Chlorisondamine is an antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs; IC50 = 1.8 μM in rat striatal synaptosomes) and a ganglion blocker. It decreases dopamine release induced by nicotine (Item Nos. 16535 | 20887) in a dose-dependent manner in rat striatal synaptosomes at concentrations ranging from 0-100 μM. The effect of chlorisondamine is long-lasting, with a 10 mg/kg dose blocking nicotine-induced stimulant activity for at least five weeks. Chlorisondamine (5 μg, i.c.v.) prevents rats from acquiring a (–)-nicotine-induced conditioned taste aversion response, a model of the aversive effects of nicotine. It also inhibits autonomic ganglia, providing approximately 50% inhibition of the contractile response in feline superior cervical ganglion nictitating membrane preparations when administered at a dose of 50 mg/kg.
