Pregabalin
Discontinued Product
Chemical Name: (S)-3-(Aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid
Biological Activity
Anticonvulsant and antiepileptic; also used to treat neuropathic pain. Binds with high affinity and selectivity to the α2δ subunit of voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels and modulates their activity. Displays anxiolytic-like activity in ethological and conflict models of anxiety. Analog of GABA (Cat. No. 0344).Technical Data
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Background References
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Pregabalin may represent a novel class of anxiolytic agents with a broad spectrum of activity.
Field et al.
Br.J.Pharmacol., 2001;132:1 -
Pregabalin in the management of partial epilepsy.
Arain
Neuropsych.Dis.Treat., 2009;5:407 -
Evidence that prega. reduces neuropathic pain by inhibiting the spinal release of glutamate.
Kumar et al.
J.Neurochem., 2010;113:552
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Pregabalin was observed to understand its production of dose-dependent increase in the brain expression of L-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), the enzyme responsible for synthesizing GABA, and hence how it may have some indirect GABAergic effects by increasing GABA levels in the brain.