NLX-112, a highly selective 5-HT1A receptor agonist: Effects on body temperature and plasma corticosterone levels in rats

The doses of NLX-112 which induce hypothermia or corticosterone release were similar to those inducing serotonergic behaviors but greater than those reported previously in models of therapeutic-like activity (range 0.04 to 0.16 mg/kg). Overall, the present study provides information for clinical dose estimations of NLX-112 and suggests that therapeutic effects may occur at doses below those at which biomarker responses are observed.