LY-344545 explained
LY-344,545 is a research drug developed by the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, which acts as an antagonist for the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype mGluR5. It is an epimer of another metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist, the mGluR2/3-selective LY-341,495.[1] [2]
Notes and References
- Ornstein PL, Bleisch TJ, Arnold MB, Kennedy JH, Wright RA, Johnson BG, Tizzano JP, Helton DR, Kallman MJ, Schoepp DD, Hérin M . 6 . 2-substituted (2SR)-2-amino-2-((1SR,2SR)-2-carboxycycloprop-1-yl)glycines as potent and selective antagonists of group II metabotropic glutamate receptors. 2. Effects of aromatic substitution, pharmacological characterization, and bioavailability . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry . 41 . 3 . 358–78 . January 1998 . 9464367 . 10.1021/jm970498o .
- Doherty AJ, Palmer MJ, Bortolotto ZA, Hargreaves A, Kingston AE, Ornstein PL, Schoepp DD, Lodge D, Collingridge GL . 6 . A novel, competitive mGlu(5) receptor antagonist (LY344545) blocks DHPG-induced potentiation of NMDA responses but not the induction of LTP in rat hippocampal slices . British Journal of Pharmacology . 131 . 2 . 239–44 . September 2000 . 10991916 . 1572327 . 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703574 .