New advances in NMDA receptor pharmacology

KK Ogden, SF Traynelis - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2011 - cell.com
N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are tetrameric ion channels containing two of four
possible GluN2 subunits. These receptors have been implicated for decades in neurological …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of benzimidazole: Sky-high objectives towards the lead molecule to predict the future in medicinal chemistry

S Banerjee, S Mukherjee, P Nath, A Mukherjee… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Out of several heterocyclic templates, the use of a Benzimidazole (BZ) scaffold is immensely
observed. This fused heterocycle comprises two ring nitrogen atoms placed at 1st and 3rd …

Allosteric modulators for the treatment of schizophrenia: targeting glutamatergic networks

FS Menniti, CW Lindsley… - Current topics in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Schizophrenia is a highly debilitating mental disorder which afflicts approximately 1% of the
global population. Cognitive and negative deficits account for the lifelong disability …

Unlocking therapeutic potential: the role of adamantane in drug discovery

C Dane, GA Cumbers, B Allen… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
The unique structural and physicochemical properties of adamantane and its derivatives
have attracted considerable attention in the field of medicinal chemistry. Substituting phenyl …

On the molecular and supramolecular properties of N, N′-disubstituted iminoisoindolines: synthesis, spectroscopy, X-ray structure and Hirshfeld surface analyses …

RS Bitzer, LC Visentin, M Hörner… - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Supramolecular studies of iminoisoindoline-derived compounds have been prompted by
their biological and photophysical properties. In this article, we report the synthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Altered GluN2B NMDA receptor function and synaptic plasticity during early pathology in the PS2APP mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

JE Hanson, JF Pare, L Deng, Y Smith, Q Zhou - Neurobiology of disease, 2015 - Elsevier
GluN2B subunit containing NMDARs (GluN2B-NMDARs) mediate pathophysiological effects
of acutely applied amyloid beta (Aβ), including impaired long-term potentiation (LTP) …

Structure–activity relationships of N-substituted 4-(trifluoromethoxy) benzamidines with affinity for GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors

C Beinat, SD Banister, J Hoban, J Tsanaktsidis… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
GluN2B subtype-selective NMDA antagonists represent promising therapeutic targets for the
symptomatic treatment of multiple CNS pathologies. A series of N-benzyl substituted …

Agmatine preferentially antagonizes GluN2B-containing N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors in spinal cord

JJ Waataja, CD Peterson, H Verma… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The role of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) as a contributor to maladaptive
neuroplasticity underlying the maintenance of chronic pain is well established. Agmatine, an …

Synthesis and in vitro characterization of trans-and cis-[18F]-4-methylbenzyl 4-[(pyrimidin-2-ylamino) methyl]-3-fluoropiperidine-1-carboxylates as new potential PET …

R Koudih, G Gilbert, M Dhilly, A Abbas, L Barré… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Diastereoisomeric compounds [18F] cis-and [18F] trans-4-methylbenzyl 4-[(pyrimidin-2-
ylamino) methyl]-3-fluoro-piperidine-1-carboxylates were successfully synthesized as new …

Structural investigations by in silico modeling for designing NR2B subunit selective NMDA receptor antagonists

VP Zambre, VA Hambarde, NN Petkar, CN Patel… - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are widely distributed throughout the
mammalian central nervous system (CNS). They play key roles in many brain disorders …