Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors
"Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Compounds and drugs that inhibit or block the activity of CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE enzymes. Drugs in this class are used in management of central nervous system disorders such as PARKINSON DISEASE.
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D065098
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.519.389.237 D27.505.954.427.090.050.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of pharmacological and genetic regulation of COMT activity in alcohol use disorder: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of tolcapone. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 10; 47(11):1953-1960.
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COMT val158met moderation of dopaminergic drug effects on cognitive function: a critical review. Pharmacogenomics J. 2016 10; 16(5):430-8.