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A New Sv2a Ligand For Epilepsy, Michael A. Rogawski
A New Sv2a Ligand For Epilepsy, Michael A. Rogawski
Michael A. Rogawski
Since the 1970s, racetams have been in use as cognitive enhancers. Levetiracetam was discovered to have antiseizure activity in animal models and was then found to bind to SV2A in synaptic and endocrine vesicles. Brivaracetam, an analog of levetiracetam, was identified in a medicinal chemistry campaign with the objective of discovering analogs with higher affinity at racetam-binding sites and greater antiseizure potency.