Vistagen (NASDAQ: VTGN), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the treatment landscape for individuals living with anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders, today announced new mechanism of action data from a preclinical tissue distribution study in laboratory rats. According to the update, the study demonstrated that a single intranasal administration of radiolabeled itruvone (“PH10”) was essentially undetectable in the brain and most other tissues, including blood and plasma. “Itruvone’s unique mechanism of action is further demonstrated in this new carbon-labeled study,” said Shawn Singh, chief executive officer of Vistagen. “These new data and previously announced preclinical electrophysiology data demonstrating that itruvone’s mechanism of action does not involve direct activation of GABA-A receptors in the brain, as well as other completed phase 1 and phase 2A clinical studies, provide a substantial body of evidence supporting itruvone’s exceptionally favorable safety profile. Currently approved medications to treat depression require systemic absorption. This can lead to unwanted side effects and create potential drug-drug interaction concerns for some individuals who require additional medications for other medical conditions. As a potential non-systemic treatment option, we believe itruvone has a vital opportunity to change the treatment paradigm for the growing numbers of individuals suffering from depression disorders across the globe.”
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About VistaGen Therapeutics Inc.
Vistagen is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the treatment landscape for individuals living with anxiety, depression and other CNS disorders. Vistagen is advancing therapeutics with the potential to be faster-acting, and with fewer side effects and safety concerns, than those currently available for the treatment of anxiety, depression and multiple CNS disorders. Vistagen’s pipeline includes six clinical-stage product candidates, including fasedienol (“PH94B”), itruvone (“PH10”), “PH15,” “PH80,” and “PH284,” each an investigational agent belonging to a new class of drugs known as pherines, as well as “AV-101,” which is an oral prodrug antagonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (“NMDAR”). Pherines are administered as low microgram dose level nasal sprays and are designed with a novel mechanism of action that activates chemosensory neurons in the nasal cavity and can beneficially impact key neural circuits in the brain without systemic uptake or direct activity on CNS neurons in the brain. Vistagen is passionate about transforming mental health care and redefining what is possible in the treatment of anxiety, depression and several other CNS disorders. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Vistagen.com.
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