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EXPERT OPINION ON INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS
Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 223-241Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1517/13543784.14.3.223
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A-331440; A-423579; ciproxifan; GT-2016; GT-2394; H3 receptor; histamine; inverse agonist; NNC-0038-0000-1049; NNC-0038-0000-1202; obesity; thioperamide
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Histamine is a key neurotransmitter that alters central nervous system functions in both behavioural and homeostatic contexts through its actions on the histamine (H) subreceptors H-1, H-2 and H-3 G-protein-coupled receptors. H-3 receptors have a diverse central nervous system distribution where they function as both homo- and heteroreceptors to modulate the synthesis and/ or release of several neurotransmitters. H-3 receptors are constitutively active, which implies that antagonists of H-3 receptors may also function as inverse agonists to alter the basal state of the receptor and uncouple constitutive receptor-G-protein interactions. Reference H-3 antagonists such as thioperamide and ciproxifan, administered either centrally or systemically, have been shown to cause changes in food consumption and/or body weight in proof-of-concept studies. More recently, several non-imidazolebased H-3 antagonists/inverse agonists have also been described with efficacy in at least one animal model of human obesity. Considerable preclinical effort remains necessary before such compounds achieve therapeutic success or failure. Moreover, ongoing research in a number of laboratories has shed new insights into the effects of H-3 ligands in the control of feeding, appetite and body weight, which offer different results and conclusions. The goal of this review is to appraise these findings and forecast whether any H-3 antagonists/inverse agonists will provide clinical utility to treat human obesity.
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