Delucemine (NPS-1506) is a drug which acts as an
NMDA antagonist
NMDA receptor antagonists are a class of drugs that work to antagonize, or inhibit the action of, the ''N''-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor ( NMDAR). They are commonly used as anesthetics for animals and humans; the state of anesthesia they induce ...
and a
serotonin reuptake inhibitor
A serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) is a type of drug which acts as a reuptake inhibitor of the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) by blocking the action of the serotonin transporter (SERT). This in turn leads to incre ...
, and has
neuroprotective
Neuroprotection refers to the relative preservation of neuronal structure and/or function. In the case of an ongoing insult (a neurodegenerative insult) the relative preservation of neuronal integrity implies a reduction in the rate of neuronal los ...
effects. It was originally investigated for the treatment of
stroke and in 2004 was studied as a potential
antidepressant.
Origin
The basic structure of Delucemine was based on
argiotoxin 636, a NMDA antagonist isolated from the venom of the Araneid ''
Argiope aurantia''.
See also
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AD-1211
AD-1211 is an opioid analgesic drug invented in the 1970s by Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. It is chemically a 1-substituted-4-prenyl-piperazine derivative, which is structurally unrelated to most other opioid drugs. The (''S'')-enantiomers in this ...
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Budipine
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Diphenidine
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Ephenidine
Ephenidine (also known as NEDPA and EPE) is a dissociative anesthetic that has been sold online as a designer drug. It is illegal in some countries as a structural isomer of the banned opioid drug lefetamine, but has been sold in countries wher ...
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Fluorolintane
Fluorolintane (also known as 2-FPPP and 2-F-DPPy) is a dissociative anesthetic drug that has been sold online as a designer drug.
Fluorolintane and related diarylethylamines are antagonists of the NMDA receptor and have been studied ''in vitro'' ...
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Lanicemine
Lanicemine (AZD6765) is a low-trapping NMDA receptor antagonist that was under development by AstraZeneca for the management of severe and treatment-resistant depression. Lanicemine differs from ketamine in that it is a ''low-trapping'' NMDA ...
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Methoxphenidine
Methoxphenidine (methoxydiphenidine, 2-MeO-Diphenidine, MXP) is a dissociative of the diarylethylamine class that has been sold online as a designer drug. Methoxphenidine was first reported in a 1989 patent where it was tested as a treatment for ...
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MT-45
MT-45 (IC-6) is an opioid analgesic drug invented in the 1970s by Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. It is chemically a 1-substituted-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl) piperazine derivative, which is structurally unrelated to most other opioid drugs. Racemic MT-4 ...
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Remacemide
Remacemide is a drug which acts as a low-affinity NMDA antagonist with sodium channel blocking properties. It has been studied for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, epilepsy, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease.
Because remacem ...
References
NMDA receptor antagonists
Fluoroarenes
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors
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