Synonyms: 8'-Methyl-2',4-dioxo-2-(1-piperidinyl)-spiro[2-cyclopentene-1,3'(2'H)-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine]-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester; Ethyl 8'-methyl-2',4-dioxo-2-(piperidin-1-yl)-2'H-spiro[cyclopent[2]ene-1,3'-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine]-3-carboxylate
Molecular Formula: C20H23N3O4
Molecular Weight: 369.41
Linear Structural Formula: C20H23N3O4
Purity: >=98% (HPLC)
Storage: 2-8C
Biochem Physiol Actions: SAK3 is a potent and orally active spiroimidazopyridine derivative that enhances Cav3.1 and Cav3.3, but not Cav3.2, T-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channel (T-VGCC) activity (>=20% peak current increase with 0.1 nM SAK3 by whole-cell patch-clamp using human Cav3.1 or Cav3.3 transfected neuro2A; no effect up to 10 nM using Cav3.2 transfectant). Acute SAK3 oral administration (0.5 mg/kg) significantly enhances hippocampal CA1 region acetylcholine (ACh) release in naïve mice, as well as increases hippocampal ACh levels and improves memory deficits among olfactory-bulbectomized (OBX) mice. Daily SAK3 oral administration 24 hrs following hypothyroidism induction by methimazole (MMI) is efficacious against MMI-induced medial septum (MS) cholinergic neurons loss (0.5-1 mg/kg/day) and cognitive deficits (1 mg/kg/day).