Chemistry:PEPA (drug)

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Short description: Chemical compound
PEPA
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Clinical data
Other namesPEPA
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ChemSpider
UNII
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H16F2N2O4S2
Molar mass402.43 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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PEPA is a sulfonamide AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulator,[1][2] which is up to 100 times more potent than aniracetam in vitro.[3] It produces memory-enhancing effects in rats when administered intravenously.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Pharmacological detection of AMPA receptor heterogeneity by use of two allosteric potentiators in rat hippocampal cultures". British Journal of Pharmacology 123 (7): 1294–303. April 1998. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0701707. PMID 9579722. 
  2. "A desensitization-selective potentiator of AMPA-type glutamate receptors". British Journal of Pharmacology 136 (7): 1033–41. August 2002. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0704804. PMID 12145103. 
  3. "A novel allosteric potentiator of AMPA receptors: 4--2-(phenylsulfonylamino)ethylthio--2,6-difluoro-phenoxyaceta mide". The Journal of Neuroscience 17 (15): 5760–71. August 1997. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.17-15-05760.1997. PMID 9221774. 
  4. "The AMPA receptor allosteric potentiator PEPA ameliorates post-ischemic memory impairment". NeuroReport 12 (13): 2947–50. September 2001. doi:10.1097/00001756-200109170-00038. PMID 11588608.