histamine-induced inotropy of isolated guinea pig heart. It also inhibits phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), PDE5, and PDE3 (IC50s = 69, ~158, and 363 µM, respectively, in isolated human bronchi derived from patients with lung cancer). It is selective for these phosphodiesterases over PDE1 and PDE2, where it provides less than 25% inhibition. Fenspiride potentiates the airway relaxant effects of isoproterenol and sodium nitroprusside indicating an effect on cAMP and cGMP phosphodiesterases, respectively. Aerosolized fenspiride (1 mg ml) reverses bronchoconstriction induced by capsaicin and, when used at aerosolized concentrations ranging from 1-10 mg ml, reduces cough induced by citric aci......