Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 8-(2-phenylethyl)-1-oxa-3,8-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one, monohydrochloride
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C15H20N2O2 • HCl
Formula Weight: 296,8
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 5053-08-7
Notes: Fenspiride is an antagonist of histamine H1 receptors and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).{36842,36843} It inhibits histamine-induced contraction of isolated guinea pig trachea but not histamine-induced inotropy of isolated guinea pig heart. It also inhibits phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), PDE5, and PDE3 (IC50s = 69, ~158, and 363 µM, respectively, in isolated human bronchi derived from patients with lung cancer).{36844} It is selective for these phosphodiesterases over PDE1 and PDE2, where it provides less than 25% inhibition. Fenspiride potentiates the airway relaxant effects of isoproterenol (Item No. 15592) and sodium nitroprusside indicating an effect on cAMP and cGMP phosphodiesterases, respectively. Aerosolized fenspiride (1 mg/ml) reverses bronchoconstriction induced by capsaicin and, when used at aerosolized concentrations ranging from 1-10 mg/ml, reduces cough induced by citric acid in a guinea pig model of cough.{36843}