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Dihydrexidine (DAR-0100) is a moderatelyselectivefull agonist at thedopamineD1 andD5 receptors.[1] It has approximately 10-fold selectivity for D1 and D5 over theD2 receptor.[2] Although dihydrexidine has some affinity for theD2 receptor, it has functionally selective (highly biased) D2 signaling,[3] thereby explaining why it lacks D2 agonist behavioral qualities.[4]
Dihydrexidine has shown impressive antiparkinson effects in the MPTP-primate model,[5] and has been investigated for thetreatment ofParkinson's disease.[6] In an earlyclinical trial the drug was given intravenously and led to profoundhypotension sodevelopment was halted.[7] The drug was resurrected when it was shown that smaller subcutaneous doses were safe.[8] This led to a pilot study inschizophrenia[9] and current clinical trials to assess its efficacy in improving thecognitive andworking memory deficits inschizophrenia and schizotypal disorder.
There have been several reviews of relevance to the compound.[10][11][12]
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