EMD-386088 is an

indole Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other c ...

derivative which is used in

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. It acts as a potent 5-HT₆ receptor

partial agonist In pharmacology, partial agonists are drugs that bind to and activate a given receptor, but have only partial efficacy at the receptor relative to a full agonist. They may also be considered ligands which display both agonistic and antagonis ...

, with a K_i of 1 nM, a significantly higher affinity than older 5-HT₆ agonists such as EMDT, although it possesses moderate affinity for the 5-HT₃ receptor as well. Subsequent research has determined that EMD-386088 is also a

dopamine reuptake inhibitor A dopamine reuptake inhibitor (DRI) is a class of drug which acts as a reuptake inhibitor of the monoamine neurotransmitter dopamine by blocking the action of the dopamine transporter (DAT). Reuptake inhibition is achieved when extracellular dop ...

and that this action is involved in the antidepressant-like effects of the drug in rodents.

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