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ArticlePharmacology research & perspectives2024

Preclinical metabolism and the disposition of vornorexant/TS-142, a novel dual orexin 1/2 receptor antagonist for the treatment of insomnia.

Yoshihiro Konno, Shunsuke Kamigaso, Hidetoh Toki, Shuichi Terasaka, Hirohiko Hikichi, Hiromi Endo, Jun-Ichi Yamaguchi, Akiko Mizuno-Yasuhira

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Article in Pharmacology research & perspectives, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Structural insights into the binding mode of the hypnotic drug vornorexant to orexin receptors.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yoshihiro KonnoDrug Safety and Pharmacokinetics, Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7936-5890
Shunsuke KamigasoDrug Safety and Pharmacokinetics, Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
Hidetoh TokiDrug Safety and Pharmacokinetics, Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
Shuichi TerasakaDrug Safety and Pharmacokinetics, Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
Hirohiko HikichiPharmacology, Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
Hiromi EndoDrug Safety and Pharmacokinetics, Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
Jun-Ichi YamaguchiDrug Safety and Pharmacokinetics, Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
Akiko Mizuno-YasuhiraDrug Safety and Pharmacokinetics, Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
Taisho Pharmaceutical (Japan) · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the metabolism and disposition of vornorexant, a novel dual orexin receptor antagonist, in rats and dogs, and clarified in vitro metabolite profiles in humans. Furthermore, we investigated the pharmacokinetics of active metabolites in rats and dogs and their CNS distribution in rats to elucidate its contribution to drug efficacy. [

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Orexin Receptor AntagonistsOrganic ChemicalsSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAnimalsDogsHumansOrexinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyOrexin Receptor AntagonistsOrexinsOrganic ChemicalsTS-142dispositionhalf-lifemetabolismorexinpharmacokineticTS-142vornorexant

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PMID38491717
PMCPMC10943176
OpenAlexW4392882813

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