AGN 192403 hydrochloride is a selective ligand of imidazoline1 receptor [1].
Imidazoline receptor is the primary receptor for clonidine and other imidazolines. Imidazoline1 receptor (I1 receptor) lowers blood pressure via inhibition of the sympatho actions by imidazolines.
AGN 192403 hydrochloride is a selective ligand of I1 receptor. AGN192403 exhibited affinity for I1 receptor with Ki value of 42 nM and was only 5-fold less potent than clonidine. However, AGN192403 had no agonist and antagonist activities. In monkey and rat, AGN192403 (5000 μg/kg) had no effect on blood pressure [1]. In astrocytes, AGN 192403 inhibited cytochrome c release, lysosomal acridine orange relocation, caspase-9 activation and decrease in mitochondrial potential, cytotoxicities that was induced by naphthazarin. Also, AGN 192403 inhibited mitochondrial dysfunction and cytotoxicities induced by antimycin A and rotenone, inhibitors of mitochondrial respiration [2]. In isolated normotensive rat hearts, AGN192403 inhibited atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) release induced by moxonidine (10−6 M) [3].
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