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SKF 83959 (CAS 67287-95-0)

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Alternate Names:
SKF 83959 HBr; SKF 83959 hydrobromide
Application:
SKF 83959 is a D1-like partial agonist
CAS Number:
67287-95-0
Purity:
≥98%
Molecular Weight:
398.73
Molecular Formula:
C18H20ClNO2•HBr
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
Available in US only.
* Refer to Certificate of Analysis for lot specific data.

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SKF 83959 is a D1DR (D1)-like partial agonist. It may act as an antagonist, exhibiting antiparkinsonian effects and antagonizing the behavioral effects of cocaine. SKF 83959 is an activator of D1DR and D5DR.


SKF 83959 (CAS 67287-95-0) References

  1. Sub-chronic administration of the dopamine D(1) antagonist SKF 83959 in bilaterally MPTP-treated rhesus monkeys: stable therapeutic effects and wearing-off dyskinesia.  |  Andringa, G., et al. 1999. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 146: 328-34. PMID: 10541734
  2. Dissociation of cocaine-antagonist properties and motoric effects of the D1 receptor partial agonists SKF 83959 and SKF 77434.  |  Platt, DM., et al. 2000. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 293: 1017-26. PMID: 10869406
  3. Aberrant behavioral effects of a dopamine D1 receptor antagonist and agonist in monkeys: evidence of uncharted dopamine D1 receptor actions.  |  Peacock, L. and Gerlach, J. 2001. Biol Psychiatry. 50: 501-9. PMID: 11600103
  4. SKF 83959 is an antagonist of dopamine D1-like receptors in the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens: a key to its antiparkinsonian effect in animals?  |  Cools, AR., et al. 2002. Neuropharmacology. 42: 237-45. PMID: 11804620
  5. Receptor affinities of dopamine D1 receptor-selective novel phenylbenzazepines.  |  Neumeyer, JL., et al. 2003. Eur J Pharmacol. 474: 137-40. PMID: 12921854
  6. The atypical dopamine D1 receptor agonist SKF 83959 induces striatal Fos expression in rats.  |  Wirtshafter, D. and Osborn, CV. 2005. Eur J Pharmacol. 528: 88-94. PMID: 16324697
  7. Behavioral effects of the R-(+)- and S-(-)-enantiomers of the dopamine D(1)-like partial receptor agonist SKF 83959 in monkeys.  |  Desai, RI., et al. 2007. Eur J Pharmacol. 558: 98-106. PMID: 17207791
  8. Assessment of jaw movements by magnetic sensor in relation to topographies of orofacial behaviour in freely moving rats: Studies with the dopamine D(1)-like receptor agonists SKF 83822 vs SKF 83959.  |  Fujita, S., et al. 2010. Eur J Pharmacol. 632: 39-44. PMID: 20122923
  9. Orofacial movements in phospholipase C-related catalytically inactive protein-1/2 double knockout mice: Effect of the GABAergic agent diazepam and the D(1) dopamine receptor agonist SKF 83959.  |  Tomiyama, K., et al. 2010. Synapse. 64: 714-20. PMID: 20340178
  10. SKF-83959 is not a highly-biased functionally selective D1 dopamine receptor ligand with activity at phospholipase C.  |  Lee, SM., et al. 2014. Neuropharmacology. 86: 145-54. PMID: 24929112
  11. Dopamine D1 receptor signaling: does GαQ-phospholipase C actually play a role?  |  Lee, SM., et al. 2014. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 351: 9-17. PMID: 25052835
  12. Allosteric modulation of sigma-1 receptors elicits anti-seizure activities.  |  Guo, L., et al. 2015. Br J Pharmacol. 172: 4052-65. PMID: 25989224
  13. Allosteric modulation of sigma-1 receptors by SKF83959 inhibits microglia-mediated inflammation.  |  Wu, Z., et al. 2015. J Neurochem. 134: 904-14. PMID: 26031312
  14. The atypical dopamine receptor agonist SKF 83959 enhances hippocampal and prefrontal cortical neuronal network activity in a rat model of cognitive dysfunction.  |  Perreault, ML., et al. 2017. Eur J Neurosci. 46: 2015-2025. PMID: 28677227
  15. The alleged dopamine D1 receptor agonist SKF 83959 is a dopamine D1 receptor antagonist in primate cells and interacts with other receptors.  |  Andringa, G., et al. 1999. Eur J Pharmacol. 364: 33-41. PMID: 9920182

Ordering Information

Product NameCatalog #UNITPriceQtyFAVORITES

SKF 83959, 10 mg

sc-204285
10 mg
$183.00
US: Only available in the US

SKF 83959, 50 mg

sc-204285A
50 mg
$771.00
US: Only available in the US