25CN-NBOH is a brain-penetrant, highly potent and selective 5-HT2A receptor agonist (human 2A/rat 2C Ki = 1.3/132 nM; human 2A/2C PI turnover EC50 = 2.1/190 nM) with much reduced efficacy toward human 2B & 2C subtypes (Ki ratio: 2C/2A = 52-81 & 2B/2A = 37; Ca2+ mobilization Δlog(Rmax/EC50 ratio: 2C/2A = 30-180 & 2B/2A = 54; 2C/2A PI turnover EC50 ratio = 81-146) and other receptors/transporters/kinases. When administered in mice in vivo (1, 3, 6 mg/kg s.c.), 25CN-NBOH produces hallucinogen-like effects blockable by 5-HT2A antagonist M100907, but not 5-HT2C antagonist RS102221.
Brain-penetrant, highly potent and selective 5-HT2A receptor agonist with good in vitro & in vivo efficacy.
The serotonin (5-HT) 2A receptor is the primary molecular target of serotonergic hallucinogens, which trigger large-scale perturbations of the cortex. Our understanding of how 5-HT2A activation may cause the effects of hallucinogens has been hampered by the receptor unselectivity of
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 34(7), 786-794 (2020-02-13)
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2-([2-(4-cyano-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamino]methyl)phenol (25CN-NBOH) is structurally similar to N-benzyl substituted phenethylamine hallucinogens currently emerging as drugs of abuse. 25CN-NBOH exhibits dramatic selectivity for 5-HT2A receptors in vitro, but has not been behaviorally characterized. 25CN-NBOH was compared to the traditional phenethylamine hallucinogen R(-)-2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine
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