Novel tryptophan dioxygenase inhibitors and combined tryptophan dioxygenase/5-HT reuptake inhibitors
作者:D.J. Madge、R. Hazelwood、R. Iyer、H.T. Jones、M. Salter
DOI:10.1016/0960-894x(96)00124-2
日期:1996.4
Tryptophan dioxygenase (TDO) is a liver enzyme that is responsible for the majority of the metabolism of tryptophan. A series of novel 3-(2-pyridylethenyl)indoles are shown to be potent inhibitors of TDO with selected members of the series also having 5-hydroxy tryptamine (5-HT) reuptake inhibitory activity. These compounds are shown to provide significant increases in the levels of tryptophan and 5-HT in the cerebrospinal fluid and are thus of interest for antidepressant therapy. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd