nerve conduction

Lidorestat (IDD-676) is an aldose reductase inhibitor (IC50: 5 nM) with effective, selective and oral activity. Lidorestat improves nerve conduction and reduces the formation of cataracts. Lidorestat can be used to treat complications of chronic diabetes.

Bupivacaine hydrochloride (Vivacaine) is a long-acting, amide-type local anesthetic. Bupivacaine hydrochloride reversibly binds to specific sodium ion channels in the neuronal membrane, resulting in a decrease in the voltage-dependent membrane permeability to sodium ions and membrane stabilization; inhibition of depolarization and nerve impulse conduction; and a reversible loss of sensation.

Procaine hydrochloride (Novocaine HCl) is the hydrochloride salt form of procaine, a benzoic acid derivative with local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic properties. Procaine binds to and inhibits voltage-gated sodiumchannels, thereby inhibiting the ionic flux required for the initiation and conduction of impulses. In addition, this agent increases electrical excitation threshold, reduces rate of rise of action potential and slows nerve impulse propagation thereby causing loss of sensation.

Ropivacaine hydrochloride monohydrate (LEA-103 HCl) is an anaesthetic agent and blocks impulse conduction in nerve fibres through inhibiting sodium ion influx reversibly.

Ropivacaine mesylate, a long-acting amide local anaesthetic, is used for spinal block and effectively mitigates neuropathic pain. It achieves analgesia by reversibly inhibiting sodium ion influx in nerve fibers, thus blocking impulse conduction. Additionally, Ropivacaine acts as an inhibitor of the K2P (two-pore domain potassium channel) TREK-1, exhibiting an IC50 of 402.7 μM in COS-7 cell membranes.

Melanotan II acetate is an agonist of melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R), MC3R, MC4R, and MC5R. It has been shown to improve recovery of sciatic nerve function after mechanical injury and increase cisplatin-induced decreases in sensory nerve conduction velocity. Melanotan II acetate increases oxygen consumption and protein levels of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) in brown adipose tissue homogenates and decreases food intake, body weight, and serum levels of leptin, glucose, insulin, and cholesterol.

Tanezumab (RN-624) is a humanised monoclonal antibody targeting NGF (nerve growth factor). It inhibits the sensitisation and conduction of peripheral pain fibres by blocking the interaction between NGF and the p75 and TrkA receptors, thereby treating various acute and chronic pain conditions, including osteoarthritis, knee arthritis, and neuropathic pain.

Vasopressin (argipressin), a cyclic nine-peptide synthesized by hypothalamic neurons, is one of the hormones involved in peptide prohormone synthesis. Vasopressin is involved in the regulation process of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, increasing the amount of solute free water reabsorbed from the renal tubule's colate back into the circulation, narrowing arteries to increase pressure, enhancing the stimulating effect of corticotropin releasing factor to regulate pituitary corticotropin secretion. Vasopressin acts as a neurotransmitter during nerve conduction by binding to specific G-protein-coupled receptors.