Description
A neuroprotective agent; binds to histamine H1 and H2 receptors (IC50s = 3.8 and 287 nM, respectively), as well as α1A-, α1B-, α1D-, and α2A-ARs, imidazoline I2 receptors, and 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7 receptors (Kis = 8-313 nM); inhibits NMDA-evoked currents and voltage-gated calcium channels in mouse primary striatal neurons (IC50s = 10 and 50 μM, respectively); inhibits glutamate-induced apoptosis in primary striatal neurons derived from the YAC128 transgenic mouse model of Huntington’s disease at 50 μM; inhibits cell death induced by amyloid-β (25-35) in cerebellar granule cells at 25 μM; inhibits decreases TWAA acquisition in a rat model of AF64A-induced Alzheimer’s disease at 1 mg/kg
Formal name: 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2,8-dimethyl-5-[2-(6-methyl-3-pyridinyl)ethyl]-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole
Synonyms: Dimebon™|Latrepirdine
Molecular weight: 319.4
CAS: 3613-73-8
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid