Product Description: Roxindole (hydrochloride) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Roxindole (hydrochloride). This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Roxindole hydrochloride (EMD 38362), an indot-alkyl-pipenidine, is a potent agonist at dopamine autoreceptors, with an affinity for the D2-like subtype in the low nanomolar range. Roxindole can be used for the research of positive and negative schizophrenic symptoms. Roxindole is a 5-HT1A agonist and 5-HT uptake inhibitor with high affinity for 5-HT1A (IC50=0.9 nM). Antipsychotic and antidepressant activities[1][2][3].
Formula: C23H27ClN2O
References: [1]Bartoszyk GD, Harting J, Minck KO. Roxindole: psychopharmacological profile of a dopamine D2 autoreceptor agonist. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1996;276(1):41-48./[2]Wetzel H, et al. Roxindole, a dopamine autoreceptor agonist, in the treatment of positive and negative schizophrenic symptoms. Am J Psychiatry. 1994;151(10):1499-1502./[3]Maj J, et al. Roxindole, a dopamine autoreceptor agonist with a potential antidepressant activity. II. Effects on the 5-hydroxytryptamine system. Pharmacopsychiatry. 1997;30(2):55-61./[4]Prehn JH, et al. Effects of serotonergic drugs in experimental brain ischemia: evidence for a protective role of serotonin in cerebral ischemia. Brain Res. 1993;630(1-2):10-20.
CAS Number: 108050-82-4
Molecular Weight: 382.93
Research Area: Neurological Disease
Target: Dopamine Receptor;Reference Standards;Serotonin Transporter