Terguride (37686-84-3) is a semi-synthetic ergoline derivative which acts as a partial dopamine D2 agonist and 5HT2B/2C receptor antagonist. Displays antiparkinsonian effects in MPTP-treated cynomolgus monkeys.1?Partial agonist at recruitment of β-arrestin2 to the D2 receptor.2 Terguride ameliorates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats.3
1) Akai et al. (1993), Effects of terguride, a partial D2 agonist, on MPTP-lesioned parkinsonian cynomolgus monkeys; Ann. Neurol., 133 507
2) Klewe et al. (2008), Recruitment of beta-arrestin2 to the dopamine D2 receptor: insights into anti-psychotic and anti-parkinsonian drug receptor signaling; Neuropharmacology, 54 1215
3) Dumitrascu et al. (2011), Terguride ameliorates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats; Eur. Respir. J., 37 1104