Rivanicline
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| Formula | C10H14N2 |
| Molar mass | 162.232 g·mol−1 |
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Rivanicline (TC-2403, RJR-2403, (E)-metanicotine) is a drug which acts as a partial agonist at neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is subtype-selective, binding primarily to the α4β2 subtype. It has nootropic effects and was originally developed as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease,[1][2] but a second action that was subsequently found was that it inhibits the production of Interleukin-8 and thus produces an antiinflammatory effect, and so it has also been developed as a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis.[3] Rivanicline also has stimulant and analgesic actions which are thought to be mediated through stimulation of noradrenaline release,[4] and so it could also have other applications.
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- ^ Sapronov NS, Fedotova YO, Kuznetsova NN. Antiamnestic effect of alpha7-nicotinic receptor agonist RJR-2403 in middle-aged ovariectomized rats with Alzheimer type dementia. Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine. 2006 Dec;142(6):700-2. PMID 17603674
- ^ Spoettl T, Paetzel C, Herfarth H, Bencherif M, Schoelmerich J, Greinwald R, Gatto GJ, Rogler G. (E)-metanicotine hemigalactarate (TC-2403-12) inhibits IL-8 production in cells of the inflamed mucosa. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2007 Mar;22(3):303-12. PMID 16715250
- ^ Li X, Eisenach JC. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor regulation of spinal norepinephrine release. Anesthesiology. 2002 Jun;96(6):1450-6. PMID 12170059
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