inverse agonist

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14151
Ligand that decreases signaling through a receptor below the level of constitutive activity.
Note: Several receptors, especially when expressed at high levels, exhibit constitutively active signaling. Demonstrating an inverse agonist effect is dependent upon the constitutive activity of the particular receptor which is manifested in the absence of a conventional agonist. Upwards of \(\pu{85\%}\) of antagonists identified in screens of GPCRs are actually inverse agonists.
See also: partial agonist
Source:
PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. (Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)) on page 1145 [Terms] [Paper]