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Levetiracetam (UCB-L059) Calcium Channel inhibitor

Cat.No.S1356

Levetiracetam (UCB-L059, SIB-S1) is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy and an agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR). This compound also modulates the presynaptic P/Q-type voltage-dependent calcium (Ca2+) channel.
Levetiracetam (UCB-L059) Calcium Channel inhibitor Chemical Structure

Chemical Structure

Molecular Weight: 170.21

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Chemical Information, Storage & Stability

Molecular Weight 170.21 Formula

C8H14N2O2

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CAS No. 102767-28-2 Download SDF Storage of Stock Solutions

Synonyms UCB-L059, SIB-S1 Smiles CCC(C(=O)N)N1CCCC1=O

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Mechanism of Action

Targets/IC50/Ki
Calcium channel [1]
In vitro
Levetiracetam (UCB-L059) and related compounds bind to SV2A expressed in fibroblasts, indicating that SV2A is sufficient for its binding. [1] This compound irreversibly inhibits the high-voltage-activated (HVA) calcium current by approximately 18% on the average in freshly isolated CA1 hippocampal neurons of rats. It selectively inhibits N-type Ca2+ channels of CA1 pyramidal hippocampal neurons. [2] Levetiracetam also reverses the inhibitory effect of DMCM on GABA-elicited currents in hippocampal neurons. [3]
In vivo
Levetiracetam (UCB-L059) (17 mg/kg) produces a potent suppression of sound-induced clonic convulsions in mice, and this protective effect is significantly abolished by co-administration of the beta-carboline FG 7142. [3] It exerts potent anticonvulsant activity against both focal and secondarily generalized seizures in fully amygdala-kindled rats, i.e. , a model of temporal lobe epilepsy. This compound (13 mg/kg, 27 mg/kg or 54 mg/kg, i.p.) dose-dependently suppresses the increase in seizure severity and duration induced by repeated amygdala stimulation. It has a relatively short half-life (about 2-3 hours) in rats. [4] Levetiracetam (5.4 mg/kg to 96 mg/kg i.p.) dose-dependently inhibits both wild running and tonic-clonic convulsions in the audiogenic-seizure prone rat. It markedly suppresses spontaneous spike-and-wave discharge (SWD) but leaves the underlying EEG trace normal in the GAERS model of petit mal epilepsy. [5]
References
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9454787/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8991787/

Clinical Trial Information

(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2024-05-22)

NCT Number Recruitment Conditions Sponsor/Collaborators Start Date Phases
NCT05860153 Not yet recruiting
Febrile Convulsion
Assiut University
June 1 2023 Not Applicable
NCT06403150 Enrolling by invitation
Status Epilepticus
Dhaka Medical College
May 15 2023 Phase 4
NCT06067412 Completed
Status Epilepticus
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
August 1 2022 Not Applicable
NCT04425798 Unknown status
Glioma|Epilepsy
Beijing Neurosurgical Institute|Beijing Tiantan Hospital
May 25 2022 --
NCT04117425 Recruiting
Epilepsy in Pregnancy
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
April 20 2022 Not Applicable

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