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Description

Agmatine: Decarboxylated arginine, isolated from several plant and animal sources, e.g., pollen, ergot, herring sperm, octopus muscle. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID199
CHEMBL ID58343
CHEBI ID17431
SCHEMBL ID19647
MeSH IDM0000576

Synonyms (90)

Synonym
CHEBI:17431 ,
1-(4-aminobutyl)guanidine
n-(4-aminobutyl)guanidine
KBIO1_001540
DIVK1C_006596
SDCCGMLS-0066765.P001
n-4-aminobutylguanidine
argmatine
1, n-(aminoiminomethyl)-
guanidine, (4-aminobutyl)-
nsc-56332
nsc56332
1-amino-4-guanidobutane
(4-aminobutyl)guanidine
SPECTRUM4_001905
SPECTRUM_001656
nsc 56332
einecs 206-187-7
1,4-butanediamine, n-(aminoiminomethyl)-
tocris-0842
lopac-a-7127
NCGC00024820-01
NCGC00015083-01
SPECTRUM5_000590
LOPAC0_000060
CMAP_000079
C00179
306-60-5
(4-aminobutyl) guanidine
agmatine
AG2 ,
NCGC00024820-04
NCGC00024820-03
KBIO3_003028
KBIO2_002550
KBIO2_005118
KBIO2_007272
KBIOGR_002550
KBIO2_007686
KBIO2_002136
KBIOSS_002559
KBIOGR_002496
KBIO2_004704
KBIOSS_002136
SPECPLUS_000500
SPECTRUM2_001608
SPBIO_001615
NCGC00024820-02
A-4000
C4D19DE1-F243-434B-9E72-720B42C5AD40
NCGC00015083-06
CHEMBL58343 ,
BMSE000063
guanidine, (4-aminobutyl)- (8ci)(9ci)
FT-0693017
2-(4-aminobutyl)guanidine
1-amino-4-guanidinobutane
A-4001
BMSE000812
AKOS006230062
BMSE000936
CCG-204155
nsc_199
bdbm85213
cas_306-60-5
us8633208, agmatine
NCGC00015083-03
NCGC00015083-04
NCGC00015083-02
NCGC00015083-05
unii-70j407zl5q
70j407zl5q ,
AKOS015894488
gtpl4127
agmatine [mi]
agmatine [who-dd]
DB08838
SCHEMBL19647
4-guanidino-1-butanamine
.agmatin
agmatine sulfate endogenous agonist at
agmatine sulfate, 90.0%+
DTXSID0040961
(4-aminobutyl)-guanidine
n-(aminoiminomethyl)-1,4-butanediamine
Q394317
CS-WAA0304
SDCCGSBI-0050048.P003
NCGC00015083-10
EN300-150993

Research Excerpts

Overview

Amatine is a polyamine substance which widely presents in mammals. It is a metabolite produced by decarboxylation of . Agmatine has been suggested to act as a supposed neurotransmitter in the brain.

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"Agmatine is a polyamine substance which widely presents in mammals.It is a metabolite produced by decarboxylation of"( Agmatine and glycolipid metabolism.
Che, T; He, J; Yuan, S; Zhang, Y, 2021
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2.79
"Agmatine is an endogenous neuromodulator with emotional- and cognitive-enhancing properties that arises as a promising agent to manage several Central Nervous System disorders."( Agmatine improves olfactory and cognitive deficits in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR): An animal model of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Corrêa, T; da Silva-Santos, JE; de Souza, BS; França, AP; Izídio, GS; Prediger, RD; Schamne, MG, 2022
)
2.89
"Agmatine is a member of biogenic amines and is an important medicine which is widely used to regulate body balance and neuroprotective effects. "( High-level production of the agmatine in engineered Corynebacterium crenatum with the inhibition-releasing arginine decarboxylase.
Rao, Z; Wang, Y; Xu, J; Xu, M; Yang, F; Zhu, Y, 2022
)
2.46
"Agmatine is a polyamine suggested to act as a supposed neurotransmitter in the brain. "( The memory modulatory effect of agmatine in passive avoidance task coincides with alterations of hippocampal CaMKII-α and ERK signaling in mice.
Farokhi, MR; Moezi, L; Moosavi, M; Pirsalami, F; Savardashtaki, A; SoukhakLari, R; Taherifard, E, 2022
)
2.45
"Agmatine is an arginine metabolite that has neuroprotective capacity. "( Agmatine mitigates palmitate (PA)-induced mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction in microvascular endothelial cells.
Li, J; Li, T; Zhang, D,
)
3.02
"Agmatine acts as an antistress agent by activating mTOR signaling, inhibiting NMDA receptors, suppressing iNOS, and maintaining bodyweight by activating α-2adrenergic receptors."( Perspectives on Agmatine Neurotransmission in Acute and Chronic Stressrelated Conditions.
Hassanshahi, A; Janahmadi, M; Kohlmeier, KA; Pirmoradi, Z; Ranjbar, H; Razavinasab, M; Shabani, M; Soti, M, 2023
)
1.98
"Agmatine is an endogenous neuromodulator that has been previously implicated in the regulation of reward and pain processing."( Agmatine reduces alcohol drinking and produces antinociceptive effects in rodent models of alcohol use disorder.
Becker, HC; Cucinello-Ragland, JA; Davis, EC; Edwards, S; Lopez, MF; Regunathan, S, 2023
)
3.07
"Agmatine is an endogenous polyamine produced from l-arginine and degraded by agmatinase (AGMAT). "( The expression of agmatinase manipulates the affective state of rats subjected to chronic restraint stress.
Bai, S; Cai, X; Cheng, Y; He, Z; Tong, Z; Wang, G; Wang, T; Wu, J; Xu, C; Xue, Z; Yan, S; Yang, M; Zhang, H, 2023
)
2.35
"Agmatine is an endogenous biogenic amine that exerts various effects on the central nervous system. The hypothalamic preoptic area (POA, thermoregulatory command center) has high agmatine immunoreactivity. "( The hyperthermic response to intra-preoptic area administration of agmatine in male rats.
Chen, Y; Chen, Z; Gao, W; He, T; Lai, Y; Wu, H; Xu, J; Yao, L; Zhang, J, 2023
)
2.59
"Agmatine is a neurotransmitter putatively involved in the physiological response to stress, and exogenous administration of agmatine has been shown to produce a variety of neuroprotective effects."( Administration of agmatine prior to physical or psychological stress in pregnant mice ameliorates behavioural and cognitive deficits in female offspring.
Hassanshahi, A; Hassanshahi, E; Ilaghi, M; Janahmadi, M; Kohlmeier, KA; Razavinasab, M; Shabani, M, 2023
)
1.97
"Agmatine (AGM) is an endogenous polyamine with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic effects."( Agmatine Attenuates Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by Activating Wnt/β-catenin Signaling in Mice.
Chen, D; Chen, Z; Dai, C; Han, Z; Li, Y; Tan, R; Wang, M; Wei, L; Yang, B; Zhang, B, 2020
)
2.72
"Agmatine is a neuromodulator that regulates multiple neurotransmitters and signaling pathways. "( Therapeutic potential of agmatine for CNS disorders.
Neis, VB; Olescowicz, G; Rodrigues, ALS; Rosa, PB, 2017
)
2.2
"Agmatine is an endogenous neuromodulator that has been shown to have beneficial effects in the central nervous system, including antidepressant-like effects in animals. "( Antidepressant and pro-neurogenic effects of agmatine in a mouse model of stress induced by chronic exposure to corticosterone.
Azevedo, DP; Brocardo, PS; Fraga, DB; Gil-Mohapel, J; Melleu, FF; Neis, VB; Olescowicz, G; Rodrigues, ALS; Rosa, PB, 2018
)
2.18
"Agmatine is a polyamine endogenously synthesized from arginine and is considered to be a new neurotransmitter. "( Decreased plasma agmatine levels in autistic subjects.
Esnafoglu, E; İrende, İ, 2018
)
2.26
"Agmatine is an endogenous neuromodulator that has been shown to exert antiallodynic effects in various animal studies."( Agmatine co-treatment attenuates allodynia and structural abnormalities in cisplatin-induced neuropathy in rats.
Aydin, S; Cengelli Unel, C; Donertas, B; Erol, K; Kaygisiz, B; Ozatik, O; Ulupinar, E; Yildirim, E, 2018
)
2.64
"Agmatine is a neuromodulator that has been proposed as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). "( Single administration of agmatine reverses the depressive-like behavior induced by corticosterone in mice: Comparison with ketamine and fluoxetine.
Bettio, LB; Fraga, DB; Freitas, AE; Gonçalves, FM; Heinrich, IA; Leal, RB; Lopes, MW; Moretti, M; Neis, VB; Olescowicz, G; Rodrigues, ALS; Rosa, PB, 2018
)
2.23
"Agmatine is an endogenous NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate) antagonist which is synthesized from l-Arginine and described as a novel neurotransmitter. "( l-Arginine metabolism before and after 10 weeks of antipsychotic treatment in first-episode psychotic patients.
Garip, B; Kayir, H; Uzun, O, 2019
)
1.96
"Agmatine is a promising target of altered polyamine metabolism considering its unique ability to regulate intracellular polyamine content and neuroprotective effects."( Agmatine as a potential therapeutic intervention in bipolar depression: the preclinical landscape.
Cardoso, TA; Kapczinski, F; Paul Géa, L; Pfaffenseller, B; Watts, D; Wollenhaupt-Aguiar, B, 2019
)
2.68
"Agmatine is an endogenous substance, synthesized from l-arginine, and it is proposed to be a new neurotransmitter. "( Increased plasma agmatine levels in patients with schizophrenia.
Buyukuysal, L; Eker, SS; Goktalay, G; Kayir, H; Kirli, S; Oral, S; Sarandol, A; Ulusoy, G; Uzbay, T, 2013
)
2.17
"Agmatine is a cationic amine formed by decarboxylation of l-arginine by the mitochondrial enzyme arginine decarboxylase and widely distributed in mammalian brain. "( Imidazoline binding sites mediates anticompulsive-like effect of agmatine in marble-burying behavior in mice.
Aglawe, MM; Dixit, MP; Kotagale, NR; Pannase, AS; Taksande, BG; Thakre, PP, 2014
)
2.08
"Agmatine is an endogenous neuromodulator which, based on animal and human studies, is a putative novel antidepressant drug. "( Sub-chronic agmatine treatment modulates hippocampal neuroplasticity and cell survival signaling pathways in mice.
Bettio, LE; Freitas, AE; Leal, RB; Lopes, MW; Moretti, M; Neis, VB; Ribeiro, CM; Rodrigues, AL, 2014
)
2.22
"Agmatine is an endogenous polyamine, which is enzymatically formed in the mammalian brain and has exhibited neuroprotective effects in a number of experimental models."( Agmatine protects Müller cells from high-concentration glucose-induced cell damage via N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor inhibition.
Han, N; Luo, L; Song, Z; Wu, Y; Yu, L, 2015
)
2.58
"Agmatine is a polyamine and widely distributed in mammalian brain which interacts with nitrergic systems."( Involvement of nitric oxide in anticompulsive-like effect of agmatine on marble-burying behaviour in mice.
Bulani, VD; Chowdhury, AA; Gawali, NB; Juvekar, AR; Kothavade, PS; Nagmoti, DM, 2016
)
1.4
"Agmatine (Agm) is a product of arginine decarboxylation and it is a substrate for agmatinase for synthesis of putrescine and other polyamines in the ovine conceptus."( Effects of agmatine on secretion of interferon tau and catecholamines and expression of genes related to production of polyamines by ovine trophectoderm cells.
Bazer, FW; Lenis, YY; Tang, W; Wang, X; Wu, G, 2016
)
1.55
"Agmatine is a naturally occurring cationic polyamine that has previously been shown to attenuate the rewarding and psychomotor-sensitizing effects of methamphetamine."( Agmatine attenuates the discriminative stimulus and hyperthermic effects of methamphetamine in male rats.
Li, J; Li, JX; Qiu, Y; Thorn, DA, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine is an endogenous arginine metabolite that emerges as neuromodulator and a promising agent to manage diverse central nervous system disorders by modulating nitric oxide (NO) pathway, glutamate NMDA receptors and oxidative stress."( Agmatine attenuates reserpine-induced oral dyskinesia in mice: Role of oxidative stress, nitric oxide and glutamate NMDA receptors.
Blum-Silva, CH; Colle, D; Cunha, AS; Cunha, MP; Farina, M; Matheus, FC; Moretti, M; Poli, A; Prediger, RD; Reginatto, FH; Rodrigues, AL; Sampaio, TB; Sandjo, LP; Santos, DB, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine is a neurotransmitter and/or neuromodulator that has emerged as a potential agent to manage diverse central nervous system disorders."( Agmatine ameliorates lipopolysaccharide induced depressive-like behaviour in mice by targeting the underlying inflammatory and oxido-nitrosative mediators.
Bulani, VD; Chowdhury, AA; Deshpande, PS; Gawali, NB; Juvekar, AR; Nagmoti, DM, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine is an endogenous neuromodulator that has been shown to have antidepressant-like properties. "( Acute agmatine administration, similar to ketamine, reverses depressive-like behavior induced by chronic unpredictable stress in mice.
Bettio, LEB; Freitas, AE; Gonçalves, FM; Leal, RB; Moretti, M; Neis, VB; Ribeiro, CM; Rodrigues, ALS; Rosa, PB,
)
2.05
"Agmatine is an endogenous polyamine synthesized by the enzyme arginine decarboxylase."( Agmatine, a potential novel therapeutic strategy for depression.
Freitas, AE; Neis, VB; Rodrigues, ALS, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine is a guanidine-amine formed by the enzymatic decarboxylation of arginine. "( Agmatine disrupts prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle reflex in rats.
Goktalay, G; Kayir, H; Uzbay, T; Yildirim, M, 2010
)
3.25
"Agmatine is an amine formed by the decarboxylation of l-arginine by the enzyme arginine decarboxylase. "( Agmatine levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of normal human volunteers.
Dozier, D; Phillips, WJ; Regunathan, S; Takkalapalli, R, 2009
)
3.24
"Agmatine is an imidazoline I(1) receptor endogenous ligand as well as its agonist, but more and more evidences suggest it has no influence on blood pressure."( Comparison of agmatine with moxonidine and rilmenidine in morphine dependence in vitro: role of imidazoline I(1) receptors.
Li, F; Li, J; Liu, Y; Lu, XQ; Su, RB; Wu, N, 2009
)
1.43
"Agmatine is a metabolite of arginine, structurally related to VUF 8430, and was a H4 receptor agonist with micromolar affinity."( Pharmacological characterization of the new histamine H4 receptor agonist VUF 8430.
Adami, M; Bakker, RA; Coruzzi, G; de Esch, IJ; Guaita, E; Gutzmer, R; Leurs, R; Lim, HD; Smits, RA; Werfel, T, 2009
)
1.07
"Agmatine, which is a metabolite of l-arginine, is known to participate in many biophysical reactions, including those in the cardiovascular system."( Low levels of plasma agmatine in the metabolic syndrome.
Ahn Jo, S; Han, C; Jo, I; Kim, NH; Park, MH; Seo, JA, 2010
)
1.4
"Agmatine is an endogenous human cell signaling molecule that triggers the innate immune response in humans."( Characterization and inactivation of an agmatine deiminase from Helicobacter pylori.
Causey, CP; Flick, H; Jones, JE; Knuckley, B; Lebioda, L; Lovelace, L; Thompson, PR, 2010
)
1.35
"Agmatine is an endogenous amine derived from l-arginine that potentiates morphine analgesia and inhibits naloxone precipitated abstinent symptoms in morphine dependent rats. "( Effect of agmatine on long-term potentiation in morphine-treated rats.
Bi, GH; Dong, HJ; Li, J; Lu, W; Su, RB; Yang, Z; Zhao, YQ, 2010
)
2.21
"Agmatine is a biogenic amine (l-arginine metabolite) of potential relevance to several central nervous system (CNS) conditions. "( OCT2 and MATE1 provide bidirectional agmatine transport.
Elmquist, WF; Fairbanks, CA; Winter, TN, 2011
)
2.08
"Agmatine is a novel endogenous ligand at α2-adrenoceptors, imidazoline and N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, as well as a nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor."( Agmatine blocks ethanol-induced locomotor hyperactivity in male mice.
Kayir, H; Ozden, O; Ozturk, Y; Uzbay, T, 2011
)
2.53
"Agmatine is a novel neuromodulator that plays a protective role in the CNS in several models of cellular damage. "( Protective effects of agmatine in rotenone-induced damage of human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells: fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis in a model of Parkinson's disease.
Caccamo, D; Calabrò, E; Condello, S; Currò, M; Ferlazzo, N; Ientile, R; Magazù, S; Satriano, J, 2012
)
2.14
"Agmatine is a polyamine that is produced via decarboxylation of l-arginine by the enzyme arginine decarboxylase. "( The pharmacological importance of agmatine in the brain.
Uzbay, TI, 2012
)
2.1
"Agmatine is a putative neurotransmitter in the brain. "( In vivo monitoring of cerebral agmatine by microdialysis and capillary electrophoresis.
Betancourt, L; Hernández, L; Paredes, D; Rada, P, 2012
)
2.11
"Agmatine is an endogenous amine derived from the decarboxylation of arginine by arginine decarboxylase (ADC), and metabolized to putrescine by agmatinase. "( Effect of chronic morphine treatment on the biosynthesis of agmatine in rat brain and other tissues.
Aricioglu-Kartal, F; Regunathan, S, 2002
)
2
"Agmatine is a new putative neurotransmitter; however, the physiological role(s) of this endogenous released polyamine is still to be determined. "( Agmatine facilitates memory of an inhibitory avoidance task in adult rats.
Arteni, NS; Frison, VB; Lavinsky, D; Netto, CA; Rodrigues, AL, 2002
)
3.2
"Agmatine is an endogenous released polyamine recently proposed to be a putative neurotransmitter, however its physiological role is still to be determined. "( Agmatine induces anxiolysis in the elevated plus maze task in adult rats.
Arteni, NS; Lavinsky, D; Netto, CA, 2003
)
3.2
"Agmatine is an endogenous guanido amine and has been shown to be neuroprotective in vitro and in vivo. "( Effect of agmatine against cell death induced by NMDA and glutamate in neurons and PC12 cells.
Halaris, A; Piletz, JE; Regunathan, S; Zhu, MY, 2003
)
2.16
"Agmatine has proved to be an endogenous ligand of such imidazoline receptors."( [Agmatine--an endogenous ligand of imidazoline receptors].
Korobov, NV; Kozaeva, LP,
)
1.76
"Agmatine is a metabolite of L-arginine. "( Agmatine signaling: odds and threads.
Berkels, R; Gründemann, D; Schömig, E; Taubert, D, 2004
)
3.21
"Agmatine is a novel endogenous guanido amine synthesized from arginine by arginine decarboxylase. "( Regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase and agmatine synthesis in macrophages and astrocytes.
Piletz, JE; Regunathan, S, 2003
)
2.01
"Agmatine is an antiproliferative molecule due to its suppressive effects on intracellular polyamine levels, whereas the aldehyde metabolite of agmatine is a potent inhibitor of iNOS."( Agmatine: at the crossroads of the arginine pathways.
Satriano, J, 2003
)
2.48
"Agmatine is a polycationic amine synthesized from L-arginine by arginine decarboxylase in brain and several tissues. "( Effect of agmatine on acute and mononeuropathic pain.
Aricioglu, F; Bozkurt, A; Korcegez, E; Ozyalcin, S, 2003
)
2.16
"Agmatine is an endogenous amine synthesized from the decarboxylation of arginine. "( Is agmatine an endogenous factor against stress?
Aricioglu, F; Piletz, JE; Regunathan, S, 2003
)
2.38
"Agmatine is a primary amine formed by the decarboxylation of L-arginine synthesized in mammalian brain. "( Agmatine reduces infarct area in a mouse model of transient focal cerebral ischemia and protects cultured neurons from ischemia-like injury.
Cho, SW; Giffard, RG; Kim, JH; Lee, JE; Park, KA; Yenari, MA, 2004
)
3.21
"Agmatine (Agm) is an indicator of squid freshness. "( Development of agmatine sensor using the combination of putrescine oxidase and agmatinase for squid freshness.
Hamada-Sato, N; Imada, C; Inaba, Y; Kobayashi, T; Tokishita, S; Watanabe, E; Yamagata, H, 2004
)
2.12
"Agmatine is an endogenous amine derived from arginine that potentiates morphine analgesia and blocks symptoms of naloxone-precipitated morphine withdrawal in rats. "( Effect of agmatine on the development of morphine dependence in rats: potential role of cAMP system.
Aricioglu, F; Means, A; Regunathan, S, 2004
)
2.17
"Agmatine is an endogenous decarboxylation product of arginine that has been previously shown to antagonize the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor and inhibit nitric-oxide synthase. "( Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic studies of agmatine after spinal administration in the mouse.
Fairbanks, CA; Grocholski, BM; Kitto, KF; Roberts, JC, 2005
)
2.03
"Agmatine is a polyamine and has been considered as a novel neurotransmitter or neuromodulator in the central nervous system. "( Agmatine protects against cell damage induced by NMDA and glutamate in cultured hippocampal neurons.
Iyo, AH; Miguel-Hidalgo, J; Regunathan, S; Wang, WP; Zhu, MY, 2006
)
3.22
"Agmatine is a metabolite of arginine via arginine decarboxylase (ADC), highly expressed in the kidney, and unique in its capacity to suppress intracellular polyamine levels required for proliferation."( Agmatine suppresses mesangial cell proliferation by modulating polyamine metabolism.
Eto, S; Fukuda, Y; Igarashi, K; Isome, M; Kawasaki, Y; Sano, H; Satriano, J; Suzuki, H; Suzuki, J, 2006
)
2.5
"Agmatine is an amine that is formed by decarboxylation of L-arginine by the enzyme arginine decarboxylase (ADC) and hydrolyzed by the enzyme agmatinase to putrescine. "( Agmatine: biological role and therapeutic potentials in morphine analgesia and dependence.
Regunathan, S, 2006
)
3.22
"Agmatine is a biogenic amine unique in its capacity to arrest proliferation in cell lines by depleting intracellular polyamine levels."( The antiproliferative effects of agmatine correlate with the rate of cellular proliferation.
Isome, M; Lortie, MJ; Matsufuji, S; Murakami, Y; Parisi, E; Satriano, J, 2007
)
1.34
"Agmatine is an endogenous amine that is synthesized following the decarboxylation of L-arginine by arginine decarboxylase. "( Agmatine and imidazoline receptors: their role in opioid analgesia, tolerance and dependence.
Li, J; Su, RB; Wu, N, 2008
)
3.23
"Agmatine is an endogenous polyamine formed by the decarboxylation of L-arginine. "( Agmatine protects retinal ganglion cells from hypoxia-induced apoptosis in transformed rat retinal ganglion cell line.
Hong, S; Kim, CY; Lee, JE; Seong, GJ, 2007
)
3.23
"Agmatine is an endogenous neuromodulator that, based on animal studies, has the potential for new drug development. "( Agmatine : metabolic pathway and spectrum of activity in brain.
Halaris, A; Plietz, J, 2007
)
3.23
"Agmatine is an endogenous amine derived from decarboxylation of arginine catalysed by arginine decarboxylase. "( Exogenous agmatine has neuroprotective effects against restraint-induced structural changes in the rat brain.
Cai, ZW; Ordway, G; Regunathan, S; Wang, WP; Zhu, MY, 2008
)
2.19
"Agmatine is a metabolite of L-arginine by arginine decarboxylase. "( Effects of aging on agmatine levels in memory-associated brain structures.
Chary, S; Darlington, CL; Devaraj, R; Jing, Y; Liu, P; Smith, PF; Tucker, IG; Zhang, H, 2008
)
2.11
"Agmatine is a naturally occurring guanidino compound, found in bacteria and plants, with several proposed nervous system-related functions suggestive of beneficial effects in central nervous system injury. "( Agmatine treatment is neuroprotective in rodent brain injury models.
Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH; Rabey, JM; Salame, K, 1996
)
3.18
"Agmatine is a decarboxylated metabolite of arginine endogenous to the brain. "( Agmatine enhances caloric intake and dietary carbohydrate preference in satiated rats.
Prasad, A; Prasad, C, 1996
)
3.18
"Agmatine is a guanidino compound abundant in bacteria and plants where it serves as a precursor for polyamine synthesis. "( Metabolism of agmatine into urea but not into nitric oxide in rat brain.
Chernihovsky, T; Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH; Iaina, A; Rabey, JM; Wollam, Y, 1996
)
2.1
"Agmatine is a product of arginine decarboxylation. "( Agmatine activation of nitric oxide synthase in endothelial cells.
Klahr, S; Morrissey, JJ, 1997
)
3.18
"Agmatine is an amine derived from the decarboxylation of arginine by arginine decarboxylase (ADC) and metabolized to putrescine by agmatinase. "( Metabolism of agmatine in macrophages: modulation by lipopolysaccharide and inhibitory cytokines.
Feinstein, D; Galea, E; Regunathan, S; Reis, DJ; Sastre, M, 1998
)
2.1
"Agmatine is a biogenic amine with the capacity to regulate a number of nonreceptor-mediated functions in mammalian cells, including intracellular polyamine content and nitric oxide generation. "( Polyamine transport system mediates agmatine transport in mammalian cells.
Blantz, RC; Casero, RA; Isome, M; Satriano, J; Thomson, SC, 2001
)
2.03
"Agmatine is an endogenous polyamine metabolite formed by decarboxylation of L-arginine. "( Agmatine produces antinociception in tonic pain in mice.
Onal, A; Soykan, N,
)
3.02

Effects

Agmatine has been implicated in the pathophysiology of several diseases such as anxiety disorder, depression, and schizophrenia. The human enzyme so far annotated as agmatinase (AGMAT) has been proposed as an important modulator of agmatine levels.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Agmatine has received considerable attention recently. "( Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
Berkels, R; Gründemann, D; Hahne, C; Schömig, E, 2003
)
3.2
"Agmatine has received considerable attention as a potential neurotransmitter and the human enzyme so far annotated as agmatinase (AGMAT) has been proposed as an important modulator of agmatine levels."( Guanidino acid hydrolysis by the human enzyme annotated as agmatinase.
Fleming, JR; Funck, D; Hartig, JS; Hauth, F; Mayans, O; Sinn, M; Stanoppi, M, 2022
)
1.44
"Agmatine has been reported to attenuate I/R injury of various organs."( Agmatine attenuates intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury by reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory reaction in rats.
Araslı, M; Barut, F; Ozacmak, HS; Ozacmak, VH; Turan, I, 2017
)
2.62
"Agmatine has been implicated in the pathophysiology of several diseases such as anxiety disorder, depression, and schizophrenia."( Decreased plasma agmatine levels in autistic subjects.
Esnafoglu, E; İrende, İ, 2018
)
1.54
"Agmatine has been shown to exert direct corrective effects on leukocyte apoptosis: the content of р53 and Bcl-2 proteins was normalized, apoptotic index was decreased, the process of nuclear DNA degradation was ceased, while the amount of cells with early and late signs of apoptosis was diminished."(
Brodyak, IV; Burda, VA; Ferents, IV; Lyuta, MY; Sybirna, NO,
)
0.85
"Agmatine has been recently emerged as a novel candidate to assist the conventional pharmacotherapy of depression. "( Agmatine abolishes restraint stress-induced depressive-like behavior and hippocampal antioxidant imbalance in mice.
Bettio, LE; Farina, M; Freitas, AE; Neis, VB; Ribeiro, CM; Rodrigues, AL; Rosa, PB; Santos, DB, 2014
)
3.29
"Agmatine (Agm) has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in central nervous system disorders."( Agmatine improves cognitive dysfunction and prevents cell death in a streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer rat model.
Bokara, KK; Cho, HJ; Hur, BE; Lee, JE; Lee, KM; Lee, WT; Park, KA; Song, J; Yang, W, 2014
)
2.57
"Agmatine has been reported to attenuate BBB disruption."( Effects of agmatine on blood-brain barrier stabilization assessed by permeability MRI in a rat model of transient cerebral ischemia.
Ahn, KJ; Ahn, SS; Choi, HS; Kim, DJ; Kim, J; Kim, SH; Lee, JE; Lee, SK; Shin, NY, 2015
)
1.53
"Agmatine has been shown to protect against some cellular and animal PD models."( Agmatine Protects Against 6-OHDA-Induced Apoptosis, and ERK and Akt/GSK Disruption in SH-SY5Y Cells.
Amiri, E; Ghasemi, R; Moosavi, M, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine has antidepressant properties in rodent models of depression, and agmatinase (Agmat), the agmatine-degrading enzyme, is upregulated in the brains of mood disorder patients."( Involvement of the agmatinergic system in the depressive-like phenotype of the Crtc1 knockout mouse model of depression.
Breuillaud, L; Cardinaux, JR; Halfon, O; Luthi-Carter, R; Magistretti, PJ; Meylan, EM; Seredenina, T, 2016
)
1.48
"Agmatine has been shown to exert antidepressant-like effect."( Agmatine ameliorates lipopolysaccharide induced depressive-like behaviour in mice by targeting the underlying inflammatory and oxido-nitrosative mediators.
Bulani, VD; Chowdhury, AA; Deshpande, PS; Gawali, NB; Juvekar, AR; Nagmoti, DM, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine has been proposed to be a neuromodulator and its downstream derivatives, the polyamines, have been suggested to be responsible for sensory gating deficits seen in schizophrenia."( Agmatine disrupts prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle reflex in rats.
Goktalay, G; Kayir, H; Uzbay, T; Yildirim, M, 2010
)
2.52
"Agmatine has been detected biochemically and immunohistochemically in the central nervous system."( Immunoneutralization of agmatine sensitizes mice to micro-opioid receptor tolerance.
Eskridge, LL; Fairbanks, CA; Kitto, KF; Nguyen, HO; Stone, LS; Wade, CL; Wilcox, G, 2009
)
1.38
"Agmatine has neuroprotective effects on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) as well as cortical and spinal neurons. "( Protective mechanism of agmatine pretreatment on RGC-5 cells injured by oxidative stress.
Hong, S; Iizuka, Y; Kim, CY; Lee, JE; Seong, GJ; Yang, WI, 2010
)
2.11
"Agmatine has no significant cytotoxic effect on PASMCs. "( [Effect of agmatine on proliferation of rat PASMCs induced by serum].
Cao, XW; Gao, YQ, 2006
)
2.17
"Agmatine has been reported to exert neuroprotective effect in various stress models including central nervous system injuries."( Agmatine-reduced collagen scar area accompanied with surface righting reflex recovery after complete transection spinal cord injury.
Kim, JH; Lee, JE; Lee, WT; Lee, YW; Park, KA; Park, SH; Park, YM, 2011
)
2.53
"Agmatine has recently gained wide interest as a bioactive arginine metabolite with a multitude of physiological functions. "( Agmatine modulates the in vivo biosynthesis and interconversion of polyamines and cell proliferation.
Colombatto, S; Dudkowska, M; Gardini, G; Grzelakowska-Sztabert, B; Lai, J; Manteuffel-Cymborowska, M; Stachurska, A, 2003
)
3.2
"Agmatine has proved to be an endogenous ligand of such imidazoline receptors."( [Agmatine--an endogenous ligand of imidazoline receptors].
Korobov, NV; Kozaeva, LP,
)
1.76
"Agmatine has been previously proposed to represent a novel neurotransmitter. "( Neuropharmacokinetic and dynamic studies of agmatine (decarboxylated arginine).
Fairbanks, CA; Goracke-Postle, CJ; Kaminski, LL; Morgan, AD; Nguyen, HO; Overland, AC, 2003
)
2.02
"Agmatine and harmane have been proposed as endogenous ligands of imidazoline receptors. "( Endogenous imidazoline receptor ligands relax rat aorta by an endothelium-dependent mechanism.
Barrow, CJ; Grigg, M; Musgrave, IF; Van Der Zypp, A, 2003
)
1.76
"Agmatine recently has been suggested as a neurotransmitter, is able to interact with various effects of morphine like analgesia and dependence. "( Involvement of nitric oxide system in enhancement of morphine-induced conditioned place preference by agmatine in male mice.
Dehpour, AR; Ghahremani, MH; Khoshnoodi, MA; Motiei-Langroudi, R; Tahsili-Fahadan, P; Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi, N, 2006
)
1.99
"Agmatine has been identified as a "clonidine-displacing substance" in extracts from bovine brain. "( Cardiovascular effects of agmatine, a "clonidine-displacing substance", in conscious rabbits.
Limberger, N; Starke, K; Szabo, B; Urban, R, 1995
)
2.03
"Agmatine has been tested i.v. "( Effect of agmatine on spinal nociceptive reflexes: lack of interaction with alpha2-adrenoceptor or mu-opioid receptor mechanisms.
Bradley, KJ; Headley, PM, 1997
)
2.14
"Agmatine has been proposed as the physiological ligand for the imidazoline receptors. "( Agmatine modulates polyamine content in hepatocytes by inducing spermidine/spermine acetyltransferase.
Belliardo, S; Cabella, C; Colombatto, S; Cravanzola, C; Grillo, MA; Vargiu, C, 1999
)
3.19
"Agmatine has weak analgesic effects and potentiates morphine and clonidine analgesia by activation of imidazoline receptors."( Analgesic effect of agmatine and its enhancement on morphine analgesia in mice and rats.
Li, J; Li, X; Pei, G; Qin, BY, 1999
)
2.07
"Agmatine has effectively suppressed proliferation in immortalized and transformed cell lines."( An emerging role for agmatine.
Blantz, RC; Kelly, CJ; Satriano, J, 1999
)
1.34
"Agmatine (AG) has been reported to be easily nitrosated to give a potent mutagen under acidic conditions."( Occurrence of methylguanidine and agmatine in foods.
Ino, M; Kawabata, T; Ohshima, H, 1978
)
1.26

Actions

Amatine blocked oxycodone but not morphine-induced hypothermia. Agmatine alone did not produce any significant change on radiant tail-flick latencies.

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"Agmatine's ability to produce an antidepressant-like effect was abolished in Nrf2 (-/-) mice."( Agmatine, by Improving Neuroplasticity Markers and Inducing Nrf2, Prevents Corticosterone-Induced Depressive-Like Behavior in Mice.
Buendia, I; Casas, AI; Cuadrado, A; Egea, J; Freitas, AE; Gómez-Rangel, V; Lopez, MG; Navarro, E; Ortiz, JA; Parada, E; Rodrigues, ALS; Ruiz-Nuño, A; Wojnicz, A, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine did not produce hypothermia; however, it blocked oxycodone but not morphine-induced hypothermia."( Involvement of α₂-adrenoceptors, imidazoline, and endothelin-A receptors in the effect of agmatine on morphine and oxycodone-induced hypothermia in mice.
Andurkar, SV; Bhalla, S; Gulati, A, 2013
)
1.33
"Agmatine alone did not produce any significant change on radiant tail-flick latencies, but it potentiated significantly and dose-dependently morphine-induced (1 mg/kg) analgesia."( Agmatine potentiates the analgesic effect of morphine by an alpha(2)-adrenoceptor-mediated mechanism in mice.
Uzbay, IT; Yeşilyurt, O, 2001
)
2.47

Treatment

Amatine, decarboxylated arginine, proved to be non-toxic and to exert neuroprotective effects in several models of neurotoxic and ischemic brain and spinal cord injuries. Mice treated with agmatine were significantly less infected with C. difficile.

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"Agmatine treatment improved olfactory and recognition memory impairments of SHR evaluated in the olfactory discrimination, object recognition, and social recognition memory tasks."( Agmatine improves olfactory and cognitive deficits in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR): An animal model of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Corrêa, T; da Silva-Santos, JE; de Souza, BS; França, AP; Izídio, GS; Prediger, RD; Schamne, MG, 2022
)
2.89
"Agmatine treatment in both experiments was well tolerated with no marked behavioural impairments, and gross necropsy and organ histology revealed no pathological alterations after 15-week dosing."( Safety and neurochemical profiles of acute and sub-chronic oral treatment with agmatine sulfate.
Abraham, WC; Bergin, DH; Jing, Y; Liu, P; Mockett, BG; Williams, G; Zhang, H, 2019
)
1.46
"Agmatine treatment (Day 8-12) in mice showed reduction in the escape latency and time spent in the target quadrant (probe trial) in the MWM test."( Reversal of lipopolysaccharide-induced learning and memory deficits by agmatine in mice.
Borikar, SP; Danao, KR; Dongare, SI, 2022
)
1.68
"Agmatine treatment did not changed gelatinase activity within the plaque area."( Anti-Atherosclerotic Action of Agmatine in ApoE-Knockout Mice.
Gajda, M; Gębska, A; Jawień, J; Korbut, R; Kuś, K; Olszanecki, R; Stachowicz, A; Suski, M; Totoń-Żurańska, J; Wiśniewska, A, 2017
)
1.46
"Agmatine-treated rats showed slight, but significant reductions in body weight and blood pressure, and reduced water consumption during treatment, which recovered completely within 20 days after treatment cessation."( Evidence for oral agmatine sulfate safety--a 95-day high dosage pilot study with rats.
Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH, 2013
)
1.45
"Agmatine treatment also normalized the elevated corticosterone levels and prevented the body weight changes in chronically stressed animals."( Agmatine attenuates chronic unpredictable mild stress induced behavioral alteration in mice.
Aglawe, MM; Dixit, MP; Faldu, DS; Kotagale, NR; Sakaria, JN; Taksande, BG; Umekar, MJ, 2013
)
2.55
"Agmatine pretreatment alone had no effects on locomotion or stereotypy, but it produced a dose-dependent attenuation of locomotion and the total incidence of stereotyped behavior induced by a low dose of METH (5 mg/kg)."( Agmatine attenuates methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and stereotyped behavior in mice.
Hall, FS; Kitanaka, J; Kitanaka, N; Kubo, H; Nishiyama, N; Takahashi, H; Takemura, M; Tanaka, K; Uhl, GR; Watabe, K, 2014
)
2.57
"Agmatine treatment prevented apoptosis and Akt/GSK-3β signaling impairment induced by STZ."( Agmatine protects against intracerebroventricular streptozotocin-induced water maze memory deficit, hippocampal apoptosis and Akt/GSK3β signaling disruption.
Dianat, M; Farbood, Y; Ghasemi, R; Moosavi, M; Sarkaki, A; Zarifkar, AH, 2014
)
2.57
"Agmatine treatment suppressed glucose-induced phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) protein in Müller cells."( Agmatine protects Müller cells from high-concentration glucose-induced cell damage via N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor inhibition.
Han, N; Luo, L; Song, Z; Wu, Y; Yu, L, 2015
)
2.58
"Agmatine treatment for 21 days was able to abolish the corticosterone-induced depressive-like behavior and the alterations in the immunocontent of mature BDNF and synaptotagmin I, and in the serotonin and glutamate levels."( Agmatine, by Improving Neuroplasticity Markers and Inducing Nrf2, Prevents Corticosterone-Induced Depressive-Like Behavior in Mice.
Buendia, I; Casas, AI; Cuadrado, A; Egea, J; Freitas, AE; Gómez-Rangel, V; Lopez, MG; Navarro, E; Ortiz, JA; Parada, E; Rodrigues, ALS; Ruiz-Nuño, A; Wojnicz, A, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine pre-treatment at 40mg/kg ameliorated LPS-induced neuroinflammation by attenuating brain IL-1β and TNF-α level."( Agmatine ameliorates lipopolysaccharide induced depressive-like behaviour in mice by targeting the underlying inflammatory and oxido-nitrosative mediators.
Bulani, VD; Chowdhury, AA; Deshpande, PS; Gawali, NB; Juvekar, AR; Nagmoti, DM, 2016
)
2.6
"Agmatine sulphate treatment with anastomosis in traumatic facial paralysis may enhance nerve regeneration."( Effects of agmatine sulphate on facial nerve injuries.
Dagkiran, M; Ozdemir, S; Polat, S; Sencar, L; Surmelioglu, N; Surmelioglu, O; Tarkan, O; Tuncer, U, 2017
)
2.29
"Agmatine pretreatment not only increased cell viability but also attenuated DNA fragmentation."( Agmatine pretreatment protects retinal ganglion cells (RGC-5 cell line) from oxidative stress in vitro.
Hong, S; Iizuka, Y; Kim, CY; Kim, SK; Seong, GJ, 2008
)
2.51
"Agmatine treatment improved the surface righting reflex of mice at 4 weeks after SCI (P = 0.030). "( Agmatine-reduced collagen scar area accompanied with surface righting reflex recovery after complete transection spinal cord injury.
Kim, JH; Lee, JE; Lee, WT; Lee, YW; Park, KA; Park, SH; Park, YM, 2011
)
3.25
"Agmatine treatment reduced the neurosphere size and total cell count number dose-dependently in all the experimental groups both at DIV 4 and11. "( Agmatine enhances neurogenesis by increasing ERK1/2 expression, and suppresses astrogenesis by decreasing BMP 2,4 and SMAD 1,5,8 expression in subventricular zone neural stem cells.
Jeon, YH; Kim, SH; Kumar, BK; Lee, JE; Lee, WT; Lee, YA; Park, KA; Song, HW, 2011
)
3.25
"Agmatine pre-treatment prevented both the learning impairment and hippocampal ERK and Akt inactivation induced by scopolamine."( Agmatine protects against scopolamine-induced water maze performance impairment and hippocampal ERK and Akt inactivation.
Abbasi, L; Khales, GY; Moosavi, M; Rastegar, K; Zarifkar, A, 2012
)
2.54
"Agmatine treatment (50, 100 and 200 μM) significantly accelerated bEnd.3 cells migration in a concentration-dependent manner. "( Agmatine promotes the migration of murine brain endothelial cells via multiple signaling pathways.
Bokara, KK; Jeon, YH; Jung, HJ; Koo, BN; Lee, JE; Lee, WT; Park, KA, 2013
)
3.28
"Agmatine treatments significantly reduced weight loss in the right hemisphere from -30.5 +/- 3.6% in vehicle-treated pups (n = 22) to -15.6 +/- 4.4% in the group treated with 50 mg/kg (n = 18, p < 0.05) and to -15.0 +/- 3.7% in the group treated with 100 mg/kg (n = 18, p < 0.05), but the group treated with 150 mg/kg showed no reduction."( Agmatine suppresses nitric oxide production and attenuates hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in neonatal rats.
Feng, Y; Leblanc, MH; Piletz, JE, 2002
)
2.48
"Agmatine treatment inhibited LPS-induced production of nitrates dose dependently."( Agmatine attenuates stress- and lipopolysaccharide-induced fever in rats.
Aricioglu, F; Regunathan, S, 2005
)
2.49
"Agmatine pre-treatment significantly reduced the seizure grade and increased the onset time."( Agmatine reduces extracellular glutamate during pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in rat brain: a potential mechanism for the anticonvulsive effects.
Feng, Y; LeBlanc, MH; Regunathan, S, 2005
)
2.49
"Agmatine treatment is known to exert neuroprotective effects in several models of neurotoxic and ischemic brain and spinal cord injuries. "( Neurochemical evidence for agmatine modulation of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) neurotoxicity.
Finberg, JP; Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH; Rabey, JM,
)
1.87
"Agmatine and l-NAME treatments significantly suppressed the increase in l-citrulline levels compared to physiological saline-treated rats in this setting."( Effect of agmatine on brain L-citrulline production during morphine withdrawal in rats: a microdialysis study in nucleus accumbens.
Aricioğlu, F; Berkman, K; Gören, MZ; Yananli, H, 2007
)
1.46
"Agmatine-treated aorta demonstrated increased protein expression of phosphorylated S473-Akt and phosphorylated S1177-endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and elevated the levels of cyclic GMP (P<0.01)."( Activation of protein kinase B/Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase mediates agmatine-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation.
Dikshit, M; Santhanam, AV; Viswanathan, S, 2007
)
1.29
"Agmatine pretreatment was found to dose-dependently attenuate the thermal hyperalgesia induced by intraplantar carrageenan."( Effect of intrathecal agmatine on inflammation-induced thermal hyperalgesia in rats.
Benedek, G; Dobos, I; Horváth, G; Kékesi, G; Klimscha, W; Szikszay, M, 1999
)
1.34
"Agmatine treatment (50 mg/kg per d intraperitoneally) in Thy-1 nephritis rats prevented a reduction in GFR at day 1."( Agmatine inhibits cell proliferation and improves renal function in anti-thy-1 glomerulonephritis.
Blantz, RC; Cunard, R; Gabbai, FB; Ishizuka, S; Lortie, M; Poucell-Hatton, S; Satriano, J; Thomson, SC; Wead, L, 2000
)
2.47
"Agmatine treatment was found to accelerate recovery of motor deficits and to prevent the loss of motoneurons in the spinal cord after transient ischemia."( Accelerated functional recovery and neuroprotection by agmatine after spinal cord ischemia in rats.
Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH, 2000
)
1.28
"Agmatine treatment also increased the survival of LPS treated mice."( Suppression of inducible nitric oxide generation by agmatine aldehyde: beneficial effects in sepsis.
Blantz, RC; Gabbai, F; Ishizuka, S; Kelly, CJ; Lortie, MJ; Satriano, J; Schwartz, D; Thomson, SC, 2001
)
1.28
"Pretreatment with agmatine reduced the percent tremor duration and intensity of tremor induced by harmaline, without affecting the tremor frequency."( Agmatine has beneficial effect on harmaline-induced essential tremor in rat.
Akman, Ö; Arıcıoğlu, F; Ateş, N; Güllü, K; Karson, A; Utkan, T, 2021
)
2.39
"The treatment with agmatine appeared to be significantly effective in reducing the MDA content and MPO activity besides restoring the content of GSH. "( Agmatine attenuates intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury by reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory reaction in rats.
Araslı, M; Barut, F; Ozacmak, HS; Ozacmak, VH; Turan, I, 2017
)
2.23
"treatment with agmatine, alone or in combination with yohimbine (i.p.), was evaluated by immunocytochemistry."( Agmatine in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus stimulates feeding in rats: involvement of neuropeptide Y.
Chopde, CT; Hirani, K; Kokare, DM; Kotagale, NR; Mali, PD; Nakhate, KT; Subhedar, NK; Taksande, BG; Ugale, RR, 2011
)
2.15
"Treatment with agmatine, decarboxylated arginine, proved to be non-toxic and to exert neuroprotective effects in several models of neurotoxic and ischemic brain and spinal cord injuries. "( Accelerated functional recovery and neuroprotection by agmatine after spinal cord ischemia in rats.
Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH, 2000
)
0.91
"Mice treated with agmatine were significantly less infected with C."( Treatment with agmatine inhibits Cryptosporidium parvum infection in infant mice.
Harp, JA; Moore, D; Wannemuehler, MJ; Waters, WR, 2001
)
0.99

Toxicity

Oral agmatine sulfate given for up to 3 weeks provides a safe and, as compared with current therapeutics, more effective treatment for neuropathic pain.

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" No treatment-related adverse events were noted."( Safety and Efficacy of Dietary Agmatine Sulfate in Lumbar Disc-associated Radiculopathy. An Open-label, Dose-escalating Study Followed by a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial.
Dekel, S; Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH; Keynan, O; Mirovsky, Y, 2010
)
0.65
" Recent clinical studies have already shown that oral agmatine sulfate given for up to 3 weeks provides a safe and, as compared with current therapeutics, more effective treatment for neuropathic pain."( Long-term (5 years), high daily dosage of dietary agmatine--evidence of safety: a case report.
Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH, 2014
)
0.9
" This study provides fundamental pre-clinical evidence that daily oral delivery of agmatine sulfate to both WT and Tg mice is safe and well tolerated."( Safety and neurochemical profiles of acute and sub-chronic oral treatment with agmatine sulfate.
Abraham, WC; Bergin, DH; Jing, Y; Liu, P; Mockett, BG; Williams, G; Zhang, H, 2019
)
0.97
" In a word, the SSL-AG polymer has great potential as a safe and efficient gene carrier for gene therapy."( Agmatine-grafted bioreducible poly(l-lysine) for gene delivery with low cytotoxicity and high efficiency.
Feng, Y; Gao, B; Guo, J; Ren, XK; Ullah, I; Xia, S; Zhang, W; Zhao, J, 2020
)
2

Pharmacokinetics

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" However, the central nervous system (CNS) pharmacokinetic profile of agmatine remains minimally defined."( Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic studies of agmatine after spinal administration in the mouse.
Fairbanks, CA; Grocholski, BM; Kitto, KF; Roberts, JC, 2005
)
0.82

Bioavailability

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"4-117 minutes), suggesting flip-flop kinetics, with bioavailability determined to be 29%-35%."( Biodistribution of Agmatine to Brain and Spinal Cord after Systemic Delivery.
Caye, LD; Clements, BM; Fairbanks, CA; Kitto, KF; Peterson, CD; Wilcox, GL, 2023
)
1.24

Dosage Studied

Agmatine does not prevent binding of 125I-labelled neuronal bungarotoxin, a snake venom neurotoxin that competitively binds and blocks functional nicotinic receptors in chick retinal homogenates. Agmatine pretreatment therefore appears to produce a rightward shift in the dose-response curve for METH.

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" DMPP dose-response curves are reduced in a manner consistent with a non-competitive effect of agmatine, and agmatine at 1 mM does not prevent binding of 125I-labelled neuronal bungarotoxin, a snake venom neurotoxin that competitively binds and blocks functional nicotinic receptors in chick retinal homogenates."( Agmatine acts as an antagonist of neuronal nicotinic receptors.
Loring, RH, 1990
)
1.94
" The alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonist rauwolscine shifted the dose-response curves of plasma norepinephrine concentrations to higher levels."( Influence of imidazolines on catecholamine release in pithed spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Dominiak, P; Gütting, J; Häuser, W; Nguyen, T, 1995
)
0.29
"1 mg/kg) which does not affect morphine analgesia acutely prevents tolerance following chronic morphine dosing for 10 days."( Modulation of opioid analgesia by agmatine.
Jain, S; Kolesnikov, Y; Pasternak, GW, 1996
)
0.57
" Initial dose-response studies showed that agmatine administered in low doses (0."( Central cardiovascular actions of agmatine, a putative clonidine-displacing substance, in conscious rabbits.
Chan, CK; Godwin, SJ; Head, GA, 1997
)
0.84
"6-fold rightward shift in the morphine dose-response curve."( Acute tolerance to spinally administered morphine compares mechanistically with chronically induced morphine tolerance.
Fairbanks, CA; Wilcox, GL, 1997
)
0.3
" Based on this initial observation, a larger investigation was undertaken to explore a dose-response effect and possible mechanisms underlying the protective effects."( The effect of agmatine administration on ischemic-reperfused isolated rat heart.
George, J; Greenberg, S; Keren, G; Laniado, S; Shapira, I; Wollman, Y, 2001
)
0.67
" These effects are probably mediated via central mechanisms, since there was an approximate 8 fold rightward shift of the dose-response curve in the pithed SHR (indicating a weakened cardiovascular effect)."( Agmatine, an endogenous ligand at imidazoline binding sites, does not antagonize the clonidine-mediated blood pressure reaction.
Dominiak, P; Qadri, F; Raasch, W; Schäfer, U, 2002
)
1.76
"), dose-response curves for the effect of clonidine (0."( Effect of agmatine on locus coeruleus neuron activity: possible involvement of nitric oxide.
Pineda, J; Ruiz-Durántez, E; Ruiz-Ortega, JA; Ugedo, L, 2002
)
0.72
") at sufficient dosage to block I(2)-imidazoline receptors."( Activation of I(2)-imidazoline receptors may ameliorate insulin resistance in fructose-rich chow-fed rats.
Cheng, JT; Chung, HH; Ko, WC; Liu, IM, 2008
)
0.35
" This pilot study undertook to assess the safety of a longer term high dosage oral agmatine sulfate in laboratory rats."( Evidence for oral agmatine sulfate safety--a 95-day high dosage pilot study with rats.
Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH, 2013
)
0.95
" Agmatine pretreatment therefore appears to produce a rightward shift in the dose-response curve for METH."( Agmatine attenuates methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and stereotyped behavior in mice.
Hall, FS; Kitanaka, J; Kitanaka, N; Kubo, H; Nishiyama, N; Takahashi, H; Takemura, M; Tanaka, K; Uhl, GR; Watabe, K, 2014
)
2.76
" The authors of this report undertook to assess their own health status during ongoing consumption of a high daily dosage of oral agmatine over a period of 4-5 years."( Long-term (5 years), high daily dosage of dietary agmatine--evidence of safety: a case report.
Gilad, GM; Gilad, VH, 2014
)
0.86
"In this context, we tried to reverse neurotoxicity due to anticancer drugs by using agmatine the duration (1 and 24 h) and dosage (10-5 M and 10-6 M) determined."( Neuroprotective effects of agmatine in antineoplastic drugs induced neurotoxicity: In vitro study.
Aricioglu, F; Binnetoglu, D; Hacimuftuoglu, A, 2019
)
1.04
" This study aimed to assess the dose-response effect of subchronic agmatine on passive avoidance memory and anxiety-like parameters of elevated plus maze in adult intact mice."( The effects of subchronic agmatine on passive avoidance memory, anxiety-like behavior and hippocampal Akt/GSK-3β in mice.
Amiri, Z; Esmaili, Z; Moezi, L; Moosavi, M; Ostovan, VR; Pirsalami, F, 2022
)
1.26
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (2)

RoleDescription
Escherichia coli metaboliteAny bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
mouse metaboliteAny mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
guanidinesAny organonitrogen compound containing a carbamimidamido (guanidino) group. Guanidines have the general structure (R(1)R(2)N)(R(3)R(4)N)C=N-R(5) and are related structurally to amidines and ureas.
primary amino compoundA compound formally derived from ammonia by replacing one hydrogen atom by an organyl group.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (4)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
Arginine Metabolism2848
arginine degradation III (arginine decarboxylase/agmatinase pathway)07
superpathway of arginine and ornithine degradation027
superpathway of arginine, putrescine, and 4-aminobutyrate degradation026

Protein Targets (19)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (µ)Min (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
Chain A, CruzipainTrypanosoma cruziPotency39.81070.002014.677939.8107AID1476
thioredoxin reductaseRattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Potency0.56230.100020.879379.4328AID588453
15-lipoxygenase, partialHomo sapiens (human)Potency12.58930.012610.691788.5700AID887
NFKB1 protein, partialHomo sapiens (human)Potency0.35480.02827.055915.8489AID895; AID928
TDP1 proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency7.54910.000811.382244.6684AID686978; AID686979
euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2Homo sapiens (human)Potency5.62340.035520.977089.1251AID504332
lethal factor (plasmid)Bacillus anthracis str. A2012Potency2.51190.020010.786931.6228AID912
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Inhibition Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverageMin (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
Solute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)Ki24,000.00000.55004.26507.4600AID681936
Polyamine oxidase 1Zea maysKi3.00000.00751.10253.0000AID419311
Alpha-2B adrenergic receptorRattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Ki31.70000.00000.929610.0000AID552777
Alpha-2C adrenergic receptorRattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Ki31.70000.00000.970810.0000AID552777
Alpha-2A adrenergic receptorRattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Ki31.70000.00000.937510.0000AID552777
NischarinRattus norvegicus (Norway rat)IC50 (µMol)36.53200.36620.36620.3662AID371648; AID552775
Solute carrier family 22 member 1Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Ki8,600.00000.13002.37856.9000AID679198
Deoxyhypusine synthaseRattus norvegicus (Norway rat)IC50 (µMol)156.00000.03001.76503.5000AID56588
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Other Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverageMin (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
Solute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)Km1,400.00000.02891.04072.6000AID680367
Solute carrier family 22 member 2Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Km950.00009.40009.40009.4000AID679634
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Biological Processes (48)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic processSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
positive regulation of gene expressionSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
organic cation transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
monoatomic cation transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
neurotransmitter transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
serotonin transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
body fluid secretionSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
organic cation transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
quaternary ammonium group transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
prostaglandin transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
amine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
putrescine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
acetylcholine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
choline transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
dopamine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
norepinephrine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
xenobiotic transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
epinephrine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
histamine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
serotonin uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
histamine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
norepinephrine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
thiamine transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
purine-containing compound transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
amino acid import across plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
dopamine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
L-arginine import across plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
export across plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
transport across blood-brain barrierSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
L-alpha-amino acid transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
L-arginine transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
cellular detoxificationSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
xenobiotic transport across blood-brain barrierSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
xenobiotic metabolic processSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
neurotransmitter transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
serotonin transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
establishment or maintenance of transmembrane electrochemical gradientSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
organic cation transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
quaternary ammonium group transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
prostaglandin transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
monoamine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
putrescine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
acetylcholine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
dopamine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
norepinephrine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
thiamine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
xenobiotic transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
epinephrine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
serotonin uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
norepinephrine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
thiamine transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
metanephric proximal tubule developmentSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
purine-containing compound transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
dopamine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
monoatomic cation transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
transport across blood-brain barrierSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
(R)-carnitine transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
acyl carnitine transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
cellular detoxificationSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
xenobiotic transport across blood-brain barrierSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
histamine metabolic processSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
organic cation transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
quaternary ammonium group transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
monoatomic ion transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
neurotransmitter transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
serotonin transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
organic cation transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
quaternary ammonium group transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
organic anion transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
monocarboxylic acid transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
monoamine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
dopamine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
norepinephrine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
regulation of appetiteSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
xenobiotic transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
epinephrine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
histamine transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
serotonin uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
histamine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
norepinephrine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
epinephrine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
purine-containing compound transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
dopamine uptakeSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
transport across blood-brain barrierSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transmembrane transportSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
cellular detoxificationSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Molecular Functions (24)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
amine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
acetylcholine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
monoamine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
organic anion transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
organic cation transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
prostaglandin transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
pyrimidine nucleoside transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
choline transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
thiamine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
putrescine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
efflux transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
quaternary ammonium group transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
toxin transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
xenobiotic transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
L-arginine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
acetylcholine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
dopamine:sodium symporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
norepinephrine:sodium symporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
protein bindingSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
monoamine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
secondary active organic cation transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
organic anion transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
organic cation transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
prostaglandin transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
pyrimidine nucleoside transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
thiamine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
putrescine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
quaternary ammonium group transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
toxin transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
identical protein bindingSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
xenobiotic transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
(R)-carnitine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
protein bindingSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
monoamine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
organic anion transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
organic cation transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
spermidine transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
quaternary ammonium group transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
toxin transmembrane transporter activitySolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Ceullar Components (12)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
basal plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
basolateral plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
apical plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
extracellular exosomeSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
presynapseSolute carrier family 22 member 2Homo sapiens (human)
plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
basal plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
basolateral plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
apical plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
lateral plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
presynapseSolute carrier family 22 member 1 Homo sapiens (human)
nuclear outer membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
endomembrane systemSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
basolateral plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
apical plasma membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
mitochondrial membraneSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
neuronal cell bodySolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
presynapseSolute carrier family 22 member 3Homo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Bioassays (44)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID193697Percent change in respiratory frequency (RF) expressed in beats / min in anesthetized rats by i.v. administration1999Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Nov-15, Volume: 9, Issue:22
Further hypotensive metabolites from Verbesina caracasana.
AID193687Percent change in diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)in anesthetized rats by i.v. administration1999Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Nov-15, Volume: 9, Issue:22
Further hypotensive metabolites from Verbesina caracasana.
AID679634TP_TRANSPORTER: uptake in OCT2-expressing 293 cells2003The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Feb, Volume: 304, Issue:2
Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
AID552777Inhibition of Wistar rat alpha-2 adrenergic receptor2011Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Jan-01, Volume: 19, Issue:1
New imidazoline/α(2)-adrenoceptors affecting compounds-4(5)-(2-aminoethyl)imidazoline (dihydrohistamine) derivatives. Synthesis and receptor affinity studies.
AID419311Inhibition of maize PAO at pH 6.5 by spectrophotometry-based Dixon plot method2009Journal of medicinal chemistry, Aug-13, Volume: 52, Issue:15
Synthesis and biological evaluation of guanidino compounds endowed with subnanomolar affinity as competitive inhibitors of maize polyamine oxidase.
AID371650Displacement of [3H]RX821002 from alpha2 adrenoceptor in Wistar rat kidney by liquid scintillation counting2009Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-01, Volume: 19, Issue:3
New analogues of agmatine with higher affinity to imidazoline receptors.
AID680367TP_TRANSPORTER: uptake in OCT2-expressing 293 cells2003The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Feb, Volume: 304, Issue:2
Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
AID552775Inhibition of Wistar rat imidazoline I1 receptor2011Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Jan-01, Volume: 19, Issue:1
New imidazoline/α(2)-adrenoceptors affecting compounds-4(5)-(2-aminoethyl)imidazoline (dihydrohistamine) derivatives. Synthesis and receptor affinity studies.
AID193681Maximum rate of rise of the left ventricular isovolumetric pressure in anesthetized rats by i.v. administration1999Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Nov-15, Volume: 9, Issue:22
Further hypotensive metabolites from Verbesina caracasana.
AID552776Inhibition of Wistar rat imidazoline I2 receptor2011Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Jan-01, Volume: 19, Issue:1
New imidazoline/α(2)-adrenoceptors affecting compounds-4(5)-(2-aminoethyl)imidazoline (dihydrohistamine) derivatives. Synthesis and receptor affinity studies.
AID681936TP_TRANSPORTER: inhibition of uptake of 0.1 uM MPP+ in OCT1-expressing 293 cells2003The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Feb, Volume: 304, Issue:2
Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
AID193699Percent change in systolic blood pressure (mmHg)in anesthetized rats by i.v. administration1999Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Nov-15, Volume: 9, Issue:22
Further hypotensive metabolites from Verbesina caracasana.
AID386623Inhibition of 4-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-N-methylpyridinium uptake at human OCT1 expressed in HEK293 cells at 100 uM by confocal microscopy2008Journal of medicinal chemistry, Oct-09, Volume: 51, Issue:19
Structural requirements for drug inhibition of the liver specific human organic cation transport protein 1.
AID193703Percent change in tidal volume expressed in microL in anesthetized rats by i.v. administration1999Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Nov-15, Volume: 9, Issue:22
Further hypotensive metabolites from Verbesina caracasana.
AID56588In vitro IC50 value by measuring the inhibition of deoxyhypusine synthase.1995Journal of medicinal chemistry, Aug-04, Volume: 38, Issue:16
Diamine and triamine analogs and derivatives as inhibitors of deoxyhypusine synthase: synthesis and biological activity.
AID679198TP_TRANSPORTER: inhibition of uptake of 0.1 uM MPP+ in OCT1-expressing 293 cells2003The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Feb, Volume: 304, Issue:2
Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
AID680363TP_TRANSPORTER: uptake in OCT1-expressing 293 cells2003The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Feb, Volume: 304, Issue:2
Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
AID184893Compound was tested for its ability to affect blood pressure in rats;no data2003Journal of medicinal chemistry, May-08, Volume: 46, Issue:10
Synthesis and biological evaluation of new 2-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine derivatives.
AID681688TP_TRANSPORTER: uptake in OCT3-expressing 293 cells2003The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Feb, Volume: 304, Issue:2
Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
AID680327TP_TRANSPORTER: uptake in OCT3-expressing 293 cells2003The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Feb, Volume: 304, Issue:2
Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
AID371648Displacement of [3H]clonidine from imidazoline I1 receptor in Wistar rat kidney by liquid scintillation counting2009Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-01, Volume: 19, Issue:3
New analogues of agmatine with higher affinity to imidazoline receptors.
AID679823TP_TRANSPORTER: uptake in OCT1-expressing 293 cells2003The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Feb, Volume: 304, Issue:2
Agmatine is efficiently transported by non-neuronal monoamine transporters extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2).
AID371649Displacement of [3H]2BFI from imidazoline I2 receptor in Wistar rat brain by liquid scintillation counting2009Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-01, Volume: 19, Issue:3
New analogues of agmatine with higher affinity to imidazoline receptors.
AID193688Percent change in heart rate expressed in beats / min in anesthetized rats by i.v. administration1999Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Nov-15, Volume: 9, Issue:22
Further hypotensive metabolites from Verbesina caracasana.
AID1347049Natriuretic polypeptide receptor (hNpr1) antagonism - Pilot screen2019Science translational medicine, 07-10, Volume: 11, Issue:500
Inhibition of natriuretic peptide receptor 1 reduces itch in mice.
AID1508630Primary qHTS for small molecule stabilizers of the endoplasmic reticulum resident proteome: Secreted ER Calcium Modulated Protein (SERCaMP) assay2021Cell reports, 04-27, Volume: 35, Issue:4
A target-agnostic screen identifies approved drugs to stabilize the endoplasmic reticulum-resident proteome.
AID1347082qHTS for Inhibitors of the Functional Ribonucleoprotein Complex (vRNP) of Lassa (LASV) Arenavirus: LASV Primary Screen - GLuc reporter signal2020Antiviral research, 01, Volume: 173A cell-based, infectious-free, platform to identify inhibitors of lassa virus ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) activity.
AID1347050Natriuretic polypeptide receptor (hNpr2) antagonism - Pilot subtype selectivity assay2019Science translational medicine, 07-10, Volume: 11, Issue:500
Inhibition of natriuretic peptide receptor 1 reduces itch in mice.
AID1347410qHTS for inhibitors of adenylyl cyclases using a fission yeast platform: a pilot screen against the NCATS LOPAC library2019Cellular signalling, 08, Volume: 60A fission yeast platform for heterologous expression of mammalian adenylyl cyclases and high throughput screening.
AID504812Inverse Agonists of the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor: HTS campaign2010Endocrinology, Jul, Volume: 151, Issue:7
A small molecule inverse agonist for the human thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor.
AID1347057CD47-SIRPalpha protein protein interaction - LANCE assay qHTS validation2019PloS one, , Volume: 14, Issue:7
Quantitative high-throughput screening assays for the discovery and development of SIRPα-CD47 interaction inhibitors.
AID504810Antagonists of the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor: HTS campaign2010Endocrinology, Jul, Volume: 151, Issue:7
A small molecule inverse agonist for the human thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor.
AID1347086qHTS for Inhibitors of the Functional Ribonucleoprotein Complex (vRNP) of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Arenaviruses (LCMV): LCMV Primary Screen - GLuc reporter signal2020Antiviral research, 01, Volume: 173A cell-based, infectious-free, platform to identify inhibitors of lassa virus ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) activity.
AID504836Inducers of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response (ERSR) in human glioma: Validation2002The Journal of biological chemistry, Apr-19, Volume: 277, Issue:16
Sustained ER Ca2+ depletion suppresses protein synthesis and induces activation-enhanced cell death in mast cells.
AID1347058CD47-SIRPalpha protein protein interaction - HTRF assay qHTS validation2019PloS one, , Volume: 14, Issue:7
Quantitative high-throughput screening assays for the discovery and development of SIRPα-CD47 interaction inhibitors.
AID588378qHTS for Inhibitors of ATXN expression: Validation
AID588349qHTS for Inhibitors of ATXN expression: Validation of Cytotoxic Assay
AID1347405qHTS to identify inhibitors of the type 1 interferon - major histocompatibility complex class I in skeletal muscle: primary screen against the NCATS LOPAC collection2020ACS chemical biology, 07-17, Volume: 15, Issue:7
High-Throughput Screening to Identify Inhibitors of the Type I Interferon-Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Pathway in Skeletal Muscle.
AID1347059CD47-SIRPalpha protein protein interaction - Alpha assay qHTS validation2019PloS one, , Volume: 14, Issue:7
Quantitative high-throughput screening assays for the discovery and development of SIRPα-CD47 interaction inhibitors.
AID1347045Natriuretic polypeptide receptor (hNpr1) antagonism - Pilot counterscreen GloSensor control cell line2019Science translational medicine, 07-10, Volume: 11, Issue:500
Inhibition of natriuretic peptide receptor 1 reduces itch in mice.
AID1347151Optimization of GU AMC qHTS for Zika virus inhibitors: Unlinked NS2B-NS3 protease assay2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 12-08, Volume: 117, Issue:49
Therapeutic candidates for the Zika virus identified by a high-throughput screen for Zika protease inhibitors.
AID1347083qHTS for Inhibitors of the Functional Ribonucleoprotein Complex (vRNP) of Lassa (LASV) Arenavirus: Viability assay - alamar blue signal for LASV Primary Screen2020Antiviral research, 01, Volume: 173A cell-based, infectious-free, platform to identify inhibitors of lassa virus ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) activity.
AID1347154Primary screen GU AMC qHTS for Zika virus inhibitors2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 12-08, Volume: 117, Issue:49
Therapeutic candidates for the Zika virus identified by a high-throughput screen for Zika protease inhibitors.
AID1159607Screen for inhibitors of RMI FANCM (MM2) intereaction2016Journal of biomolecular screening, Jul, Volume: 21, Issue:6
A High-Throughput Screening Strategy to Identify Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitors That Block the Fanconi Anemia DNA Repair Pathway.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (898)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199060 (6.68)18.7374
1990's123 (13.70)18.2507
2000's324 (36.08)29.6817
2010's310 (34.52)24.3611
2020's81 (9.02)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 45.05

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index45.05 (24.57)
Research Supply Index6.85 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.91 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index144.92 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index3.98 (0.95)

This Compound (45.05)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials4 (0.43%)5.53%
Reviews60 (6.38%)6.00%
Case Studies3 (0.32%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other873 (92.87%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]