Gait instability and somnolence are the main hindbrain-related adverse effects associated with the inhibition of AMPA receptors (AMPARs). Transmembrane AMPAR regulatory proteins (TARPs) modulate AMPAR function, with the specific member TARPγ8 being highly expressed in brain regions associated with seizures and expressed at low or negligible levels in the hindbrain.
Phase II-stage Rapport Therapeutics Inc. began trading on Nasdaq June 7 under the ticker RAPP after pricing its IPO of 8 million shares at $17 each to raise $136 million, gaining $3.80, or 22.4%, to close its first day at $20.80. With offices in Boston and San Diego, Rapport is developing drugs for central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The IPO is expected to close June 10.