Epibatidine analogues as selective ligands for the αxβ2-containing subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
作者:Yiyun Huang、Zhihong Zhu、Yingxian Xiao、Marc Laruelle
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.06.039
日期:2005.10
A series of epibatidine analogues was synthesized and characterized in vitro. These compounds are high affinity ligands for the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR). They display binding selectivity for the alpha(x)beta(2) subtypes of nAChRs over the alpha(x)beta(4) subtypes, and especially for the alpha(4)beta(2) and alpha(2)beta(2) subtypes. Furthermore, most of these new nicotinic compounds display little, if any, agonist activities at alpha(3)beta(4) nAChR. As a result they might become lead structures for the design and synthesis of highly selective ligands for nAChR subtypes containing the beta 2 subunit. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.