| Literature DB >> 2812509 |
A Fisher1, R Brandeis, Z Pittel, I Karton, M Sapir, S Dachir, A Levy, E Heldman.
Abstract
(+-)-cis-2-Methyl-spiro(1,3-oxathiolane-5,3')quinuclidine (AF102B), a new muscarinic agonist of utmost rigidity, exhibits a high selectivity for M1 muscarinic receptors. In rats having a cholinergic hypofunction induced by the intracerebroventricular administration of ethylcholine aziridinium (AF64A), AF102B reversed cognitive impairments in a step-through passive avoidance task and in an 8-arm radial maze. AF102B reversed cognitive impairments at significantly lower doses than those needed to induce side-effects. In addition, AF102B exhibited low toxicity. The results suggest that AF102B may prove useful for treatments of cholinergic deficiencies and cognitive impairments, like those reported in Alzheimer's disease.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2812509 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(89)90100-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046