β-Carbolines as inverse agonistic benzodiazepine receptor ligands. 2. Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo binding of some new 6-amino- and 6-fluoro-β-carboline-3-carboxylates
作者:G Settimj、MR Del Giudice、R Ferretti、V Cotichini、G Bruni、MR Romeo
DOI:10.1016/0223-5234(96)88232-8
日期:1995.1
Six new 6-fluoro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylates (3a-f) with their related 6-amino analogues (2a-f) are described and their in vitro and in vivo capabilities to bind to rat cerebral cortex 'benzodiazepine receptors' checked by radioreceptor assay (RRA). For some of the derivatives, the tests were also accomplished in the absence and presence of 10 mu M GABA, whereby an inverse agonistic activity resulted. Their IC50 for [H-3]flunitrazepam displacement were in the 10(-9)-10(-12) molar range. The same compounds, with the exception of the hydroxylated compounds 2e, 2f, 3e and 3f, crossed the blood-brain barrier in the rat, generally giving rise to higher concentrations in the brain (ng/g) than in the plasma(ng/ml). The synthetic pathway preferred here allows a rapid fluorine incorporation in this moiety and an easy isolation of the fluorinated compounds.