AMN082
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N,N'-dibenzhydrylethane-1,2-diamine dihydrochloride
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.163.413 |
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| C28H30Cl2N2 | |
| Molar mass | 465.4572 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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AMN082 (N,N'-dibenzhydrylethane-1,2-diamine dihydrochloride) is a selective metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGluR7) allosteric agonist.[1][2] It mimics the effect of glutamate. AMN082 is the first selective mGluR7 agonist and has expanded the potential array of research opportunities on the effects of mGluR7 in the CNS.
Significance[edit]
The two main types of glutamate receptors are ionotropic receptors and metabotropic receptors. Ionotropic receptors (iGluRs) are fast-acting ligand-gated ion channels and include AMPA, Kainate and NMDA. Metabotropic receptors are G-protein coupled receptors that mediate slower, longer-lasting effects through second messenger systems and are responsible for other neuronal functions that are not typically controlled by iGluRs. mGluRs are split into 3 separate groups (Group I, Group II, Group III) based on pharmacological profile, sequence homology, and preferred signal transduction pathway. mGlur7 is a member of Group III, the least studied of the groups. The discovery of AMN082 will serve as a useful pharmacological tool to expand research on Group III mGluRs.
References[edit]
- ^ Li X, Gardner EL, Xi ZX (March 2008). "The metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGluR7) allosteric agonist AMN082 modulates nucleus accumbens GABA and glutamate, but not dopamine, in rats". Neuropharmacology. 54 (3): 542–51. PMC 2410088
. PMID 18155073. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.11.005. - ^ Palucha A, Klak K, Branski P, van der Putten H, Flor PJ, Pilc A (November 2007). "Activation of the mGlu7 receptor elicits antidepressant-like effects in mice". Psychopharmacology (Berl.). 194 (4): 555–62. PMID 17622518. doi:10.1007/s00213-007-0856-2.
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