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Table 1 Compounds with reported remyelinating activity

From: Clobetasol promotes remyelination in a mouse model of neuromyelitis optica

Compound

Model systems

Proposed mechanisms

References

Benztropine

EAE, cuprizone mouse model

Muscarinic agonist

[8]

CDP-choline

EAE, cuprizone mouse model

Protein kinase C-mediated OPC proliferation

[37]

Clemastine

Lysolecithin mouse model

Antihistamine, anticholinergic

[20]

Clobetasol

Lysolecithin model, EAE

Glucocorticoid receptor signaling, Hedgehog signaling, OPC differentiation

[10, 24, 27, 34, 44]

Enprofylline

Kainic acid-induced spinal cord injury ex vivo

Adenosine receptor antagonist

[21]

Fasudil

OPC culture

Rho-kinase inhibitor, vasodilator

[2]

GC-1

OPC culture/P7 mouse model of myelination

Thyroid receptor agonist, OPC differentiation

[4]

Indazole

EAE

Estrogen receptor beta agonist

[22]

Miconazole

Lysolecithin model, EAE

ERK1/2 activator, OPC differentiation

[14, 24]

Olesoxime

Lysolecithin mouse model, cuprizone mouse model

Mitochondrial pore modulator

[18]

Quercetin

EAE

γ-secretase inhibition interfering with canonical Notch signaling

[15]

Quetiapine

EAE, cuprizone model, cerebral ischemia

Free radical scavenging, neurotrophic factor stimulation

[51]

Retinoic acid

Lysolecithin model, ethidium bromide model

Retinoid X receptor γ agonist

[13]

Y-27632

Lysolecithin in cerebellar slice cultures

Rho-kinase inhibitor

[31]