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    The sigma-1 receptor (σ1R), one of two sigma receptor subtypes, is a chaperone protein at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that modulates calcium signaling...
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  • Sigma receptors (σ-receptors) are protein receptors that bind ligands such as 4-PPBP (4-phenyl-1-(4-phenylbutyl) piperidine), SA 4503 (cutamesine), ditolylguanidine...
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    The sigma-2 receptor (σ2R) is a sigma receptor subtype that has attracted attention due to its involvement in diseases such as neurological diseases, neurodegenerative...
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  • derivative of phenylpiracetam, is a positive allosteric modulator of the sigma σ1 receptor. It is currently the only racetam known to possess this action. In...
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    pregn-5-en-3β-ol-20-one 3β-sulfate – GABAA receptor negative allosteric modulator, NMDA receptor positive allosteric modulator, sigma-1 receptor agonist, TRPM3 agonist,...
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  • protein, the sigma-2 receptor, found in cell membranes. It is highly selective for this over the related sigma-1 receptor. The sigma-2 receptor is significant...
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    perspective on the new mechanism of antidepressants: neuritogenesis through sigma-1 receptors". Pharmacopsychiatry. 37 (Suppl 3): S208–13. doi:10.1055/s-2004-832679...
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    Pridopidine (category Sigma agonists)
    molecule investigational drug. Pridopidine is a selective and potent Sigma-1 Receptor agonist. It is being developed by Prilenia Therapeutics and is currently...
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  • as the absolute mean value. In biology, the sigma receptor (σ–receptors) is a type of cell surface receptor. In biochemistry, the σ factor (or specificity...
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  • 6-tetrahydro-5-[3-(4-methylphenyl)-5-isoxazolyl]-1-propylpyridine is a potent and selective ligand for the sigma-1 receptor, with a reported binding affinity of Ki...
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  • MS-377 (category Sigma receptor modulators)
    selective antagonist of the sigma-1 receptor. It possesses anti-psychotic properties. MS-377 acts selectively at the sigma-1 receptor as an antagonist. It does...
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    Methylphenylpiracetam (category Receptor modulators)
    derivative of piracetam and a positive allosteric modulator of the sigma-1 receptor. It differs from phenylpiracetam by having a methyl group. E1R is the...
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    as an antitussive. Unlike many antitussives, it binds poorly to the sigma-1 receptor. Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene with propionyl chloride and aluminium...
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    Cloroqualone (category GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators)
    resulting from its agonist activity at the β subtype of the GABAa receptor and sigma-1 receptor, and was sold either alone or in combination with other ingredients...
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    Diproqualone (category GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators)
    possibly its agonist activity at both the sigma-1 receptor and sigma-2 receptor (the function of these receptors and their clinical relevance has not yet...
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    Dimethyltryptamine (category Sigma agonists)
    demonstrated the immunomodulatory potential of DMT and 5-MeO-DMT through the Sigma-1 receptor of human immune cells. This immunomodulatory activity may contribute...
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    Sertraline (redirect from CP 51,974-1)
    Hashimoto K (2017). "Sigma-1 Receptor Agonists and Their Clinical Implications in Neuropsychiatric Disorders". Sigma Receptors: Their Role in Disease...
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    BD1018 (category Sigma receptor modulators)
    2-a]pyrazine is a selective sigma receptor ligand, with a reported binding affinity of Ki = 5 ± 0.7 nM for the sigma-1 receptor and approximately 10 times...
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    emission tomography (PET) scans to image σ1 (sigma-1) receptors in the brain and other tissues. Sigma-1 receptors are proteins involved in many neurological...
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    is the first known and published positive allosteric modulator of Sigma 1 receptor that improves memory processes and prevents seizures. Ivars KALVIŅŠ...
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    Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1), is a G protein-coupled cannabinoid receptor that in humans is encoded by the CNR1 gene. And discovered, by determination...
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    intracellular receptors that promote monoamine neurotransmission. For instance, methamphetamine acts as an agonist of sigma-1 receptor. ATS use disorders...
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    achieved. In 1806, with Louis Nicolas Vauquelin), cantharidin (1810), the sigma-1 receptor agonist noscapine (1817), caffeine (1821), alizarin (later on moved...
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  • Cutamesine (category Sigma agonists)
    Cutamesine (SA 4503) is a synthetic sigma receptor agonist which is selective for the σ1 receptor, a chaperone protein mainly found in the endoplasmic...
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    reuptake inhibitor and a sigma-1 receptor agonist. Dextromethorphan and its major metabolite, dextrorphan, also block the NMDA receptor at high doses, which...
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    or 1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidine is a selective sigma receptor antagonist, with reported binding affinity of Ki = 30 ± 2 nM for the sigma-1 receptor and...
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  • alpha-1 (α1) adrenergic are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) associated with the Gq heterotrimeric G protein. α1-adrenergic receptors are subdivided...
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    their primary neurotransmitter, receptor or method of action. Many drugs act on more than one transmitter or receptor in the brain. Psychoactive drugs...
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    PubChem. Retrieved 1 October 2024. Vavers E, Zvejniece L, Maurice T, Dambrova M (2019). "Allosteric Modulators of Sigma-1 Receptor: A Review". Front Pharmacol...
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  • be involved in pseudobulbar symptoms, and acts as a sigma ligand, binding to the sigma-1 receptors that mediate the emotional motor expression. Corticobulbar...
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