Product Description: VU-29 is a positive allosteric modulator of metabotropic glutamate 5 (mGlu5) receptor (EC50=9 nM and Ki=244 nM for rmGluR5). VU-29 is selective for mGluR5 relative to other mGluR subtypes (EC50: rmGluR1/rmGluR2=557 nM/1.5 μM; hmGluR4=154 nM)[1][2].
Applications: Neuroscience-Neurodegeneration
Formula: C22H16N4O3
References: [1]Ayala JE, et al. mGluR5 positive allosteric modulators facilitate both hippocampal LTP and LTD and enhance spatial learning. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2009;34(9):2057-2071./[2]Chen Y, et al. Interaction of novel positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 with the negative allosteric antagonist site is required for potentiation of receptor responses. Mol Pharmacol. 2007;71(5):1389-1398.