KF 392 is antiulcer. It was found that KF-392 given orally to rats at 1.0 to 5.0 mg kg had a marked suppression on the developments of Shay ulcer as well as the aspirin-, stress-, and reserpine-induced gastric lesions.
Perafensine is a drug which was investigated as an antidepressant but was never marketed. It has been reported to antagonize the effects of reserpine and to inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine (norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor); whether it also affects the reuptake of serotonin or dopamine is unclear
Deserpidine hydrochloride is the salf form of Deserpidine (free base), which is an antihypertensive drug related to reserpine which occurs naturally in Rauwolfia canescens. Deserpidine is a competitive inhibitor of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). By competing with angiotensin I for ACE, deserpidine blocks the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, which is a potent vasoconstrictor. Reduced level of serum angiotensin II causes a decrease in blood pressure. Deserpidine also decreases angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex.
(±)-N-desmethyl Venlafaxine, a minor active metabolite of venlafaxine, serves as a selective norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Generated through the metabolization by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoform CYP3A4, it exhibits reuptake inhibition of norepinephrine and serotonin in rat synaptosome preparations, demonstrated by IC50 values of 4.7 and 1.6 µM, respectively. Clinically, it has been shown to counteract reserpine-induced hypothermia in mice, displaying efficacy at a minimum effective dose (MED) of 10 mg kg.
Isopimaric acid is active against MDR and MRSA strains of S. aureus which are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) are 32-64 microg mL . Isopimaric acid is also possible that an antagonistic interacti