Synonyms: compound 7 (Panarese et al., 2018) [1] | valiglurax | VU0652957
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: VU2957 is a potent, selective and orally active positive allosteric modulator of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGlu4) [1]. It can cross the blood-brain barrier and has been evaluated as a preclinical candidate for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Although it is active in vivo, the compound does not have the most conducive solubility. Selective activation of mGlu4 reduces motor symptoms in preclinical models of Parkinson's disease, primarily by decreasing the output of the indirect pathway in the basal ganglia.
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References |
1. Panarese JD, Engers DW, Wu YJ, Bronson JJ, Macor JE, Chun A, Rodriguez AL, Felts AS, Engers JL, Loch MT et al.. (2019)
Discovery of VU2957 (Valiglurax): An mGlu4 Positive Allosteric Modulator Evaluated as a Preclinical Candidate for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease. ACS Med Chem Lett, 10 (3): 255-260. DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00426 [PMID:30891122] |