R-(−)-N-alkyl-11-hydroxy-10-hydroxymethyl- and 10-methyl-aporphines as 5-HT1A receptor ligands
摘要:
Several N-substituted-11-hydroxy-10-hydroxymethyl- and 11-hydroxy-10-methylaporphines were synthesized and their binding affinities at dopamine D, and D, receptors and serotonin 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors in rat forebrain tissue were evaluated. Tested compounds displayed moderate to high affinity to 5-HT1A receptors but low affinity to D, and D-2 receptors. The most potent novel 5-HT1A agent was R-(-)-N-methyl-10-hydroxymethyl-11-hydroxyaporphine. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
(R)-(-)-10-Methyl-11-hydroxyaporphine: a highly selective serotonergic agonist
摘要:
Prior work in these laboratories identified (+/-)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-2- (di-n-propylamino)tetralin as a dopaminergic agonist prodrug. The ortho methyl hydroxy aromatic substitution pattern in this molecule has now been incorporated into the aporphine ring system to give a congener of the dopaminergic agonist apomorphine in which the position 10 OH group has been replaced by methyl. Preparation of the target compound involved acid-catalyzed rearrangement of the 3-(1-phenyltetrazolyl) ether of morphine and subsequent molecular modification of the product, the 10-(1-phenyltetrazolyl) ether of (R)-(-)-apomorphine. Surprisingly, the target compound elicited no responses in any assays for effects at dopamine receptors, but rather it displayed pharmacological properties consistent with its being a serotonergic agonist with a high degree of selectivity for 5-HT1A receptors similar to the serotonergic agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin.