Evaluation of Substituted N-Phenylpiperazine Analogs as D3 vs. D2 Dopamine Receptor Subtype Selective Ligands
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0000-0001-8469-2371 (Luedtke, Robert R.)
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N-phenylpiperazine analogs can bind selectively to the D3 versus the D2 dopamine receptor subtype despite the fact that these two D2-like dopamine receptor subtypes exhibit substantial amino acid sequence homology. The binding for a number of these receptor subtype selective compounds was found to be consistent with their ability to bind at the D3 dopamine receptor subtype in a bitopic manner. In this study, a series of the 3-thiophenephenyl and 4-thiazolylphenyl fluoride substituted N-phenylpiperazine analogs were evaluated. Compound 6a was found to bind at the human D3 receptor with nanomolar affinity with substantial D3 vs. D2 binding selectivity (approximately 500-fold). Compound 6a was also tested for activity in two in-vivo assays: (1) a hallucinogenic-dependent head twitch response inhibition assay using DBA/2J mice and (2) an L-dopa-dependent abnormal involuntary movement (AIM) inhibition assay using unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine lesioned (hemiparkinsonian) rats. Compound 6a was found to be active in both assays. This compound could lead to a better understanding of how a bitopic D3 dopamine receptor selective ligand might lead to the development of pharmacotherapeutics for the treatment of levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) in patients with Parkinson's disease.
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D3 dopamine receptor subtype
G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR)
bitopic ligands
dopamine receptor subtype selective ligands
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Benzamides / chemistry
Binding, Competitive
Dopamine Agonists / chemistry
Dopamine Antagonists / chemistry
Drug Design
Humans
Kinetics
Levodopa
Ligands
Male
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Mice, Inbred DBA
Parkinson Disease / drug therapy
Piperazines / chemistry
Protein Binding
Rats
Receptors, Dopamine D2 / chemistry
Receptors, Dopamine D3 / chemistry