The anxioselective agent 7-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)pyrazolo-[1,5-a]-pyrimidin-3-yl](pyridin-2-yl)methanone (DOV 51892) is more efficacious than diazepam at enhancing GABA-gated currents at alpha1 subunit-containing GABAA receptors. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics Dec 2006
- 1244-52 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0022-3565
10.1124/jpet.106.107201 doi
Animals Anti-Anxiety Agents--chemical synthesis Ataxia--chemically induced Chloride Channels--drug effects Diazepam--pharmacology Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Exploratory Behavior--drug effects Hand Strength--physiology Hypnotics and Sedatives--pharmacology Male Motor Activity--drug effects Muscle Relaxation--drug effects Oocytes--metabolism Postural Balance--drug effects Pyrazoles--chemical synthesis Pyridines--chemical synthesis Radioligand Assay Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Rats, Wistar Receptors, GABA-A--drug effects Xenopus laevis gamma-Aminobutyric Acid--physiology