guanabenz

GUANABENZ is a Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist. The mechanism of action of guanabenz is as an Adrenergic alpha2-Agonist.

Guanabenz Acetate (Wytensin) is a specific agonist of adrenergic receptor. The pEC50 for α2a-adrenergic receptor, α2b-adrenergic receptor and α2c-adrenergic receptor is 8.25, 7.01 and ~5, respectively.

Guanabenz hydrochloride (NE56490) is an orally active α2-adrenoceptor agonist with hypotensive effects.

(E)-Guanabenz ((E)-Wy-8678), an oral central α2-adrenoceptor agonist, exhibits antihypertensive and neuroprotective activities by stimulating central α2-adrenoceptors to reduce sympathetic outflow and directly inhibiting GADD34. It is used in researching hypertension and Parkinson's disease [1] [2].

Chloroguanabenz is an antiprion agent and a derivative of the α2-adrenergic receptor agonist guanabenz . It inhibits prion formation in yeast and mammalian cell-based assays. Chloroguanabenz reduces the levels of both soluble and aggregated forms of the truncated Huntingtin derivative Htt48 in an HEK293T cellular model of Huntington's disease.

Icerguastat (IFB-088) is a selective inhibitor of holophosphatase. Sephin1 safely and selectively inhibited a regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 1 in vivo.

6-Aminophenanthridine is an antiprion agent. It inhibits prion formation in yeast- and mammalian-based screening assays when used alone and, to a greater extent, when used in combination with the α2-adrenergic receptor agonist guanabenz . 6-Aminophenanthridine (300 μM) inhibits protein folding activity of the ribosome (PFAR) by directly competing with protein substrates for the active site and decreases the yield of refolded protein without affecting the refolding rate. It prevents progressive wing position defects in a Drosophila model of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) when larvae are raised on medium containing doses ranging from 300 to 400 μM and in adults following dietary administration of 1-3 mM doses. 6-Aminophenanthridine also reduces muscle degeneration and decreases the number of nuclear inclusions in thoracic muscle in a Drosophila model of OPMD.