AF-DX 116 has been used as an M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (M2AChR) selective antagonist to study the influence of M2AChR in the regulation of both basal and carbachol-stimulated long-term potentiation at the dentate gyrus (DG-LTP) and pro-nerve growth factor (proNGF) secretion in hippocampal cells of young diabetic rats.
Biochem/physiol Actions
AF-DX 116 is a selective M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist.
AF-DX 116 raises blood pressure and heart rate in a rat model of hypotension induced by repeated cold stress. Thus, it may be used as a therapeutic for hypotension related to vagotonia type autonomic dysfunction.
Features and Benefits
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