Synonyms: Estulic® | Intuniv® | Tenex®
guanfacine is an approved drug (FDA (1986), EMA (2015))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Guanfacine is a centrally acting sympatholytic drug acting via activation of α2-adrenoceptors.
![]() 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. ✖ |
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References |
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Ligand efficacy and potency at recombinant alpha2 adrenergic receptors: agonist-mediated [35S]GTPgammaS binding. Biochem Pharmacol, 55 (7): 1035-43. [PMID:9605427] |
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Characterization of alpha 2-adrenoceptors mediating contraction of dog saphenous vein: identity with the human alpha 2A subtype. Br J Pharmacol, 121 (8): 1721-9. [PMID:9283709] |
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The signaling and selectivity of α-adrenoceptor agonists for the human α2A, α2B and α2C-adrenoceptors and comparison with human α1 and β-adrenoceptors. Pharmacol Res Perspect, 10 (5): e01003. [PMID:36101495] |