Minaxolone

Minaxolone

Minaxolone

Chemical compound

Minaxolone (CCI-12923) is a neuroactive steroid which was developed as a general anesthetic but was withdrawn before registration due to toxicity seen with long-term administration in rats, and hence was never marketed.[1][2][3] It is a positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptor,[4] as well as, less potently, a positive allosteric modulator of the glycine receptor.[4][5]

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See also: List of neurosteroids

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References

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    Bovill JB, Howie MC, eds. (1999). Clinical Pharmacology for Anaesthetists. W.B. Saunders. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-03707-5.50031-0. ISBN 978-0-7020-2167-1.
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    Lambert JJ, Harney SC, Belelli D, Peters JA (2001). "Neurosteroid modulation of recombinant and synaptic GABAA receptor". In Biggio G, Purdy RH (eds.). Neurosteroids and Brain Function. Academic Press. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-0-12-366846-2.
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    Weir CJ, Ling AT, Belelli D, Wildsmith JA, Peters JA, Lambert JJ (May 2004). "The interaction of anaesthetic steroids with recombinant glycine and GABAA receptors". British Journal of Anaesthesia. 92 (5): 704–711. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.519.3591. doi:10.1093/bja/aeh125. PMID 15033889.
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