It has been used in animal studies into the behavioural effects of the different 5-HT2 subtypes,[4][5][6] and how they influence the effects of other drugs such as cocaine.[7][8][9] The drug has been found to have no effect on anxiety in multiple paradigms in rodents.[10] In contrast to other serotonin 5-HT2C receptor antagonists, SER-082 does not produce hyperlocomotion in rodents, and instead can produce hypolocomotion at high doses that is independent of the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor.[11]
It fails to block the effects of serotonergic psychedelics in multiple behavioral paradigms, in contrast to serotonin 5-HT2A receptor antagonists.[12][13][14] However, the hypolocomotion induced by high doses of the phenethylamine psychedelic DOI can be attenuated by SER-082.[15] Conversely, the drug was ineffective against the hypolocomotion induced by the tryptamine psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT, whereas the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor antagonist WAY-100635 was effective.[16]
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^Fletcher PJ, Tampakeras M, Sinyard J, Slassi A, Isaac M, Higgins GA (September 2009). "Characterizing the effects of 5-HT(2C) receptor ligands on motor activity and feeding behaviour in 5-HT(2C) receptor knockout mice". Neuropharmacology. 57 (3): 259–267. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.05.011. PMID19501602.
^Nichols D, Nichols CD (2021). "The Pharmacology of Psychedelics". In Grob C, Grigsby J (eds.). Handbook of Medical Hallucinogens. Guilford Publications. pp. 3–28. ISBN978-1-4625-4544-5. Retrieved 17 January 2025. M 100907, but not the 5-HT2C/2B antagonist SER-082, can block most of the behavioral effects of DOI in the BPM paradigm, which are therefore likely mediated by activation of 5-HT2A receptors (Krebs-Thomson, Paulus, & Geyer, 1998). [...] Furthermore, 5-HT2B antagonists (e.g., SB 200,646A, SB 206,553, and SER-082) and the selective 5-HT2C antagonist SB 242,084, consistently fail to block the effects of hallucinogens in a variety of behavioral paradigms (Halberstadt et al., 2016; Ouagazzal et al., 2001; Schreiber et al., 1994; Sipes & Geyer, 1995; Smith et al., 1999; Wettstein, Host, & Hitchcock, 1999; Winter, Rice, Amorosi, & Rabin, 2007).
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^Krebs-Thomson K, Ruiz EM, Masten V, Buell M, Geyer MA (December 2006). "The roles of 5-HT1A and 5-HT2 receptors in the effects of 5-MeO-DMT on locomotor activity and prepulse inhibition in rats". Psychopharmacology. 189 (3): 319–329. doi:10.1007/s00213-006-0566-1. PMID17013638.