1. Antidepressant-like effects of a novel pentapeptide, nemifitide, in an animal model of depression
Joseph Hlavka, David H Overstreet, John P Feighner, Gabriela Nicolau, Jeffrey S Freed Psychopharmacology (Berl) . 2004 Sep;175(3):303-9. doi: 10.1007/s00213-004-1815-9.
Background:Nemifitide is a novel peptide analog of melanocyte-inhibiting factor (MIF) that has been reported to relieve depressive symptoms in a very short period.Objectives:The Flinders Sensitive Line (FSL) rat, a genetic animal model of depression with innate exaggerated immobility in the forced swim test, was used to obtain more detailed information about the antidepressant-like effects of nemifitide.Methods:The FSL rats were treated chronically with various doses of nemifitide or reference antidepressants desipramine and fluoxetine for 5 or 14 days and the forced swim test was conducted 22-24 h after the last treatment.Results:Nemifitide significantly increased swimming in the FSL rats at both low (0.025-0.3 mg/kg) and high (3.0-15.0 mg/kg) doses but not at intermediate (0.4-2.4 mg/kg) doses. Nemifitide (0.3 mg/kg) and desipramine (5.0 mg/ kg) significantly increased swimming in the FSL rats after just 5 days of treatment, but fluoxetine (5.0 mg/kg) did not. Nemifitide (0.3 mg/kg) and fluoxetine (5.0 mg/kg) had long-lasting effects, but desipramine (5.0 mg/kg) did not.Conclusions:These findings support the value of developing nemifitide and its analogs as potential antidepressants.
2. Gateways to Clinical Trials
J R Prous, M Bayés, X Rabasseda Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol . 2002 Sep;24(7):431-55.
Gateways to Clinical Trials is a guide to the most recent clinical trials in current literature and congresses. The data in the following tables has been retrieved from the Clinical Studies knowledge area of Prous Science Integrity, the drug discovery and development portal, http://integrity.prous.com. This issue focuses on the following selection of drugs: Adalimumab, aeroDose insulin inhaler, agomelatine, alendronic acid sodium salt, aliskiren fumarate, alteplase, amlodipine, aspirin, atazanavir; Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, basiliximab, BQ-788, bupropion hydrochloride; Cabergoline, caffeine citrate, carbamazepine, carvedilol, celecoxib, cyclosporine, clopidogrel hydrogensulfate, colestyramine; Dexamethasone, diclofenac sodium, digoxin, dipyridamole, docetaxel, dutasteride; Eletriptan, enfuvirtidie, eplerenone, ergotamine tartrate, esomeprazole magnesium, estramustine phosphate sodium; Finasteride, fluticasone propionate, fosinopril sodium; Ganciclovir, GBE-761-ONC, glatiramer acetate, gliclazide, granulocyte-CSF; Heparin sodium, human isophane insulin (pyr), Hydrochlorothiazide; Ibuprofen, inhaled insulin, interferon alfa, interferon beta-1a; Laminvudine, lansoprazole, lisinopril, lonafarnib, losartan potassium, lumiracoxib; MAb G250, meloxicam methotrexate, methylprednisolone aceponate, mitomycin, mycophenolate mofetil; Naproxen sodium, natalizumab, nelfinavir mesilate, nemifitide ditriflutate, nimesulide; Omalizumab, omapatrilat, omeprazole, oxybutynin chloride; Pantoprazole sodium, paracetamol, paroxetine, pentoxifylline, pergolide mesylate, permixon, phVEGF-A165, pramipexole hydrochloride, prasterone, prednisone, probucol, propiverine hydrochloride; Rabeprazole sodium, resiniferatoxin, risedronate sodium, risperidone, rofecoxib rosiglitazone maleate, ruboxistaurin mesilate hydrate; Selegiline transdermal system, sertraline, sildenafil citrate, streptokinase; Tadalafil, tamsulosin hydrochloride, technosphere/Insulin, tegaserod maleate, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, testosterone heptanoate, testosterone undecanoate, tipifarnib, tolterodine tartrate, topiramate, troglitazone; Ursodeoxycholic acid; Valdecoxib, valsartan, vardenafil, venlafaxine hydrochloride, VX-745.
3. Gateways to clinical trials
J R Prous, M Bayés, X Rabasseda Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol . 2007 Jul-Aug;29(6):427-37.
[111In]-DOTA-cG250, [131I]-Metuximab injection, [177Lu]-DOTA-cG250; Anatumomab mafenatox, AP-12009; BIBW-2992, Biricodar dicitrate; Cediranib, Cilengitide, Clevidipine, CNTO-528, CNTO-95, CP-870893; Disufenton sodium, DNK-333A; Ecallantide, Enzastaurin hydrochloride, Etravirine, Exatecan mesilate; Fingolimod hydrochloride; Human insulin, Hyaluronic acid; Indisulam, Inhaled insulin, Insulin glargine, Ipilimumab, Irofulven, Ispronicline, ITF-282; J591; KAI-9803; L-Arginine hydrochloride, Laropiprant, LY-518674; Matuzumab, MB-7133, Methylnaltrexone bromide, MVA-5T4; Nemifitide ditriflutate; Obatoclax mesylate, Oral insulin; P-276-00, PF-562271, Picolinic acid; Quercetin; R-109339, R-547, Rivaroxaban, Ruboxistaurin mesilate hydrate; Seliciclib; Terameprocol, Tilarginine hydrochloride, Tolvaptan, Uracil; Vincristine.
