Varenicline dihydrochloride

• CAT Number: I037967
• CAS Number: 866823-63-4
• Molecular Formula: C13H15Cl2N3
• Molecular Weight: 284.18
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 5,8,14-triazatetracyclo[10.3.1.02,11.04,9]hexadeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaene;dihydrochloride
• InChI: InChI=1S/C13H13N3.2ClH/c1-2-16-13-5-11-9-3-8(6-14-7-9)10(11)4-12(13)15-1;;/h1-2,4-5,8-9,14H,3,6-7H2;2*1H
• InChIKey: NZVVYNGXLGJKCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C1C2CNCC1C3=CC4=NC=CN=C4C=C23.Cl.Cl

Varenicline (CP 526555-18) is an orally active partial agonist of α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α4β2 nAChR, IC50 = 250 nM), which is the principal mediator of nicotine dependence. Varenicline is also a partial agonist of α6β2 nAChR and a full agonist of α6β2 nAChR. Varenicline blocks the direct agonist effects of nicotine on nAChR while stimulates nAChR in a more moderate way, being widely used as an aid of smoking cessation[1][2][3][4][5].
Varenicline (200 μM, 24 h) shows no affection to cell viability of HUVEC cells[3].
Varenicline (100 μM, 24 h) lowers expression of VE-cadherin in HUVEC cells as Varenicline (100 μM, 30 min) significantly activates ERK1/2 and p38 signaling[3].
Varenicline (100 μM, 4 h) promotes migration of HUVEC cells by 2.4-fold[3].
Varenicline (0.5, 1mg/kg, s.c., acute administration) dose-dependently reverses Fentanyl-induced respiratory depression in rats while slightly alleviates Fentanyl-induced sedation[4].
Varenicline (0.004–0.04 mg/kg/h, i.v.drip, 23h a day for 7-10 d) dose-dependently reduces self-administration of nicotine alone (0.0032 mg/kg/inj), and in combination with cocaine (0.0032 mg/kg/inj) with no significant effects on food-maintained responding in cocaine- and nicotine-experienced adult rhesus monkeys[5].
Varenicline (0.178-5.6 mg/kg, i.p., acute administration) shows antidepressant-like activity in the forced swim test in C57BL/6J and CD-1 mice[6].

Reference

[1]. Koegelenberg CF, et al. Efficacy of varenicline combined with nicotine replacement therapy vs varenicline alone for smoking cessation: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Jul;312(2):155-61.
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[2]. Magnus CJ, et al. Ultrapotent chemogenetics for research and potential clinical applications. Science. 2019;364(6436):eaav5282.
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[3]. Koga M, et al. Varenicline promotes endothelial cell migration by lowering vascular endothelial-cadherin levels via the activated α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mitogen activated protein kinase axis. Toxicology. 2017;390:1-9.
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[4]. Ren J, et al. Countering Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression in Male Rats with Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonists Varenicline and ABT 594. Anesthesiology. 2020 May;132(5):1197-1211.
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[5]. Mello NK, et al. Effects of chronic varenicline treatment on nicotine, cocaine, and concurrent nicotine+cocaine self-administration. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2014 Apr;39(5):1222-31.
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[6]. Rollema H, et al. Varenicline has antidepressant-like activity in the forced swim test and augments sertraline’s effect. Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 Mar 1;605(1-3):114-6.
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