Piribedil 20mg tablets
Requires a prescription from a doctor or prescriber
Piribedil has been investigated in Parkinson's Disease.
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Piribedil
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Key facts
Drug status
Investigational
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
Not available
Mechanism
Not available
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
6 targets
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
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Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
PMID:21645528
Positively regulates postnatal regression of retinal hyaloid vessels via suppression of VEGFR2/KDR activity, downstream of OPN5 (By similarity)
PMID:16423344 PMID:27659709 PMID:29051383 PMID:9003072
Agonist binding triggers signaling via G proteins that inhibit adenylyl cyclase .
PMID:16423344 PMID:27659709 PMID:29051383 PMID:7512953 PMID:7643093
Modulates the circadian rhythm of contrast sensitivity by regulating the rhythmic expression of NPAS2 in the retinal ganglion cells (By similarity)
PMID:22957663 PMID:3138543 PMID:33762731 PMID:37935376 PMID:37935377 PMID:8138923 PMID:8393041
Also functions as a receptor for various drugs and psychoactive substances .
PMID:22957663 PMID:3138543 PMID:33762731 PMID:38552625 PMID:8138923 PMID:8393041
Ligand binding causes a conformation change that triggers signaling via guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) and modulates the activity of downstream effectors, such as adenylate cyclase .
PMID:22957663 PMID:3138543 PMID:33762731 PMID:8138923 PMID:8393041
HTR1A is coupled to G(i)/G(o) G alpha proteins and mediates inhibitory neurotransmission: signaling inhibits adenylate cyclase activity and activates a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system that regulates the release of Ca(2+) ions from intracellular stores .
PMID:33762731 PMID:35610220
Beta-arrestin family members regulate signaling by mediating both receptor desensitization and resensitization processes .
PMID:18476671 PMID:20363322 PMID:20945968
Plays a role in the regulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine release and in the regulation of dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine metabolism .
PMID:18476671 PMID:20363322 PMID:20945968
Plays a role in the regulation of dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine levels in the brain, and thereby affects neural activity, mood and behavior .
PMID:18476671 PMID:20363322 PMID:20945968
Plays a role in the response to anxiogenic stimuli PMID:18476671 PMID:20363322 PMID:20945968
ATC N04BC08
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Piribedil
Additional database identifiers
ChemSpider
4684
BindingDB
85092
ZINC
ZINC000019537374
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:3024
GenAtlas
DRD3
GeneCards
DRD3
GenBank Gene Database
U32499
GenBank Protein Database
927342
Guide to Pharmacology
216
UniProt Accession
DRD3_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:3023
GenAtlas
DRD2
GeneCards
DRD2
GenBank Gene Database
M30625
GenBank Protein Database
181432
Guide to Pharmacology
215
UniProt Accession
DRD2_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:283
GenAtlas
ADRA2C
GeneCards
ADRA2C
GenBank Gene Database
J03853
GenBank Protein Database
178194
Guide to Pharmacology
27
UniProt Accession
ADA2C_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:3025
GenAtlas
DRD4
GeneCards
DRD4
GenBank Gene Database
L12398
GenBank Protein Database
291946
Guide to Pharmacology
217
UniProt Accession
DRD4_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:5286
GenAtlas
HTR1A
GeneCards
HTR1A
GenBank Gene Database
M28269
GenBank Protein Database
189928
Guide to Pharmacology
1
UniProt Accession
5HT1A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:5294
GenAtlas
HTR2B
GeneCards
HTR2B
GenBank Gene Database
X77307
GenBank Protein Database
475198
Guide to Pharmacology
7
UniProt Accession
5HT2B_HUMAN
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