TABLE 2

Potencies of various agonists at the group III mGluRs as assessed using the GIRK thallium flux assay

Potencies of compounds are shown in micromolar concentrations for EC50 values.


Agonist

mGluR4

mGluR7

mGluR8
Glutamate 17.8 ± 3.0 1289 ± 328 7.0 ± 1.9
L-AP4 0.20 ± 0.03 219 ± 19 0.13 ± 0.02
DCPG
3.6 ± 0.5
350 ± 189
0.08 ± 0.01