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                                                                Synonyms: 3α,5α-tetrahydroprogesterone | 3α,5α-THP | allopregnanolone | SAGE-547 | SAGE547 | Zulresso®
                                 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one is an approved drug (FDA (2019)) Compound class: 
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                                        Comment: This steroidal compound behaves as a neuroactive agent with anti-depressant activity in mood disorders [2-3]. Pharmacologically it is a positive allosteric modulator of GABAA receptors.
                                    
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| References | 
| 1. Meltzer-Brody S, Colquhoun H, Riesenberg R, Epperson CN, Deligiannidis KM, Rubinow DR, Li H, Sankoh AJ, Clemson C, Schacterle A et al.. (2018) Brexanolone injection in post-partum depression: two multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials. Lancet, 392 (10152): 1058-1070. [PMID:30177236] | 
| 2. Melón L, Hammond R, Lewis M, Maguire J. (2018) A Novel, Synthetic, Neuroactive Steroid Is Effective at Decreasing Depression-Like Behaviors and Improving Maternal Care in Preclinical Models of Postpartum Depression. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 9: 703. [PMID:30532739] | 
| 3. Wilkinson ST, Sanacora G. (2019) A new generation of antidepressants: an update on the pharmaceutical pipeline for novel and rapid-acting therapeutics in mood disorders based on glutamate/GABA neurotransmitter systems. Drug Discov Today, 24 (2): 606-615. [PMID:30447328] |