PEPA (drug)
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PEPA is an ampakine
drug which acts as an allosteric potentiator of AMPA receptor
desensitisation, which is up to 100x more potent than aniracetam
in vitro. It produces memory-enhancing effects in rats when administered intravenously.
Ampakine
Ampakines are a class of compounds known to enhance attention span and alertness, and facilitate learning and memory. The ampakines take their name from the glutamatergic AMPA receptor with which they strongly interact...
drug which acts as an allosteric potentiator of AMPA receptor
AMPA receptor
The α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor is a non-NMDA-type ionotropic transmembrane receptor for glutamate that mediates fast synaptic transmission in the central nervous system . Its name is derived from its ability to be activated by the artificial glutamate analog AMPA...
desensitisation, which is up to 100x more potent than aniracetam
Aniracetam
Aniracetam is an ampakine and nootropic of the racetam chemical class purported to be considerably more potent than piracetam. It is lipid-soluble and has possible cognition-enhancing effects. It has been tested in animals extensively, Alzheimer's patients, and temporarily-impaired healthy subjects...
in vitro. It produces memory-enhancing effects in rats when administered intravenously.