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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuropharmacology. 2010 Nov 22;60(7-8):1221–1226. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2010.11.011

Table 1.

Summary of agents that are capable of ameliorating effects of unchecked mGluR5 signaling

Agent Mode of Action Animal Effect Reference
MPEP mGluR5 inhibitor Mouse Correction of PPI DeVrij et al., 2008
Reduction of dendritic protrusions DeVrij et al., 2008
Repression of seizures Westmark et al., 2009
Rescue of open field behavior Yan et al., 2005
Rescue of repetitive self-grooming behavior Silverman et al., 2010

Lithium Mood stabilizer Mouse Rescue of open field behavior Yuskaitis et al., 2010
Human Corrected behavioral deficits in subjects with FXS Berry-Kravis et al., 2008

Fenobam mGluR5 inhibitor Human Correction of PPI Berry-Kravis et al., 2009