Pinoline (6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline) is a naturally occurring compound in the mammalian body which inhibits 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) uptake and exerts antidepressant-like behavioural effects in rats. The present study investigates the effects of pinoline on [3H]citalopram binding to the 5-HT transporter on rat
Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 22(5), 556-562 (2007-11-27)
In order to predict the antioxidant activity of 22 pinoline derivatives (1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carbolines), two dimensional quantitative-structure activity relationships (2D-QSAR) analysis of 19 hexahydropiridoindoles and 12 flavonoids was realized. Five statistically significant models were obtained from randomly constituted training sets (21 compounds)
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 65(4), 737-742 (2000-04-15)
Present experiments were designed to compare the effects of antidepressants desipramine (10 and 20 mg/kg IP) and fluoxetine (5 and 10 mg/kg IP) with anxiogenic beta-carboline DMCM (0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg IP) in the elevated zero-maze test in rats. The
Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology, 18(6), 359-366 (1996-07-01)
Pinoline (6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline) has been found in similar concentrations to those of melatonin in various mammalian tissues. The present study investigates the subcellular distribution of in vivo administered [3H]-pinoline in mouse tissues using light and electron microscopic autoradiography. The antioxidative capacity
European journal of pharmacology, 482(1-3), 189-196 (2003-12-09)
It is well known that certain imidazoline compounds can stimulate insulin secretion and this has been attributed to the activation of imidazoline I(3) binding sites in the pancreatic beta-cell. Recently, it has been proposed that beta-carbolines may be endogenous ligands
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