Synonyms: calepsin | Carnexiv® | Tegretol®
carbamazepine is an approved drug (FDA (1968))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Carbamazepine is a tricyclic anticonvulsant.
Carbamazepine has been shown to inhibit Wnt/β-catenin signalling by binding to an allosteric site of the Wnt ligand receptor FZD8 [4]. It does not bind to FZD5 so can be used to distinguish between these two receptors. ![]() Ligand Activity Visualisation ChartsThese are box plot that provide a unique visualisation, summarising all the activity data for a ligand taken from ChEMBL and GtoPdb across multiple targets and species. Click on a plot to see the median, interquartile range, low and high data points. A value of zero indicates that no data are available. A separate chart is created for each target, and where possible the algorithm tries to merge ChEMBL and GtoPdb targets by matching them on name and UniProt accession, for each available species. However, please note that inconsistency in naming of targets may lead to data for the same target being reported across multiple charts. ✖![]() View more information in the IUPHAR Pharmacology Education Project: carbamazepine |
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The Role of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway in Disrupted Hippocampal Neurogenesis of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Potential Therapeutic Target?. Neurochem Res, 40 (7): 1319-32. [PMID:26012365] |
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APC conditional knock-out mouse is a model of infantile spasms with elevated neuronal β-catenin levels, neonatal spasms, and chronic seizures. Neurobiol Dis, 98: 149-157. [PMID:27852007] |
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Antiepileptic Drug Carbamazepine Binds to a Novel Pocket on the Wnt Receptor Frizzled-8. J Med Chem, 63 (6): 3252-3260. [PMID:32049522] |