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I6138

Idazoxan hydrochloride

α2-adrenoceptor antagonist

Synonym(s):

(±)-2-[1,4-Benzodioxan-2-yl]-2-imidazoline hydrochloride, RX 781094

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H12N2O2 · HCl
CAS Number:
79944-56-2
Molecular Weight:
240.69
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278493
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00069293
Quality level:
100

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Product Name

Idazoxan hydrochloride,

SMILES string

Cl.C1CN=C(N1)C2COc3ccccc3O2

InChI

1S/C11H12N2O2.ClH/c1-2-4-9-8(3-1)14-7-10(15-9)11-12-5-6-13-11;/h1-4,10H,5-7H2,(H,12,13);1H

InChI key

MYUBYOVCLMEAOH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL

Quality Level

100

Gene Information

human ... ADRA2A(150), ADRA2B(151), ADRA2C(152)

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Application

Idazoxan hydrochloride has been used to study the efficacy of antidepressant treatments that interact with multiple neurotransmitter systems.

Biochem/physiol Actions

α2-adrenoceptor antagonist; I2 imidazoline receptor agonist; I1 imidazoline receptor antagonist. Idazoxan can antagonize various behaviors generated by ethanol in a preclinical setting. It possesses neuroprotective activity against spinal cord injury, resulted due to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mouse, an animal modal of multiple sclerosis (MS).

pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H301

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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Vidya Narayanaswami et al.
Molecular imaging, 17, 1536012118792317-1536012118792317 (2018-09-12)
The dynamic and multicellular processes of neuroinflammation are mediated by the nonneuronal cells of the central nervous system, which include astrocytes and the brain's resident macrophages, microglia. Although initiation of an inflammatory response may be beneficial in response to injury
Idazoxan and 8-OH-DPAT modify the behavioral effects induced by either NA, or 5-HT, or dual NA/5-HT reuptake inhibition in the rat forced swimming test
Reneric, J P, et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology, 24(4), 379-379 (2001)
Nandkishor Kotagale et al.
Brain research bulletin, 160, 56-64 (2020-04-29)
Extensive clinical and experimental studies established that depression and mood disorders are highly prevalent neuropsychiatric conditions in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, its neurochemical basis is not clearly understood. Thus, understanding the neural mechanisms involved in mediating the co-morbidity of depression
Suk-Yun Kang et al.
The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society, 13(2), 155-166 (2012-01-06)
We previously demonstrated that a single injection of diluted bee venom (DBV) temporarily alleviates thermal hyperalgesia, but not mechanical allodynia, in neuropathic rats. The present study was designed to determine whether repetitive injection of DBV produces more potent analgesic effects
Effects of idazoxan on alcohol pharmacokinetics and intoxication: a preliminary human laboratory study
Haass-Koffler C L, et al.
Alcohol, 39(4), 594-602 (2015)
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