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. 2022 Nov 2;5(11):1181–1196. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.2c00177

Table 4. Functional Activity at Human 5-HT2B and 5-HT2C Receptors in Cellular Assaysa.

  potency and efficacy—cells
  calcium mobilization h5-HT2B calcium mobilization h5-HT2C
ligand EC50 (nM) Emax(% 5-HT) EC50 (nM) Emax(% 5-HT)
norpsilocin 13 32
  (12–15) (28–37)
  Emax = 82 Emax = 96
4-AcO-NMT 153 296
  (135–173) (254–345)
  Emax = 74 Emax = 84
psilocin 8 34
  (7–10) (28–40)
  Emax = 38 Emax = 84
psilocybin 612 3,741
  (504–743) (3,120–4,486)
  Emax = 38 Emax = 88
psilacetin 88 408
  (69–114) (318–525)
  Emax = 29 Emax = 32
4-HO-TMT 845 8,940
  (675–1,059) (7,592–10,520)
  Emax = 32 Emax = 64
a

Potency (EC50) with 95% CI values (parentheses) and maximum efficacy (Emax) for each are listed. Reference compound 5-HT displayed potency values of 0.9 nM (0.7–1.1) and 0.4 nM (0.3–0.5) at 5-HT2B and 5-HT2C, respectively.