SB-216641 is a drug which is a selective antagonist for the serotonin receptor 5-HT1B, with around 25x selectivity over the closely related 5-HT1D receptor.[1] It is used in scientific research,[2][3][4] and has demonstrated anxiolytic effects in animal studies.[5][6]

References

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  2. ^ Matsuoka T, Hasuo H, Akasu T (March 2004). "5-Hydroxytryptamine 1B receptors mediate presynaptic inhibition of monosynaptic IPSC in the rat dorsolateral septal nucleus". Neuroscience Research. 48 (3): 229–38. doi:10.1016/j.neures.2003.11.004. PMID 15154669. S2CID 35850798.
  3. ^ Yan QS, Zheng SZ, Yan SE (September 2004). "Involvement of 5-HT1B receptors within the ventral tegmental area in regulation of mesolimbic dopaminergic neuronal activity via GABA mechanisms: a study with dual-probe microdialysis". Brain Research. 1021 (1): 82–91. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2004.06.053. PMID 15328035. S2CID 46700479.
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  5. ^ Tatarczyńska E, Kłodzińska A, Stachowicz K, Chojnacka-Wójcik E (December 2004). "Effects of a selective 5-HT1B receptor agonist and antagonists in animal models of anxiety and depression". Behavioural Pharmacology. 15 (8): 523–34. doi:10.1097/00008877-200412000-00001. PMID 15577451. S2CID 6940756.
  6. ^ Chojnacka-Wójcik E, Kłodzińska A, Tatarczyńska E (February 2005). "The anxiolytic-like effect of 5-HT1B receptor ligands in rats: a possible mechanism of action". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 57 (2): 253–7. doi:10.1211/0022357055399. PMID 15720791. S2CID 20743875.