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Other names | CSC; 8-CSC; 8-(3-Chlorostyryl)caffeine; 8-(3-Chlorostyryl)-1,3,7-trimethylxanthine |
Drug class | Adenosine A2A receptor antagonist |
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Formula | C16H15ClN4O2 |
Molar mass | 330.77 g·mol−1 |
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3-Chlorostyrylcaffeine (CSC), or 8-(3-chlorostyryl)caffeine (8-CSC), is a potent and selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonist which is used in scientific research. [1] [2]
It has 520-fold selectivity for the adenosine A2A receptor over the adenosine A1 receptor (Ki = 54 nM and 28,000 nM for the rat receptors, respectively). [1] [2] Its affinities for the adenosine A2B and A3 receptors are similarly low (Ki = 8,200 nM and >10,000 nM, respectively). [3]
CSC has been found to reverse the catalepsy induced by the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist SCH-23390 and the dopamine D2 receptor antagonists raclopride and sulpiride in animals. [4] [5] [6]
The drug was one of the first selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonists to be developed. [1] However, in addition to its adenosine receptor antagonism, CSC was subsequently found to be a potent monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibitor (Ki = 80.6 nM for baboon MAO-B). [2] [1] [3] [7] [8] CSC was first described in the scientific literature by 1993. [9]
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