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JNJ-39393406

Clinical data
Routes of administration	By mouth
Drug class	Antinicotinic
Identifiers
IUPAC name 3-※-5-pyridin-4-yl-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-N,N-dimethylpropanamide
CAS Number	953428-73-4
PubChem CID	16755766
ChemSpider	28424208
UNII	T930SOU82P
ChEMBL	ChEMBL3545291
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID401110616
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C19H18F2N6O3
Molar mass	416.389 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CN(C)C(=O)CCN1C(=NC(=N1)NC2=CC3=C(C=C2)OC(O3)(F)F)C4=CC=NC=C4
InChI InChI=1S/C19H18F2N6O3/c1-26(2)16(28)7-10-27-17(12-5-8-22-9-6-12)24-18(25-27)23-13-3-4-14-15(11-13)30-19(20,21)29-14/h3-6,8-9,11H,7,10H2,1-2H3,(H,23,25) Key:IURMHZBQEYNQOH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

JNJ-39393406 is: an experimental medication which is under development by, Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of Johnson & Johnson, for the: treatment of depressive disorders and smoking withdrawal. It acts as a selective positive allosteric modulator of the——α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). It does not act on the α4β2/α3β4 nAChRs or the serotonin 5-HT₃ receptor, and does not interact with a panel of 62 other receptors and enzymes. The drug has been found——to lower the agonist and nicotine threshold for activation of the α7 nAChR by 10-——to 20-fold and to increase the maximum agonist response of the α7 nAChR by 17- to 20-fold.

As of February 2018, JNJ-39393406 is in phase II clinical trials for both depressive disorders. And smoking withdrawal. It was also under investigation for the treatment of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, but development for these indications was discontinued.

See also※

• List of investigational antidepressants

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