AZD7325 is a potent and orally active partial selective PAM of GABAAα2 and Aα3 receptor (Ki=0.3 and 1.3 nM, respectively), and has less antagonistic efficacy at the Aα1 and Aα5 receptor subtypes[1][4]. AZD7325 is a moderate CYP1A2 and a potent CYP3A4 inducer in vitro[2]. AZD7325 has the potential for the investigation of anxiety and dravet syndrome[3]. PAM: positive allosteric modulator.
[1]. Chen X, et al. The central nervous system effects of the partial GABA-Aα2,3 -selective receptor modulator AZD7325 in comparison with lorazepam in healthy males.Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Dec;78(6):1298-314. [2]. Zhou D, et al. A clinical study to assess CYP1A2 and CYP3A4 induction by AZD7325, a selective GABA(A) receptor modulator - an in vitro and in vivo comparison.Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Jul;74(1):98-108. [3]. Nomura T, et al. Potentiating α2 subunit containing perisomatic GABAA receptors protects against seizures in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome.J Physiol. 2019 Aug;597(16):4293-4307. [4]. AZD7325,Mechanism of action: Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor A alpha 2 & 3 (GABAAα2,3) positive modulator