Melatonergic

Main article: Melatonin

A melatonergic agent (or drug) is a chemical which functions to directly modulate the melatonin system in the body or brain. Examples include melatonin receptor agonists and melatonin receptor antagonists.

References

Melatonin receptor modulators

MTR	Agonists: 2-Iodomelatonin 2-Phenylmelatonin 5-Methoxyluzindole 6-Chloromelatonin 6-Fluoromelatonin 6-Hydroxymelatonin 6-Methoxymelatonin 6,7-Dichloro-2-methylmelatonin 8-M-PDOT Agomelatine AMMTC GR-135,531 (of MT₃) GR-196,429 Melatonin N-Acetylserotonin (normelatonin) N-Acetyltryptamine N-Butanoylmelatonin N-Propionylmelatonin Piromelatine Ramelteon S-24268 S-25150 Tasimelteon TIK-301 (LY-156,735) Antagonists: 4-P-ADOT 4-P-PDOT Afobazole DH-97 Luzindole N-Acetyltryptamine (of MT₃) Prazosin (of MT₃) S-20928 S-22153 S-24601 S-25567 S-26131

See also: Adrenergics Dopaminergics Serotonergics Monoamine reuptake and release modulators Monoamine metabolism modulators Monoamine neurotoxins

Neuromodulation

Types

♦ Enzyme: Inducer
Inhibitor

♦ Ion channel: Opener
Blocker

♦ Miscellaneous: Precursor
Cofactor

Classes

Enzyme

see Enzyme inhibition

Ion channel

Receptor &
transporter

BA/M

Adrenergic	Adrenergic receptor agonist (α β (1 2)) Adrenergic receptor antagonist (α (1 2) β) Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI)

Dopaminergic	Dopamine receptor agonist Dopamine receptor antagonist Dopamine reuptake inhibitor (DRI)

Histaminergic	Histamine receptor agonist Histamine receptor antagonist (H₁ H₂ H₃)

Serotonergic	Serotonin receptor agonist Serotonin Receptor Antagonist (5-HT₃) Serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI)

GABAergic	GABA receptor agonist GABA receptor antagonist GABA reuptake inhibitor (GRI)

Glutamatergic	Glutamate receptor agonist (AMPA) Glutamate receptor antagonist (NMDA) Glutamate reuptake inhibitor

Cholinergic

Cannabinoidergic

Cannabinoid receptor agonist
Cannabinoid receptor antagonist
Endocannabinoid enhancer (eCBE)
Endocannabinoid reuptake inhibitor (eCBRI)

Opioidergic

Other

Miscellaneous

Cofactor (see Enzyme cofactors)
Precursor (see Amino acids)

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Melatonergic

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