- 2-Phenylcyclopropylmethylamine Derivatives as Dopamine D2Receptor Partial Agonists: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation
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Partial agonist activity at the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) is the primary pharmacological feature of the third-generation antipsychotics─aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine. However, all these drugs share a common phenyl-piperazine moiety as the primary pharmacophore. In this study, we designed and synthesized a series of novel compounds based on the 2-phenylcyclopropylmethylamine (PCPMA) scaffold and studied their pharmacological activity at the D2R. A number of potent D2R partial agonists were identified through binding affinity screening and functional activity profiling in both G protein and β-arrestin assays. The structure-functional activity relationship results showed that the spacer group is crucial for fine-tuning the intrinsic activity of these compounds. Compounds (+)-14j and (+)-14l showed good pharmacokinetic properties and an unexpected selectivity against the serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor. Preliminary suppressive effects in a mouse hyperlocomotion model proved that these PCPMA-derived D2R partial agonists are effective as potential novel antipsychotics.
- Cheng, Jianjun,Fan, Luyu,Liu, Ruiquan,Tan, Liang,Wang, Huan,Wang, Sheng,Yan, Wenzhong,Yu, Jing
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p. 17239 - 17258
(2021/12/06)
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- Design and synthesis of bitopic 2-phenylcyclopropylmethylamine (pcpma) derivatives as selective dopamine d3 receptor ligands
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2-Phenylcyclopropylmethylamine (PCPMA) analogues have been reported as selective serotonin 2C agonists. On the basis of the same scaffold, we designed and synthesized a series of bitopic derivatives as dopamine D3R ligands. A number of these new compounds show a high binding affinity for D3R with excellent selectivity. Compound (1R,2R)-22e and its enantiomer (1S,2S)-22e show a comparable binding affinity for the D3R, but the former is a potent D3R agonist, while the latter acts as an antagonist. Molecular docking studies revealed different binding poses of the PCPMA moiety within the orthosteric binding pocket of the D3R, which might explain the different functional profiles of the enantiomers. Compound (1R,2R)-30q shows a high binding affinity for the D3R (Ki = 2.2 nM) along with good selectivity, as well as good bioavailability and brain penetration properties in mice. These results reveal that the PCPMA scaffold may serve as a privileged scaffold for the design of aminergic GPCR ligands.
- Tan, Liang,Zhou, Qingtong,Yan, Wenzhong,Sun, Jian,Kozikowski, Alan P.,Zhao, Suwen,Huang, Xi-Ping,Cheng, Jianjun
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p. 4579 - 4602
(2020/06/08)
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- trans-2-Aryl-N,N-dipropylcyclopropylamines: Synthesis and interactions with 5-HT(1A) receptors
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Twelve N,N-dipropyl-substituted derivatives of trans-2- arylcyclopropylamine have been prepared and assayed for their ability to displace [3H]-8-OH-DPAT from rat brain 5-HT(1A) receptors. The new derivatives include phenyl (7a), bromo- (7b) and fluorophenyl (7c-e), 2- methoxy-5-fluorophenyl (7h), and 2-hydroxy-5-fluorophenyl (71) as well as trifluoromethylphenyl (7f) and 2,3-dichlorophenyl (7g) analogues. In the present series of compounds, electron-withdrawing substituents in the phenyl ring appear to decrease the affinity for 5-HT(1A) receptors. In contrast, electron-rich aryl groups, such as 2- or 3-thienyl (7j and 7k, respectively), provide compounds with high affinity. The additional bulk produced by the aromatic moiety in the 2-benzothienyl derivative 7i appears to be detrimental to 5-HT(1A) receptor affinity. The racemic mixtures of the interesting 7j and 7l were resolved into the enantiomers; 7j and 7l exhibited a high enantiomeric 5-HT(1A) receptor affinity ratio (75-fold and 100-fold, respectively). The enantiomers of 7j and 7l were evaluated in vivo by use of biochemical and behavioral tests in rats. Compound (1R,2R)-7j behaved as a partial agonist whereas (1R,2S)-7l appeared as an efficacious 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist, stimulating both autoreceptors and postsynaptic receptors.
- Vallgarda,Appelberg,Arvidsson,Hjorth,Svensson,Hacksell
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p. 1485 - 1493
(2007/10/03)
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