Corticosterone is an adrenocortical steroid, the major glucocorticoid that has modest but significant activities as a mineralocorticoid and a glucocorticoid. Corticosterone is of minor importance in humans but is known, that it has a profound effect on the structure and function of the hippocampus. Brain corticosterone may involve memory storage and emotional stress might cause increases in plasma corticosterone.

Mantabegron is an adamantane derivative with β3-adrenoreceptor agonist activity.

Norlevorphanol is the levo-isomer of 3-hydroxymorphinan (morphinan-3-ol). It is is an opioid analgesic of the morphinan family. Norlevorphanol is a Schedule I controlled substance (opiate).

Racemethorphan is racemic mixture of Dextromethorphan and Levomethorphan. Racemethorphan is listed under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 and is therefore listed in the United States as a Controlled Substance, specifically as a Narcotic in Schedule II. Dextromethorphan is a non-narcotic morphine derivative widely used as an antitussive. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant in many over-the-counter cold and cough medicines. In 2010, the FDA approved the combination product dextromethorphan/quinidine for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect. Dextromethorphan suppresses the cough reflex by a direct action on the cough center in the medulla of the brain. Levomethorphan is an opioid analgesic of the morphinan family that has never been marketed.

Racemethorphan is racemic mixture of Dextromethorphan and Levomethorphan. Racemethorphan is listed under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 and is therefore listed in the United States as a Controlled Substance, specifically as a Narcotic in Schedule II. Dextromethorphan is a non-narcotic morphine derivative widely used as an antitussive. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant in many over-the-counter cold and cough medicines. In 2010, the FDA approved the combination product dextromethorphan/quinidine for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect. Dextromethorphan suppresses the cough reflex by a direct action on the cough center in the medulla of the brain. Levomethorphan is an opioid analgesic of the morphinan family that has never been marketed.

Pildralazine is a hydralazinelike antihypertensive vasodilator containing a free hydrazine group. Potency of the compound was shown to be from 6 to 10 times greater than that of hydralazine although, from a qualitative point of view, the two drugs act similarly. Pildralazine was shown to be inactive on nictitating membrane contractions induced by sympathetic stimulation or by adrenaline injection into the lingual artery. However, it antagonized the vascular effects of adrenaline, angiotensin and vasopressin in pithed rats and spinal cats. Pildralazine significantly inhibited the onset of severe hypertension in rats; the combination of pildralazine with moderately effective doses of propranolol or dihydrochlorothiazide completely prevented the blood pressure increase. Whereas a lack of carcinogenic activity has been reported for pildralazine in 1983, a report published in Germany in 1985 states the drug to be mutagenic with auxotrophic mutants of S.Typhimurium and E.coli.

Nebracetam (WEB1881FU) is a pyrrolidinone nootropic. Like other racetams, it is an aminomethyl pyrrolidinone derivative of piracetam. It was first synthesized in Germany in the late 1980s, where it was manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim. Nebracetam is a M1-muscarinic agonist. In Jurkat cells Nebracetam induced a rise of [Ca2+]i in the medium with 1 mM Ca2+ and without Ca2+ (plus 1 mM EGTA). The nebracetam-induced [Ca2+]i rise was blocked by atropine greater than pirenzepine greater than AF-DX 116. Nebracetam facilitates the ganglionic muscarinic transmission through acting on presynaptic sites. Nebracetam has been investigated as a cognition-enhancing drug, but most of the studies have taken place in animal models. It has been shown to protect neurons in animals exposed to low levels of oxygen and low blood sugar. Nebracetam is also protective against glutamate toxicity, presumably via its modulation of calcium entry. In animal models of Alzheimer’s disease, nebracetam improved memory in a dose-dependent manner. It also protected against ischemia- (lack of oxygen) induced neuronal death in a rat model of stroke. The compound has also been tested as a possible antidepressant, presumably because its mechanism of action (reducing dopaminergic and serotonergic uptake) is similar to other commonly used antidepressants. Some studies have taken place in humans. A single dose was shown to alter brain waves in healthy volunteers, who showed increased alpha activity and an associated decrease of slow activity and of fast activity in the frontal cortex. These results imply that nebracetam might improve linguistic learning and memory processing. A trial in dementia patients reported that significant clinical improvement occurred after 8 weeks. However, other studies did not replicate this finding.

IROXANADINE, a pyridine derivative, is under development for the treatment of atherosclerosis and the complications of atherosclerosis such as ischaemic heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, and restenosis. It induces phosphorylation of p38 stress-activated protein kinase, which plays an important role in endothelial cells (EC) homeostasis. EC function plays a central role in vascular diseases.