Cyproheptadine hydrochloride
Discontinued Product
Chemical Name: 4-(5H-Dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidine)-methylpiperidine hydrochloride
Purity: ≥98%
Biological Activity
Non-selective 5HT2 antagonist, migraine prophylactic. Also SETD7/9 inhibitor (IC50 = 1μM). Decreases expression and increases degradation of estrogen receptor (ER) α in breast tumor MCF7 cells. Inhibits growth of MCF7 xenografts in mice.Technical Data
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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.
Background References
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High-throughput genotoxicity assay identifies antioxidants as inducers of DNA damage response and cell death.
Fox JT, Sakamuru S, Huang R
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2012;109(14):5423-8. -
VII. International Union of Pharmacology classification of receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin).
Hoyer et al.
Pharmacol.Rev., 1994;46:157 -
Inhibitory 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors involved in pressor effects obtained by stimulation of sympathetic outflow from spinal cord in pithed rats.
Moran et al.
Br.J.Pharmacol., 1994;113:1358 -
Identification of cyprohept. as an inhibitor of SET domain containing lysine methyltransferase 7/9 (Set7/9) that regulates estrogen-dependent transcription.
Takemoto et al.
J.Med.Chem., 2016;59:3650
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Citations for Cyproheptadine hydrochloride
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Recovery of motoneuron and locomotor function after spinal cord injury depends on constitutive activity in 5-HT2C receptors.
Authors: Murray Et al.
Nat Med 2010;16:694
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Locomotion after spinal cord injury depends on constitutive activity in serotonin receptors.
Authors: Fouad Et al.
J Neurophysiol 2010;104:2975
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