RS-127445 is a drug which acts as a potent and selective antagonist at the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor, with around 1000 times selectivity over the closely related 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors.[1] The role of the 5-HT2B receptor in the body is still poorly understood, and RS-127445 has been a useful tool in unravelling the function of the various systems in which this receptor is expressed.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Bonhaus DW, Flippin LA, Greenhouse RJ, Jaime S, Rocha C, Dawson M, et al. (July 1999). "RS-127445: a selective, high affinity, orally bioavailable 5-HT2B receptor antagonist". British Journal of Pharmacology. 127 (5): 1075–82. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0702632. PMC 1566110. PMID 10455251.
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  3. ^ Kelly CR, Sharif NA (June 2006). "Pharmacological evidence for a functional serotonin-2B receptor in a human uterine smooth muscle cell line". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 317 (3): 1254–61. doi:10.1124/jpet.105.100172. PMID 16517693. S2CID 6604193.
  4. ^ Mbaki Y, Ramage AG (October 2008). "Investigation of the role of 5-HT2 receptor subtypes in the control of the bladder and the urethra in the anaesthetized female rat". British Journal of Pharmacology. 155 (3): 343–56. doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.273. PMC 2567885. PMID 18604238.