Ibogaminalog


Ibogaminalog is a non-selective and non-psychedelic serotonin receptor modulator of the ibogalog group related to the iboga alkaloid ibogamine but with a simplified chemical structure. It was first described in the 1960s but was subsequently further studied and reported on in the 2020s.

Pharmacology

Ibogaminalog is known to act as an agonist of serotonin receptors, including of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor, and the serotonin 5-HT6 receptor, and as an inverse agonist of the serotonin 5-HT7 receptor.
It is a weak to very weak monoamine reuptake inhibitor, including of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, whereas it is not a significant monoamine oxidase inhibitor of MAO-A or MAO-B. The drug also acts weakly as a negative allosteric modulator of the α7 and α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Ibogaminalog does not produce the head-twitch response, a behavioral proxy of psychedelic effects, in rodents, and hence may be non-hallucinogenic in humans. On the other hand, it has been found to produce sedative, antidepressant-like, anxiolytic-like, antiaddictive-like, and analgesic-like effects in rodents.