3-Amino-.beta.-carboline derivatives and the benzodiazepine receptor. Synthesis of a selective antagonist of the sedative action of diazepam
作者:Robert H. Dodd、Catherine Ouannes、Lia Prado de Carvalho、Anne Valin、Patrice Venault、Georges Chapouthier、Jean Rossier、Pierre Potier
DOI:10.1021/jm00383a024
日期:1985.6
Seven 3-N-substituted derivatives of 3-amino-beta-carboline were synthesized and their affinities for the benzodiazepine receptor were assessed in vitro. Two compounds, 3-(ethylamino)-beta-carboline and 3-[(methoxycarbonyl)amino]-beta-carboline (beta-CMC), showing IC50 values of 460 and 71 nM, respectively, were selected for in vivo studies. The former compound showed long-lasting proconvulsant activity in Papio papio baboons while beta-CMC was shown in mice to selectively antagonize the sedative effects of diazepam without exhibiting convulsant, proconvulsant, or anxiogenic activity by itself.