• GABAB receptors (GABABR) are G-protein coupled receptors for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), therefore making them metabotropic receptors, that are linked...
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    of GABA receptors: GABAA and GABAB. GABAA receptors are ligand-gated ion channels (also known as ionotropic receptors); whereas GABAB receptors are G protein-coupled...
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    binding to its receptors which include the ligand gated ion channels, GABAA and GABAC and the G-protein couple receptors GABAB. The GABAB receptor has been...
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    Γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (category GABAB receptor agonists)
    glycine in certain brain areas. It acts on the GHB receptor and is a weak agonist at the GABAB receptor. GHB has been used in the medical setting as a general...
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    Baclofen (category GABAB receptor agonists)
    agonizing) GABA receptors, specifically the GABAB receptors. Baclofen produces its effects by selectively activating the GABAB receptor. Baclofen is postulated...
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    4-Fluorophenibut (category GABAB receptor agonists)
    β-(4-fluorophenyl)-GABA) is a GABAB receptor agonist which was never marketed. It is selective for the GABAB receptor over the GABAA receptor (IC50 = 1.70 μM and...
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    regulated by astrocyte derived cholesterol. Much like the GABAA receptor, the GABAB receptor is an obligatory heterodimer consisting of GABAB1 and GABAB2...
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    Phenibut (category GABAB receptor agonists)
    (GABA), and hence is a GABA analogue. Phenibut is thought to act as a GABAB receptor agonist, similarly to baclofen and γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). However...
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  • to understand exactly how this mechanism works. GABAB receptors are located in the VB. If a receptor is located presynaptically when activated it causes...
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    GABA analogue (category GABA receptor agonists)
    neuroprotective drug Phaclofen (phosphonobaclofen) – GABAB receptor antagonist Saclofen (sulfonobaclofen) – GABAB receptor antagonist Arecaidine – constituent of areca...
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    of a specific GHB receptor was predicted by observing the action of GHB and related compounds that primarily act on the GABAB receptor, but also exhibit...
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  • ligands have unique receptors. Some examples include: metabotropic glutamate receptors, muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, GABAB receptors. The G protein-coupled...
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  • and include: GABAA receptors GABAA-ρ receptors The GABAB receptor, a G protein-coupled receptor, is the only metabotropic GABA receptor and its mechanism...
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  • Class C GPCR (category Transmembrane receptor stubs)
    (gamma-aminobutyric acid) InterPro: IPR002455 GABAB receptor 1 (GABBR1) GABAB receptor 2 (GABBR2) Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) InterPro: IPR000162 mGluR1...
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    mainly binds to the GHB receptor and weakly binds to the GABAB receptor. The GHB receptor is an excitatory G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Its endogenous...
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    Homotaurine (category GABAB receptor antagonists)
    prototypical GABAB agonist), and was able to produce analgesia via the GABAB receptor, an effect that was abolished when CGP-35348, a GABAB receptor antagonist...
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    Γ-Amino-β-hydroxybutyric acid (category GABAB receptor agonists)
    moderate-potency agonist of the GABAB receptor, while (S)-(+)-GABOB is a partial agonist of the GABAB receptor and an agonist of the GABAA receptor. (S)-(+)-GABOB is...
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  • neurotransmitter. GABAA and GABAC receptors are known to be ionotropic, while the GABAB receptor is metabotropic. GABAA receptors mediate fast inhibitory responses...
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    In biochemistry and pharmacology, receptors are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into...
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    protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also known as seven-(pass)-transmembrane domain receptors, 7TM receptors, heptahelical receptors, serpentine receptors, and G...
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    there are two main classes of GABA receptors, GABAA and GABAB and also that baclofen was an agonist of GABAB receptors. Gabapentin was designed, synthesized...
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    Volatile organic compounds (e.g., chloroform, diethyl ether, sevoflurane) GABAB receptor ligands include: 1,4-Butanediol Baclofen GABA Gabamide GABOB gamma-Butyrolactone...
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  • function, such as GABAB-receptor, emphasizing the importance of dimers in biological systems. Much like for G protein-coupled receptors, dimerization is...
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    Saclofen (category GABAB receptor antagonists)
    antagonist for the GABAB receptor. This drug is an analogue of the GABAB agonist baclofen. The GABAB receptor is heptahelical receptor, expressed as an...
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  • transmission is inhibitory, and the two main receptors for GABA are GABAA and GABAB. Drugs that act on GABAA receptors, which are ligand-gated ion channels,...
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    1,4-Butanediol (category GABAB receptor agonists)
    dicyclohexylamine. A variety of 1,4-butanediol derivatives are GHB-like drugs or GHB receptor agonists. These include GHB itself, γ-butyrolactone (GBL), aceburic acid...
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    Γ-Butyrolactone (category GABAB receptor agonists)
    of anabolic steroids and 2 non-steroidal agents, synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists and oripavine" (PDF). Home Office Circular. 21. U.K. Home Office...
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    2-Hydroxysaclofen (category GABA receptor antagonists)
    2-Hydroxysaclofen is a GABAB receptor antagonist and an analogue of saclofen. 2-Hydroxysaclofen binds to the GABAB receptor, but this is selective for...
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    as a very low affinity gabapentinoid in addition to its action as a GABAB receptor agonist. Gabapentinoids are approved for the treatment of epilepsy,...
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    GABBR1 (category Transmembrane receptor stubs)
    of a heterodimer, which is the GABAB receptor, consisting of it and the related GABAB2 protein. The GABA(B) receptor 1 gene is mapped to chromosome 6p21...
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