Tetrabenazine

• CAT Number: A000815
• CAS Number: 58-46-8
• Molecular Formula: C19H27NO3
• Molecular Weight: 317.43
• Purity: ≥95%

Tetrabenazine (Ro 1-9569) is a reversible inhibitor of the vesicular monoamine transporter VMAT2 with the Kd value of 1.34 nM. Tetrabenazine can be used for research on diseases related to hyperactive movement disorders such as Huntington’s disease[1][2][3].
Tetrabenazine (subcutaneous injection, 1-10 mg/kg, once) can reduce the aggressive behavior in a dose-dependent manner and the levels of neurotransmitter molecules NE, DA and 5-HT in adult male mice[1].
Tetrabenazine (intraperitoneal injection, 0-2 mg/kg, once) has selective effects on movement which can significantly attenuate morphine-induced hypermobility but oral tremors and stereotyped behaviors in male ICR mice[2].
Tetrabenazine (intraperitoneal injection, 0.25-2 mg/kg, once a week) increases tremulous jaw movement (TJM) in a dose-dependent manner in adult male Sprague-Dawley rat[3].

Reference

[1]. J C Shih, et al. Ketanserin and tetrabenazine abolish aggression in mice lacking monoamine oxidase A. Brain Res. 1999 Jul 24;835(2):104-12.
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[2]. Nobue Kitanaka, et al. Tetrabenazine, a vesicular monoamine transporter-2 inhibitor, attenuates morphine-induced hyperlocomotion in mice through alteration of dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine turnover in the cerebral cortex. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2018
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[3]. S J Podurgiel, et al. The vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT-2) inhibitor tetrabenazine induces tremulous jaw movements in rodents: implications for pharmacological models of parkinsonian tremor. Neuroscience. 2013 Oct 10;250:507-19. doi: 10.1016/j.neu
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[4]. Kenney, C., C. Hunter, and J. Jankovic, Long-term tolerability of tetrabenazine in the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders. Mov Disord, 2007. 22(2): p. 193-7.
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[5]. Jankovic, J. and J. Beach, Long-term effects of tetrabenazine in hyperkinetic movement disorders. Neurology, 1997. 48(2): p. 358-62.
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[6]. Ondo, W.G., P.A. Hanna, and J. Jankovic, Tetrabenazine treatment for tardive dyskinesia: assessment by randomized videotape protocol. Am J Psychiatry, 1999. 156(8): p. 1279-81.
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