TABLE 2

Published data on RTI compounds

Compoundαβα7ED50ED50ED50ED50AD50
EpibatidineMLAmg/kgmg/kgmg/kgmg/kgµg/kgµg/kg
Ki, nMKi, nMtail flickhot platehypothermiaactivitytail flickhot plate
(+) epibatidine0.026 ± 0.002.0061.0004.0004.001
(−) epibatidine0.018 ± 0.001.0066
Nicotine1.5 ± 0.31.30.651.00.5
RTI-36aa0.037 ± 0.001>10000.080.050.150.230.0735% @20
RTI-76bb0.009 ± 0.0011100 ± 1570% @ 20%@ 23.32.020560
RTI-102cc0.009 ± 0.0015% @1010% @100.220.0030.12

MLA, methyllycaconitine; AD50, anesthetic dose for 50 % effect.

  • a Carroll et al. (2005).

  • b Carroll et al. (2010).

  • c Carroll et al. (2004).