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- Title
Pharmacological characterization of the benz[d]indolo[2,3-g]azecine LE300, a novel type of a nanomolar dopamine receptor antagonist.
- Authors
Kassack, Matthias U.; Höfgen, Barbara; Decker, Michael; Eckstein, Niels; Lehmann, Jochen
- Abstract
LE300 (7-methyl-6,7,8,9,14,15-hexahydro-5H-benz[d]indolo[2,3-g]azecine), a previously reported subnanomolar antagonist at rat striatal dopamine D1 receptors, and three of its azecine-N-substituted congeners combining structural elements of serotonin and dopamine were comprehensively characterised (binding and function) at recombinant human dopamine receptors. Radioligand competition experiments at D1 and D2L receptors were performed by using [3H]SCH23390 and [3H]spiperone, respectively. Functional assays included measurements of cAMP, intracellular [Ca2+], and [35S]GTPγS-binding. LE300 was the most potent compound with a 10- to 20-fold selectivity for D1 over D2L receptors as measured in equilibrium binding experiments [competition radioligand binding: Ki(D1)=1.9 nM, Ki(D2L)=44.7 nM; [35S]GTPγS-binding: Ki(D1)=1.8 nM, Ki(D2L)=21.5 nM]. In functional (non-equilibrium) experiments, LE300 did not reveal a D1 over D2L selectivity but retained nanomolar Ki values at human dopamine receptors (measurement of cAMP: Ki(D1)=25.9 nM, Ki(D2L)=5.2 nM; measurement of intracellular [Ca2+]: Ki(D1)=60.4 nM, Ki(D2L)=19.0 nM). LE300 is currently under investigation for usefulness as positrone emission tomography ligand. In conclusion, LE300 is a novel type of a nanomolar dopamine receptor antagonist combining structural core elements of dopamine and serotonin, and may become useful as positrone emission tomography ligand.
- Subjects
DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE receptors; SEROTONIN; PHARMACEUTICAL research; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; POSITRON emission tomography; PHARMACOLOGY
- Publication
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2002, Vol 366, Issue 6, p543
- ISSN
0028-1298
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00210-002-0641-z