Inhibition of VMAT2 by β2-adrenergic agonists, antagonists, and the atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone

Several existing β2-adrenergic agonists and antagonists, as well as the atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone, are identified as high affinity VMAT2 inhibitors, which could have implications for drug repurposing and drug derivatization campaigns.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Svein Isungset Støve, Åge Aleksander Skjevik, Knut Teigen, Aurora Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04121-1