AP-7 (drug)

AP-7 is a selective NMDA receptor (NMDAR) antagonist that competitively inhibits the glutamate binding site and thus activation of NMDAR. It has anticonvulsant effects.[1]

AP-7
Names
IUPAC name
2-amino-7-phosphonoheptanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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Properties
C7H16NO5P
Molar mass 225.179 g/mol
Density 1.39 g/mL
Boiling point 480.1 °C (896.2 °F; 753.2 K)
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AP-7 functions specifically as a NMDA recognition site blocker, in contrast with 7-chlorokynurenate, which acts as a glycine site modulation blocker.[2]

Animal studies

AP-7 injected directly into the dorsal periaqueductal grey (DPAG) of rats produced an anxiolytic effect, whereas direct injection outside of the DPAG did not elicit anxiolytic effects. This suggests that a portion of systemically taken NMDA antagonist’s anxiolytic effects comes from the DPAG region of the brain, at least in rats.[3]

The DPAG of the brain is thought to deal with fear-like defensive behavior via NMDA and glycine B receptors.[4] These excitatory glutamate receptors work with the inhibitory GABA receptors to achieve equilibrium in the DPAG of the brain.[5]

AP-7 has been known to cause muscle rigidity and catalepsy in rats following bilateral microinjections (0.02-0.5 nmol) into the globus pallidus and ventral-posterior portions of the caudate-putamen.[6]

The optically pure D-(−)-2-amino-7-phosphonoheptanoic acid [D-AP7], has also been examined. In groups of hypoxia-treated rats, D-AP7 enhanced motility, exhibited anxiogenic-like effect and impaired consolidation in passive avoidance. Both AP-7 and D-AP7 function as potent, specific antagonists of the NMDA receptor.[7]

See also

References
  1. Meldrum B, Millan M, Patel S, de Sarro G (1988). "Anti-epileptic effects of focal micro-injection of excitatory amino acid antagonists". J. Neural Transm. 72 (3): 191–200. doi:10.1007/BF01243419. PMID 3047315. S2CID 6216838.
  2. Guillemin GJ (April 2012). "Quinolinic acid, the inescapable neurotoxin". FEBS J. 279 (8): 1356–65. doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08485.x. PMID 22248144. S2CID 205884904.
  3. Guimarães FS, Carobrez AP, De Aguiar JC, Graeff FG (1991). "Anxiolytic effect in the elevated plus-maze of the NMDA receptor antagonist AP7 microinjected into the dorsal periaqueductal grey". Psychopharmacology. 103 (1): 91–4. doi:10.1007/BF02244080. PMID 1672463. S2CID 6498237.
  4. Carobrez AP, Teixeira KV, Graeff FG (December 2001). "Modulation of defensive behavior by periaqueductal gray NMDA/glycine-B receptor". Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 25 (7–8): 697–709. doi:10.1016/S0149-7634(01)00059-8. PMID 11801295. S2CID 28687622.
  5. Car H, Wiśniewski K (March 1998). "The effect of baclofen and AP-7 on selected behavior in rats". Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 59 (3): 685–9. doi:10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00462-0. PMID 9512072. S2CID 37405373.
  6. Turski L, Klockgether T, Turski WA, Schwarz M, Sontag KH (March 1990). "Blockade of excitatory neurotransmission in the globus pallidus induces rigidity and akinesia in the rat: implications for excitatory neurotransmission in pathogenesis of Parkinson's diseases". Brain Res. 512 (1): 125–31. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(90)91180-O. PMID 2159826. S2CID 37123476.
  7. Nadlewska A, Car H, Wiśniewska R, Hoły Z, Wiśniewski K (2003). "Behavioral effects of D-AP7 in rats subjected to experimental hypoxia" (PDF). Pol J Pharmacol. 55 (3): 337–44. PMID 14506312.
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