GR 64349 peptide acts as an agonist of neurokinin (NK2) receptor, which leads to reduced NK2 response to kainate and AMPA (?-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid), but not to NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate).
General description
Neurokinin (NK) receptors are acted upon by tachykinins or neurokinins namely, NKA and NKB. These are endogenous ligands. An exogenous agonist/ligand for NK2 is GR 64349 peptide.