IDAZOXAN HYDROCHLORIDE Property

Melting point:

207-208°

storage temp. 

Store at RT

solubility 

H₂O: 300 mg/mL

form 

Powder

color 

White to off-white

Water Solubility 

Soluble to 100 mM in water

Stability:

Hygroscopic

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22

Safety Statements 

7

RIDADR 

UN 2811 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H301Toxic if swalloed

Precautionary statements

P301+P310IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.

IDAZOXAN HYDROCHLORIDE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

mp 207-209°C

Uses

Idazoxan hydrochloride has been used to study the efficacy of antidepressant treatments that interact with multiple neurotransmitter systems.

Uses

Antiparkinsonian;Alpha2 agonist

Uses

An α-adrenoceptor antagonist; in rat brain Idazoxan is a pure antagonist and it has a selectivity for α2- over α1-receptors markedly superior to Piperoxane, Yohimbine, or Rauwolscine. Antiparkinsonian.

Biological Activity

α 2 -adrenoceptor antagonist, and I 2 ligand, selective over I 1 sites (pK i values are 5.90, 7.22, 8.01, 7.43, and 7.7 for I 1 , I 2 , α 2A , α 2B , and α 2C receptors respectively).

Biochem/physiol Actions

α2-adrenoceptor antagonist; I2?imidazoline receptor agonist; I1?imidazoline receptor antagonist. Idazoxan can antagonize various behaviors generated by ethanol in a preclinical setting. It possesses neuroprotective activity against spinal cord injury, resulted due to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mouse, an animal modal of multiple sclerosis (MS).