Description
ThiscompoundisamethoxyderivativeofparentcompoundP7C3,anaminopropylcarbazolethatexhibitsantidepressantandneuroprotectiveactivities.Inanimalmodelsofchronicsocialdefeatstress,P7C3increasessurvivalofdentategyrusneurons.P7C3alsoinhibitsMPTP-inducedneuronaldeathinanimalmodelsofParkinson’sdiseaseanddelaystheonsetandpreservesmotorfunctioninanimalmodelsofamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS).
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