2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on antipsychotic activity of hirsutine and the metabolites
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20611014
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Chemical biology
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| Research Institution | Tohoku Pharmaceutical University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAZAWA Takahiro Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 薬学部, 講師 (60296019)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Research Abstract |
Hirsutine, a major alkaloid in Uncaria rhynchophylla, was attenuated the apomorphine-induced climbing behavior and the MK-801-induced hyper-locomotion in mice. Hirsutine showed affinities to the σ_1, D_2 and 5-HT2Areceptors, but not to the σ_2, D_1, NMDA, GABA, and benzodiazepine receptors. The results suggest that the antipsychotic activity of hirsutine is mainly mediated through the σ_1, D_2, and 5-HT_<2A> receptors.
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Research Products
(3 results)
