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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 Nov 14;628(1-3):6–10. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.11.020

Table 1.

Activity of OP and OC against molecular targets of high relevance for mood, cognition and behavior in binding or functional assays.

Inhibition (% control)
OP
OC
3 μM 30 μM 3 μM 30 μM
Radioligand binding assays
GABA (non-selective)a n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
GABAA (central, BZD)a n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
GABAA (TBPS site)a 6 n.i.d. n.i.d. 2
Dopamine D1 receptor n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. 8
Dopamine D2S receptor 11 11 10 1
Dopamine D3 receptor 1 n.i.d. n.i.d. 1
Dopamine D4 receptor (D4.4 variant) n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. 3
Dopamine D5 receptor n.i.d. 2 2 n.i.d.
AMPA-type glutamate receptor 4 17 n.i.d. n.i.d.
Kainate-type glutamate receptor n.i.d. 14 10 10
NMDA-type glutamate receptor (PCP) 14 23 21 12
NMDA-type glutamate receptor n.i.d. 6 12 10
Glycine-site on NMDAR (strychnine-insensitive) n.i.d. n.i.d. 1 24
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 2b,c n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5b,c n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT1A receptor n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT1B receptor 10 4 n.i.d. n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT1D receptor n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor 4 13 15 n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT2B receptor n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT2C receptor n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT3 receptor n.i.d. n.i.d. 1 n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT4e receptor n.i.d. 13 n.i.d. n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT5A receptor 6 n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Serotonin 5-HT6 receptor 6 3 3 6
Serotonin 5-HT7 receptor n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Norepinephrine transporter n.i.d. n.i.d. 5 11
Dopamine transporter 8 7 3 7
GABA transporter 15 15 n.i.d. 17
Choline transporter (CHT1) 9 5 14 14
Serotonin transporter n.i.d. n.i.d. 4 n.i.d.
L-type Ca2+ channel (DHP site) n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. 3
L-type Ca2+ channel (diltiazem site) 14 41 10 9
L-type Ca2+ channel (verapamil site) n.i.d. 5 n.i.d. n.i.d.
N-type (voltage dep.) Ca2+ channel 7 n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
SK Ca2+ channel (non-selective) n.i.d. 2 n.i.d. n.i.d.
ATP sensitive K+ channel (Kir6.2) 20 9 16 14
Voltage gated K+ channel (a-DTX) n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. −8
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α4β3, BGTX insensitive) 5 n.i.d. n.i.d. 11
Na+ channel (site 2) 11 38 n.i.d. 9
Functional assays
Acetylcholinesterase n.i.d. 1 n.i.d. n.i.d.
Monoaminoxidase A n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Monoaminoxidase B n.i.d. n.i.d. 3 n.i.d.
Metabotropic glutamate rec. 2b,c,d n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.
Metabotropic glutamate rec. 5b,c,d n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d. n.i.d.

n.i.d.: No inhibition detected.

a

Binding data complemented with electrophysiological data on human GABAA α1β2γ2, Fig. S4 of Appendix A.

b

Assay performed at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; all other assays performed at CEREP, Poitiers, France Laboratories, Le bois l’Evêque, 86600 Celle l’Evescault, France.

c

Assay performed in dose-response up to 30 μM.

d

Functional assay run in agonist and antagonist mode.