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Biological Activity:
PDE4 inhibitor, as an anti-inflammatory drug; also with rich CNS profile, such as antidepressive, antipsychotic effects and/or neuroprotection.
References: online 1, 2
DE Griswold et al. Effect of selective phosphodiesterase type IV inhibitor, rolipram, on fluid and cellular phases of inflammatory response. Inflammation. 1993, 17(3), 333–44.
SJ Kanes et al. Rolipram: A specific phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor with potential antipsychotic activity. Neuroscience. 2006, 144, 239-46. PMID 17081698
RW Chen et al. Broad spectrum neuroprotection profile of phosphodiesterase inhibitors as related to modulation of cell-cycle elements and caspase-3 activation. Neuroscience Lett. 2007, 418(2), 165–9.
Chemical Name: 4-(3-Cyclopentyloxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-pyrrolidin-2-one
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